• Tennent Road parcel may have been site of skirmish

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Lead musket balls that were recently unearthed at a property in Manalapan have led history buffs to theorize that a skirmish between Loyalists and Patriots took place in the vicinity of present-day Tennent Road near Church Lane in the days leading up to or just after the Battle of Monmouth.…

  • Bond ordinance to provide for capital improvements

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has adopted a bond ordinance that will provide for capital improvements in Manalapan, including upgrades to Old Queens Boulevard and Smallwood Lane. The ordinance appropriates $2,829,149 and authorizes the issuance of $2,687,691 in bonds and notes to finance a portion of the costs. The remaining…

  • For the birds

    By JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent A lone American oystercatcher sits on a nest at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, Long Branch. If this nest proves successful, it would be the first one known at the park. Harden Fowler stood on the beach at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch, nearly deserted of humans, telling two followers…

  • Softball is all about the play

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Russ Banasiak tosses a pitch to a hitter during a softball game played at Veterans Park in Old Bridge on June 16. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI When Jack Donahue co-founded the Woodpeckers men’s softball team in 1976, he did not imagine that he would one day play alongside his sons and son-in-law.…

  • Funeral set for former police chief

    Joseph R. Walker Joseph R. Walker, 77, who served as Marlboro’s police chief from 1968 to 1996, died on June 23. A funeral service for Walker will be held on June 27 at 11 a.m. at the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, Marlboro. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. According to an obituary…

  • Proliferation of vacant homes concerns Shutzer

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The increasing number of vacant homes in Freehold Borough is a concern to Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer, who raised the issue at the June 17 meeting of the Borough Council. “It’s a shame that people who work so hard to maintain their homes and keep them looking beautiful have to…

  • Fatal distractions

    Don’t blame the phone or fast food; it seems we’re our own worst enemies when it comes to inattentive driving. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features One in 10 of the more than 65,000 car crash-related fatalities that occurred during 2010 and 2011 were caused by distracted driving, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

  • Q&A

    Jaguar sighting? with Sharon Peters Q: We were passed on the highway by a Jaguar that was a very un-Jaguar-like garish shade of blue. We immediately assumed it must be a custom paint job, and a quick search of the website showed no such color. Can you confirm? A: You gave up a little too…

  • Coldwell Banker receives Five Star Award at Cartus Broker Network Int’l Conference

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., was recently honored for its outstanding performance during the past year at the 2013 Cartus Broker Network International Conference, held at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. Cartus is a worldwide leader in employee relocation solutions. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in…

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