• Grant named Officer of the Year in Manalapan

    Other awards presented to police department at township meeting BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Patrolman Reginald Grant MANALAPAN — Accolades for excellence and heroism abounded at the start of the Manalapan Township Committee meeting held May 12 in town hall. Several members of the Manalapan Police Department and the police department itself, under the leadership…

  • House committee advances health compensation act

    U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), whose congressional district includes part of Monmouth County, lauded the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act through the House Energy and Commerce Committee during a markup on May 25. The final vote on passage through the committee of 33-12 will send the bill to the…

  • Old Towne Colts Neck returns for third year

    COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck BusinessAssociation (CNBA) will hold its third annual Olde Towne Colts Neck event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 5, along the Route 34 business corridor. Raymond Shebell, president of the CNBA, said the family-friendly event is designed to showcase the business community for residents and tourists. “There are…

  • Job search success will be discussed

    MARLBORO — TRT Cares will hold a panel discussion concerning the topic “Finding Work in a Difficult Economy – Three Success Stories.” The discussion will be held on June 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Temple Rodeph Torah, Mohawk Drive, Marlboro. This event is free and open to all members of the community.…

  • Reduced tax levy slices amount of tax increase

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has accepted a $68,648 reduction in its general fund tax levy for the 2010-11 school year. The reduction in the general fund tax levy was certified by the Borough Council after voters rejected the board’s request for an…

  • Concerns raised about past activities on Marlboro site

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Previous work on a parcel of land off Wilson Avenue has caused some neighbors of the property to be concerned. An application known as Marlboro Hills Estates has come before the Planning Board for approval of a four-home subdivision on the site, which is off Wilson Avenue across…

  • Applicant begins making case for Route 79 auto repair shop

    MARLBORO — An auto repair shop could make its new home on Route 79. Vincent Ferraina came before the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment on May 4 seeking a use variance and site plan approval to demolish an existing one-story home and to construct a two-story auto repair facility on property that is across Route…

  • Bridge naming caps effort to honor Marine

    Cpl. Philip A. Reynolds recognized with signs at Route 9 location in Freehold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer United States Marine Corps Cpl. Philip A. Reynolds may no longer walk the streets of Freehold, but the memory of a man who made the ultimate sacrifice for his nation will live on forever in his…

  • Performers step up to help facility for cancer patients

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Mothers are women who have busy lives with little or no down time. They are not supposed to get sick, there is no time for that. When a life-threatening disease like cancer strikes a mother, she is forced to take a step back and focus on getting better, but the…

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