• ROBBINSVILLE: Apply soon for grant to remove debris

       ROBBINSVILLE — The township’s Office of Emergency Management will be applying to FEMA for a Private Property Debris Removal Grant. If awarded, this will permit the township to remove Hurricane Sandy debris from private property.    Any resident that elects to take part will be required to:    1) Permit the Department of Public Works access to…

  • ALLENTOWN: Town adds new titles for two staff positions

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    ALLENTOWN — The borough has officially created three new positions in its municipal government, two part-time positions to assist the chief financial officer and borough clerk, and one special officer position which the borough is currently seeking to fill.    The newly created assistant to borough clerk, and assistant to certified…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       A laptop computer, a leather jacket and a .22-caliber rifle, worth a combined $210, were reported stolen from a Rose Street residence between 4 p.m. Feb. 16 and noon Feb. 18. The burglar gained entry by forcing open the back door.    A Princeton Pike resident reported the theft of his mountain bicycle, which his daughter…

  • MANVILLE: ‘Caring’ food drive reaps $320, 23 bags

    MANVILLE: ‘Caring’ food drive reaps $320, 23 bags

    Barbara Demchak, left, of the Caritas Ministry accepts a food gift Saturday from Renee Little, of Bridgewater. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s 11th Annual Spirit of jane Rodney Celebration moves to the historic Trenton War memorial
  • LAWRENCE: Traffic at Mrs. G site is disputed

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    There is no dispute that a proposed redevelopment of a 16-acre parcel on the corner of Bakers Basin Road and Route 1 will create more traffic — but there is disagreement about the methodologies used to calculate the traffic impact.    The Zoning Board of Adjustment listened at its Feb. 20…

  • County golf courses set to open

    On March 4, all six of the Monmouth County Park System’s county golf courses — Bel-Aire in Wall, Charleston Springs in Millstone, Hominy Hill in Colts Neck, Howell Park in Howell, Pine Brook in Manalapan and Shark River in Neptune — will be open, weather permitting. To get the most out of the season and…

  • Cougars close out A North; CJ sectional playoffs are next

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Maybe, just maybe, the third time will be the charm for the Colts Neck High School boys basketball team. The Cougars have reached the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship game the last two seasons, only to fall short of winning the program’s first state sectional title each time. Colts…

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    Freehold High School had a number of student-athletes sign a National Letter of Intent to Division I colleges. The student-athlete and their colleges were: Camerin Spahn (basketball), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJTI); Jason Lundy (baseball), Fordham University; David Yanez (baseball), NJIT; Chelsi Bender (soccer), Mississippi State University; Delaney Boyer (soccer), Caldwell College; Sydney Duven…

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