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    Manalapan officials are still collecting trees that were uprooted and branches that were knocked down during Post-Tropical Storm Sandy on Oct. 29. Municipal officials have placed the brush at the open space tract known as the Manalapan Village Green on Route 522. The pile is high and wide and contains thousands of tons of vegetation.…

  • Use of natural resources pursued

    MARLBORO — A recently created partnership of Marlboro municipal officials, members of the Green Team and the Environmental Commission, and township consultants have began to work on the goals and objectives of a significant planning initiative. The Master Plan Sustainability Element, which is meant to encourage and promote the efficient use of natural resources and…

  • Wells required emergency repairs

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council passed a resolution at its Nov. 19 meeting that confirmed a contract to cover the tab for emergency repairs that were executed this summer to Marlboro Water Utility Division wells. Under the terms of the agreement, services that were rendered to fix two damaged wells…

  • Manalapan woman receives 30-year prison sentence

    MANALAPAN — Jennifer Mahoney, 33, of Manalapan, was sentenced on Dec. 18 to 30 years in prison for the production of child pornography through the sexual exploitation of a 5-year-old girl, admitting to abusing the girl on more than one occasion and streaming footage of a sexual assault over the Internet, New Jersey U.S. Attorney…

  • Thieves targeting unlocked vehicles in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN — Police received multiple reports of thefts to motor vehicles on Dec. 2. According to information provided by police, on Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. an officer responded to three residences on Kipling Way in reference to vehicle burglaries. Police said that sometime between 10 p.m. Dec. 1 and 6 a.m. Dec. 2, unknown…

  • Beck eyes land preservation

    A state constitutional amendment sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Beck (R- Monmouth) to provide incentives for property owners with developable land to preserve their parcels as open space has cleared its first legislative hurdle, according to a Nov. 19 press release. The resolution, SCR-38, which would ask voters to authorize property tax reductions for privately held…

  • Marlboro pays bills arising from response to Sandy

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro Township Council has voted to spend more than $1 million to pick up the tab for services associated with Post-Tropical Storm Sandy, which occurred Oct. 29. The council voted to allocate a total of $1.33 million at its Dec. 6 meeting to pay for the preparation,…

  • Equine board will award scholarship

    The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board has announced a $1,000 scholarship to help 4-H and FFA members pursue their equine activities. Members of organizations represented on the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board are also eligible. Applicants must be between the ages of 13 and 16 and reside in New Jersey. The Sara Dubinin scholarship, in…

  • Colts Neck allots additional funds for brush cleanup

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — It may cost Colts Neck twice the amount of money than what was initially anticipated to pay for the cleanup of Post-Tropical Storm Sandy. The Township Committee held an emergency meeting on the afternoon of Dec. 6 to cancel the issuance of $750,000 in special emergency notes.…

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