• County officials reviewing plans for nuke emergency

    This summer, some Monmouth County municipal and county officials have been dusting off their various plans and meeting to discuss the current knowledge about the risks of nuclear emergencies. The concern was largely inspired by the recent nuclear plant disaster in Fukushima, Japan, following an earthquake and tsunami, according to a press release from Manalapan…

  • Catena asks officials to make dealership a permitted use

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — An automobile group wants to bring a new dealership to Manalapan. In order to proceed with the plan, representatives of the Ray Catena Motor Car Group are asking the Manalapan Township Committee to make an automobile dealership a permitted use in the municipality’s OP-3 zone. The OP-3 zone is…

  • American Legion to host military discussions

    FREEHOLD — A series of talks about the military will help history buffs expand their military knowledge and give other individuals a greater understanding of the actions of military troops that are often depicted in movies and documentaries. A series, “Military History Talks,” will be presented at American Legion Post 54, 62 W. Main St.,…

  • Living history

    To celebrate a new exhibition, “Marching Away: Monmouth County in the Civil War,” the Monmouth County Historical Association hosted a Civil War re-enactors encampment Sept. 17-18 in Freehold Borough. Members of the public were welcome to tour the encampment. The encampment was organized by the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Company D re-enactors group, and…

  • Loitering an issue for land use board

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A n ongoing hearing on an applicant’s plan to construct a 7-Eleven convenience store in Freehold Borough drew a large group of residents to the Sept. 14 meeting of the Freehold Borough Land Use Board. HRS Investments LLC, Basking Ridge, is seeking permission to build a 7-Eleven store at…

  • New pact in place for FTEA

    Freehold Township K-8 board provides details of deal BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education and the Freehold Township Education Association (FTEA) have reached an agreement on a three-year contract. The previous contract expired on June 30, 2010. During the 2010-11 school year, FTEAmembers worked under the…

  • Photo

    Marlboro High School’s Samantha Seretelli (l) waits to set the ball for a teammate during the Mustangs’ volleyball match against Jackson Liberty High School on Sept. 22 in Marlboro. The Mustangs improved their record to 7-1 with a victory over the visiting Lions from Jackson Township. For more photos, see the Photo Galleries at www.gmnews.com.…

  • Manalapan mayor’s application for farmland money tabled

    By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — No immediate action appears imminent on Manalapan Mayor Andrew Lucas’ application to secure state, county and local funding to permanently preserve the 100-acre Burke farm on Iron Ore Road that he controls. Lucas’s application for farmland preservation funding has received approval from the Manalapan Township Committee and the Monmouth County…

  • Jackson Mills Road in Freehold Township expected to reopen next week

    By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Repairs are expected to be completed by the end of next week to a damaged structure on Jackson Mills Road near Strickland Road. The parapet (cement railing) of a bridge on Jackson Mills Road was damaged when Hurricane Irene struck New Jersey on Aug. 27-28. The damage caused…

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