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     A “Girls’Night Out” event sponsored by Monmouth Women’s Connection will feature a jewelry fashion show plus a talk by Gloria Feralio, real estate professional, actress and volleyball player, from 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at a home in Manalapan. Feralio will discuss “How Your Life Can Have a Happy Ending.” Jewelry show will feature handcrafted…

  • State will seek proposals for sale of Monmouth Park

    Local officials laud bills aimed at saving horse racing BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer The state will solicit proposals for the sale of Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority is preparing a request for proposals for the sale of Monmouth Park in Oceanport. The announcement came as Gov. Chris…

  • Two charged in connection with burglaries

    MANALAPAN — Following a twomonth investigation, police arrested two men in connection with burglaries that were committed over a period of several months in the Covered Bridge adult community. Police said Christopher Capelli, 21, of Meadow Green Circle, Manalapan, and Jeffrey Jimenez, 24, of Seventh Street, Monroe, were arrested and charged on Feb. 9 with…

  • Free trees available to celebrate Arbor Day

    The New Jersey Tree Foundation is offering free 2-year-old trees (1- to 2- feet tall) to celebrate Arbor Day on April 29. Schools, local governments, tree groups, nonprofit organizations, Scout groups, and any volunteer organization may apply for the trees. All planting must occur on public lands, be done by volunteers and be maintained for…

  • Colts Neck trims DPW ranks by 4 employees

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Four Department of PublicWorks employees will be laid off by the end of the month after members of the Township Committee approved the move during their Feb. 9 meeting. A resolution to lay off four employees was initially scheduled to be voted on at the Jan. 26 meeting,…

  • Author will speak at library

    Paul Wilson, a New York Times bestselling author of more than 40 books (adventure, medical thrillers, horror, science fiction, and many topics in between) will speak at the Wall Township library on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend the presentation. Among Wilson’s best-known characters is the anti-hero Repairman Jack, an…

  • Manalapan mayor’s guest on cable show irks Roth

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — An interview on a local cable television program was the subject of comments by Committeewoman Michelle Roth at the Feb. 9 meeting of the Manalapan Township Committee. The municipality operates the Manalapan Township Television Network (MTTN) and produces original programming that is broadcast on the Cablevision and Fios systems.…

  • Holland switches to GOP, plans to seek nomination

    MANALAPAN — Township Committeeman Don Holland, who ran for office as a Democrat in 2008 and was elected to a three-year term on the Manalapan Township Committee, announced this week that he has left the Democratic Party and plans to seek the Republican nomination to run for re-election in 2011. The committee seats held by…

  • St. Rose of Lima School to celebrate 135 years

    BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent First Communion Class on May 30, 1938, in front of the old St. Rose of Lima School on McLean Street, Freehold Borough. The oldest parochial school in Monmouth County, St. Rose of Lima School in Freehold Borough, is preparing to celebrate its 135th anniversary with music, liturgy and a dinner-dance April 9.…

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