• Howell Ice World is George Haviland’s Stanley Cup

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Youngsters try out the ice at Howell Ice World, a new facility on Route 547, Howell, that offers hockey, figure skating and public skating sessions. ERIC SUCAR staff Middletown native sees dream come true with opening of arena G eorge Haviland has his Stanley Cup. It is Howell Ice World,…

  • Brookdale’s new center expands recreation space

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer $22M BREC fitness center is open to the community MIDDLETOWN — Brookdale Community College’s new Recreation and Events Center (BREC) will reduce conflicts for campus recreation space and provide a new fitness center. Frank Lawrence, the director of athletics, recreation and fitness at Brookdale Community College, said the $22 million…

  • Lucas, Green selected as mayor, deputy mayor

    Capt. Louis Moreto sworn in as acting chief of Manalapan Police Dept. BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Saying it was “the honor of a lifetime” to serve the town in which he was raised, Andrew Lucas accepted the position of mayor for a second straight year as the Manalapan Township Committee held its 2011…

  • Miss New Jersey’s next goal: An MBA at Rutgers University

    BY JOHN CHADWICK Courtesy of Rutgers Today Millstone Township’s Ashley Shaffer, who was crowned Miss New Jersey in 2009, is pursuing an MBA at the Rutgers Business School, where she helped start the program’s first student blog. A s Miss New Jersey 2009, Ashley Shaffer spent much of her waking hours meeting the public. She…

  • Editor recognized for service to Chinese communities

    Meilun “Ivy” Lee Meilun “Ivy” Lee, a pioneer of Chinese news media in New Jersey, was recently honored by the Organization of Chinese Americans New Jersey Chapter with its Outstanding Community Media Award. Lee, who is a resident of Manalapan, is the editor and founder of Sino Monthly New Jersey magazine. She was recognized for…

  • Golf course water use at issue

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Concerns that municipal officials have in regard to the Trump National Golf Club’s water permit with the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be aired during a public hearing at Colts Neck town hall. On Jan. 19 at 1 p.m., representatives from the DEP will conduct a…

  • Open space grants approved

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved grants totaling $2.5 million from the 2010 Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund to create or improve park facilities in 13 municipalities. “With this round of municipal open space grants we have now funded more than 100 projects in our communities,” said Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry,…

  • Marder named council president

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Councilwoman Randi Marder will serve as president of the Marlboro Township Council in 2011. Councilman Jeff Cantor will serve as vice president. Marder and Cantor were chosen by their fellow members of the governing body for those positions during the council’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 6. Marder thanked Councilman…

  • Officials pledge best effort for Freehold during 2011

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — With tough times behind Freehold Borough and more tough times ahead, Mayor Michael Wilson told residents who attended the Borough Council’s Jan. 2 reorganization meeting that the governing body will operate on a “glass half-full mentality” in 2011. He said that optimistic outlook is the “hallmark of…

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