• Millstone school board, administrators reach new agreement

    Millstone school board, administrators reach new agreement

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – An agreement between the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education and district administrators has been approved by the board. On June 13, board members approved a Memorandum of Agreement between the board and the Millstone Township Administrators Association for a successor agreement to the current contract,…

  • Disturbance at home prompts search, ends with arrest of Manalapan man

    Disturbance at home prompts search, ends with arrest of Manalapan man

    MANALAPAN – A dispute between adults saw police officers respond to a home on Union Hill Road on the evening of June 13 and led to a search of the surrounding area. Police said that at 8:06 p.m., officers were dispatched to the home in reference to a dispute between adults. When the officers arrived,…

  • Jackson to purchase $1M worth of public works equipment

    Jackson to purchase $1M worth of public works equipment

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – The replacement of five trucks for the Jackson Department of Public Works, totaling more than $987,000, has been approved by the Township Council. The purchases are part of three separate contracts for a 2016 four-wheel drive articulated wheel loader with three option packages from Groff Tractor NJ, LLC, ($218,983); three…

  • Food drive continues through July 15

    Food drive continues through July 15

    Emley’s Hill United Methodist Church of Cream Ridge is teaming up with the New Egypt Elks to provide assistance to people in need. Until July 15, both organizations will be collecting non-perishable food items in support of the annual Good Samaritan Food Pantry Food Drive. According to a press release, with school out for the…

  • Monmouth County sheriff adds new K-9 team

    Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced the newest team to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit. Sheriff’s Officer Ralph Irizzary and K-9 Fuze, a 2-year-old German shepherd, graduated from the New Jersey State Police Canine Training Academy on June 17 after 33 weeks of training in explosive detection and patrol, according to a…

  • Guitar foundation will partner with Cedar Drive Middle School

    Guitar foundation will partner with Cedar Drive Middle School

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Seventh grade pupils at the Cedar Drive Middle School will be able to learn how to play guitar during the 2016-17 school year. The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education has accepted a grant from the Traveling Guitar Foundation which will provide pupils with equipment…

  • Former New York officer joins Howell police force

    Former New York officer joins Howell police force

    By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials and Police Chief Andrew Kudrick welcomed Raymond Tillotson Jr. to the ranks of the Howell Police Department during a recent meeting of the Township Council. Tillotson has lived in Howell since 1998. He is a graduate of Freehold Township High School, where he played baseball and…

  • Freehold officials review water treatment plant options

    Freehold officials review water treatment plant options

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Plans intended to solve issues at Freehold Borough’s water treatment plant have been presented to the Borough Council. On June 20, engineer Brian Dougherty of Mott MacDonald discussed the current status of the water treatment plant with municipal officials and described how deficiencies and necessary upgrades at the…

  • Millstone mines granted permit renewal extensions

    Millstone mines granted permit renewal extensions

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Three mines in Millstone Township have been granted extensions of their applications for permit renewals. On the recommendation of Township Engineer Matt Shafai, the Township Committee on June 15 approved extensions to the applications of the Buck mine, the Preston mine and the Campo mine. The scheduled deadline…

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