• Prescription meds may be disposed

    MARLBORO — It is time for residents to get rid of unwanted prescription medication the proper way in an effort to prevent the drugs from potentially ending up on the streets or in the hands of teenagers. Marlboro will be hosting an Operation Take Back New Jersey collection site as part of the Operation Take…

  • Marlboro teens report trip to Japan was memorable

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — “Amazing,” “spectacular” and “unforgettable” are just a few of the descriptions being offered by local students who visited Japan this summer as part of Marlboro’s Sister City program. A group of 16 young people from Marlboro spent about two weeks touring Japan and spending time with host families…

  • Council OKs new lease for mobile home park

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Residents of the Hamilton Park mobile home community will have an increase in their rent paid to the township while their community receives some necessary improvements paid for by Marlboro’s affordable housing trust fund. Residents of the mobile home park were concerned that because Marlboro has lost the…

  • Slocum family readies for annual reunion

    Relatives from far and wide will meet on Oct. 10 in Long Branch BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Ancestors and complex relationships are on the agenda as the Slocum family, which date its roots in Monmouth County to the 1600s, gets ready for its annual family reunion that will be held at the Ocean Place Resort…

  • Astronaut to speak at library HQ

    The New Jersey Center for the Book will sponsor a day of science on Sept. 26 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan, that will launch a month-long series of science events, presented by the Monmouth County Library System. The mission of the “Science is FUNdamental” program initiative is “to underscore the importance…

  • DEP to host outdoor expo at Assunpink

    Perhaps you have always wanted to learn how to fish or hunt but were not sure how to get started. Or maybe you have been longing to strap on a backpack and venture onto the Appalachian Trail for a long weekend but were afraid you lacked the skills. Or perhaps you are simply looking for…

  • Two publications receive honors

    MARLBORO — The New Jersey School Public Relations Association has announced the winners of its annual communications competition. The Marlboro Township K-8 School District received a gold award for its Sept. 29, 2009 budget referendum flier which explained the need for the demolition of two modular double trailers and the addition of six classrooms to…

  • Show promotes recycling to Manalapan residents

    MANALAPAN — In an effort to increase recycling in the township, the Manalapan Environmental Commission has produced a television program for the local cable channel that is intended to teach Manalapan residents about what they can recycle curbside and to show them how easy it is to recycle. According to a press release from the…

  • Family displaced by fire at rug mill apartments

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — One family was displaced from its second-floor apartment following a fire at the Rug Mill Towers on Jackson Street on Sept. 14. No residents or firefighters were injured in the blaze, which was reported to authorities at 8:03 a.m. The fire brought a quick and large emergency…

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