• Residents have enjoyed a good life in Roosevelt M

    Monmouth County town was built in 1930s by United States government BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Six longtime residents of Roosevelt shared stories about living most of their lives in the little historic and artistic town that is nestled in the woods and farmlands of western Monmouth County. Roosevelt is on the south side of…

  • Arc of Monmouth receives grant funds

    The Arc of Monmouth has been awarded an Income Impact Funding Grant of $20,000 from the United Way of Monmouth County as part of its new community impact model, designed to create lasting changes in Monmouth County. The Arc of Monmouth’s Department of Employment Services received approval for its proposed program, which would develop internships…

  • Shoe boxes will bring holiday joy to children

    Christmas is arriving early as the Cornerstone Calvary Chapel in Howell and the Colts Neck Community Church in Colts Neck prepare to serve as collection points for Operation Christmas Child. Through Operation Christmas Child, area residents are helping to send shoe boxes filled with gifts to more than 8.5 million children in 100 countries. The…

  • Students excel at math event

    MARLBORO — Students from the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County participated in the Christian Brothers Academy 39th annual math contest on Oct. 15 in Lincroft. The team, coached by Ballari Chatterjee and Lindsay Cohen, consisted of sixthgrader Orli Weiss, seventh-graders Ryan Goldwasser and Jonathan Krantz, and eighth-graders Ella Cooperman, Daniela Goldberger, Alexandra…

  • Voters say yes to reducing open space tax

    MARLBORO — Residents who went to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 2, voted to reduce Marlboro’s open space tax rate from 2 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 1 cent per $100 of assessed valuation. The open space tax rate and the local dollars it raises based on the assessed value of all…

  • Marlboro council agrees to contract with police

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — New contracts for the Marlboro Police Department got a stamp of approval from the Township Council during the governing body’s Nov. 10 meeting. Mayor Jonathan Hornik called the deal between Marlboro and PBA Local 196 (patrol officers) and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 15 (sergeants, lieutenants and…

  • Council honors officer

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Borough resident Leroy Smith wrote a letter to municipal officials commending Patrolwoman Zandra Vega for her response after he was burned by boiling antifreeze in an accident at his home. CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD — People who walk or drive in the area of Broad Street and Manalapan…

  • Library hosts jazz weekend

    MANALAPAN — Free jazz concerts in will continue in November at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The concerts are as follows: • The Steve Kuhn Trio, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Jazz pianist Steven Kuhn has played with Woody Herman and John Coltrane. He currently tours with bassist David Finck and…

  • Rapid entry system to be a requirement

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Municipal officials are trying to ensure that firefighters will have immediate access to buildings in Freehold Borough in the event of a fire. At its meeting on Nov. 1, the Borough Council introduced an amendment to the existing Uniform Fire Safety Ordinance. The amendment may be up…

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