• Plan for assisted living facility up for approval

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — A public hearing that could place an assisted living facility in Marlboro has begun, and neighboring residents are focusing their attention on the application. FSP-Marlboro, the applicant, is seeking municipal approval to build a two-story, 79- unit assisted living residence with 50 parking spaces on lots at 23…

  • Patriot Passenger Project earns FTHS $2K grant

    Freehold Township High School has received a State Farm 2013 Project Ignition National Leader School Grant in the amount of $2,000. The group Students Against Destructive Decisions is spearheading the Patriot Passenger Project under the leadership of staff members Jamie Rattien and Lisa Lomovsky. High school students around the country team up with their teachers…

  • Combat Sports open for play at new location

    Jason Ching, 9, of Freehold, races through the course as he participates in a game of laser tag at Fireball Mountain/Combat Sports, Wrightstown, on May 4. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Combat Sports, which hosted a recreational activity known as laser tag at a location in Manalapan for almost 10 years, is open for business…

  • N.J. counseling program for veterans in funding limbo

    CODA GREG BEAN I am writing this column on Friday, May 3, and it should be published in this week’s editions of Greater Media Newspapers, which will be online Wednesday, May 8. In that five-day period, if averages hold, five active duty military members (one a day) and 110 veterans of various wars (22 a…

  • The most important lesson to take from superstorm Sandy

    While emergency preparation lists like the one found in this newspaper (“Superstorm Sandy Highlights Importance of Storm Preparedness” are must-reads for all consumers, it left out one very important thing: the need for flood insurance. Superstorm Sandy was the third-most destructive storm in American history, and of the estimated 1.5 million insurance claims filed in…

  • Feral cats would benefit from TNR policy

    I would like to thank Dawn Zelinski for her letter to the editor that was published on April 3 (“Time for People To Be Tolerant of Wild Animals”). I feel the same in that humans need to be more tolerant of our fellow beings, because we all share this planet, and it is humans who…

  • Woman seeks assistance with downed trees

    Marlboro residents were asked by the Shade Tree Commission to plant trees to replace the ones destroyed by superstorm Sandy and other nor’easters. A local nursery is helping out by offering a discount on trees. I live in Manalapan. I have a lot of trees in my yard. Every single one of them was affected…

  • ARMS asking public to help collect flip-flops for troops

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A merica’s servicemen and servicewomen have a lot to deal with on a daily basis as they do their duty around the globe. Having shower shoes (i.e., flip-flops) should not be an issue that causes them a problem. To that end, American Recreational Military Services (ARMS) is seeking help…

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