• Mayor praises effort of public works crews

    Police captain reports officers transported hospital employees to work under new agreement BY CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD — Mayor Michael Wilson expressed his admiration for the Department of Public Works employees who cleared Freehold Borough’s streets during and after the blizzard of Dec. 26. The storm dumped more than 2 feet of snow on western…

  • DPW crews spent long night on roads

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Blinding blizzard conditions, almost 2 feet of heavy snow and gusting winds kept more than 40 municipal employees and several outside contractors extremely busy as they worked to clear township roads during what has been dubbed “The Holiday Blizzard of 2010.” Snow blanketed the region from the late…

  • Foundation’s generosity aids entire community

    Family hopes to motivate others to make charitable contributions as well BYAMY ROSEN Jennifer, Barry, Star and Michelle Tobias (l-r) of Manalapan are committed to helping improve the quality of life of others in their community and surrounding areas. Their names are often affiliated with major donations to help children and improve hospitals, most notably…

  • Storm did not stop first aid responses

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO A Dec. 26-27 blizzard that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on the area did not stop local first aid squads from providing emergency care and transporting people in need of medical attention to the hospital. StuartMarcus, president of the Marlboro First Aid and Rescue Squad, said he had at…

  • Moreto to be named acting police chief

    BYMARK ROSMAN Manalapan will hold reorganization meeting tonight in town hall A t its reorganization meeting tonight, Jan. 5, the Manalapan Township Committee is expected to name Capt. Louis Moreto the acting chief of the Manalapan Police Department. Stuart Brown retired as police chief on Dec. 31 following a 30- year career with the department,…

  • Special performance

    The Marlboro Middle School hosted a holiday concert and luncheon for senior citizens on Dec. 17. The school’s award-winning show choir, jazz band and orchestra performed in the auditorium. Following the concert, the students served lunch to the seniors. For more photographs, visit Photo Galleries at www.gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Trump National Golf Club’s water use at issue

    By Rebecca Morton 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 hearing…

  • Jan. 27 hearing set on Freehold Borough fire district plan

    By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD — A special meeting and public hearing will be held at Borough Hall on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. to review and discuss a proposed fire district for Freehold Borough. For the past several months, representatives of the Freehold Fire Department have been soliciting support for the creation of a…

  • Reward offered for safe return of Charlie Brown

    Dog goes missing shortly after arriving at Marlboro home Amy Rosen MARLBORO — A cash reward is being offered for the safe return of a lost dog named Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown is shy, traumatized and scared, according to Michelle Forsythe, a rescue transport coordinator from Pennsylvania who helped arrange the adoption of the 18-month-old…

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