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  • Plan for Manalapan gas station will cause a problem

    I hear that the farmers are trying to have a gas station built with a mini mart through the heart of town, on the corner of Tennent Road and Route 522, across from the Old Silver Tavern. Can you imagine what the traffic congestion is going to be? How many traffic lights have you sat…

  • $1,000 added to reward in learning center vandalism

    The Monmouth-Ocean County Council of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America has authorized the addition of a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of all those involved in the criminal vandalism and desecration of the construction site of the new Jewish Learning Center on Pine Brook Road in Manalapan. The…

  • Park system work on trail comes as a big surprise

    At mid-afternoon or so on Oct. 5, I happened to have noticed a white pickup truck with the emblem of the Monmouth County Park System quietly pull up to my mailbox and that of my neighbors, open and deposit something in each box. Obviously, this caught me a bit by surprise. I couldn’t imagine what…

  • Candidates should state position on use of property

    I’ve personally spoken to all of the candidates who are running for three seats on the Marlboro Township Council this election season. Most of the Democratic and Republican candidates told me of their commitment to education in Marlboro. However, when I asked each whether they would support deeding a 30-acre portion of the Marlboro hospital…

  • Board discusses future of class trips in wake of attack

    Staff Writer By clare M. masi HOWELL — Parents are faced with a never-ending list of things they have to do, have to deal with and have to face. In light of the recent tragedies affecting New York and Washington as well as everywhere else in this nation and the world, there continues to be…

  • Parents, firemen come together for victims of tragedy

    Today, I saw the face of God. The Magic Years Nursery School parent community in Old Bridge, with coordination from the Gordons Corner Fire Co., Manalapan, and the Manalapan Township Fire Co. came together to offer assistance to those families who have been displaced by the tragedy that befell our neighbors in New York City.…

  • Middle school pupils enjoy having say in voting booth

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Middle school pupils enjoy having say in voting booth MANALAPAN — A yearly tradition has been started at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School (MEMS), a tradition that teaches all 1,400 pupils how, why, when and where to vote. "Gather round. I’m going to show you what to do," said MaryAnn…

  • Denton, Denkensohn are worthy of re-election to town council

    The election in Marlboro will provide its electorate opportunities to experience dramatic scenarios concerning candidates for its Township Council. Having served on Marl-boro’s council with two of the candidates, my credentials for offering a critique on their aspirations for re-election seem appropriate. Crossing party lines does not have to be painful when the good and…

  • Manalapan Realtors appreciate support for fund-raiser

    On Oct. 7, as the United States began the strike on Afghanistan and all America was worrying what will be the result to us as a nation, ERA Advantage Realtors in Manalapan was sponsoring a fund-raiser for the families and victims of the World Trade Center disaster. To the thousands of drivers and passengers who…