• Marlboro WMUA reps say utility meeting challenges

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The two men who represent Marlboro as commissioners on the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA) told the mayor and Township Council that things at the utility are running smoothly, even as the authority continues to plan for future operations. WMUAcommissioners Joe Pernice and Jeff Rosen attended the Sept. 8…

  • In do-over, committee increases parking fee

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Mayor Andrew Lucas called a resident’s suggestion to roll back a 2011 increase in the town’s commuter parking permit fee in 2012 a “fair” idea. The issue of an increase in the annual commuter parking permit fee from $150 to $201— which took effect earlier this year — was…

  • Fort Monmouth officially closes, ending an era

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Onlookers watch as Maj. Gen. Randolph Strong (center) and fort police lower the American flag for the final time during the final retreat ceremony held at Fort Monmouth’s Cowan Park on Sept. 15. ERIC SUCAR staff Under an ominous sky, a large crowd gathered around the flagpole at Cowan Park…

  • New state veterinarian wants to safeguard agricultural animals

    New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher appointed Manoel Tamassia as the New Jersey state veterinarian and director of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health. Tamassia served as acting state veterinarian since April and held the position of principal veterinarian and Division of Animal Health assistant director for the past…

  • Two brothers charged with kidnapping

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Two brothers have been charged with kidnapping and robbery following an incident at their home in the Morganville section of Marlboro. Police said that at 9:43 p.m. Sept. 12, a 911 call was received from a person who said he had left a house where he had been held…

  • Tour green buildings for ideas

    A nyone who has been on the fence about a sustainable upgrade or energy efficiency retrofit for their property might want to consider taking part in the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s annual Green Buildings Open House taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1. On that day, homes, businesses and schools will invite…

  • Registration for rec. programs being accepted

    MANALAPAN — The township Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registration for the following:  Manalapan Youth Hockey, open to residents and nonresidents in kindergarten through 12th grade, and played on the rinks at the Manalapan Recreation Center.  Nomad Lacrosse, open to residents and nonresidents in third through 12th grades. Program will include clinics…

  • Dorothy Parker Day returns to Long Branch

    LONG BRANCH — Dorothy Parker Day returns to Long Branch, the city of her birth, on Oct. 2. Parker was born 118 years ago in a West End summer cottage. One of the most famous, most quoted, often controversial American writers of the 20th century, Parker was a prolific fiction writer, poet, essayist and commentator…

  • Sides at impasse on contract talks

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Negotiations between the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education and the Colts Neck Township Education Association (CNTEA) on a new contract are at an impasse. There is no guess as to when a new deal may be in place. Members of the CNTEA, which represents about…

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