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Event helps to unearth secrets of dinosaurs
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The remains of massive creatures that roamed this area millions of years ago are still hidden in Marlboro’s soil.T he Big Brook area of the township, along Boundary Road, is a hot spot for finding the fossilized remains of various creatures, ranging from Ice Age caribou to New…
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Chief’s complaint alleges defamation by town official
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — An attorney representing Manalapan Police Chief Stuart C. Brown has filed a defamation lawsuit against Manalapan Township Committeewoman Michelle Roth. Attorney Stuart Moskovitz, Freehold, filed the case in state Superior Court Law Division, Freehold, last week. He is demanding a trial by jury and compensatory and punitive damages…
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Posters’ names still being sought by former mayor of Manalapan
MANALAPAN — George Spodak, a former mayor of Manalapan, confirmed this week that he is still pursuing legal action against anonymous individuals who posted messages about him on Internet websites. For several years, Spodak, who served on the Manalapan Township Committee in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has been seeking the identity of an…
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Drug case ends with dealer’s guilty plea
MANALAPAN — On April 14, John Rockford, 35, of Manalapan, pled guilty to first degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, LSD, with intent to distribute and third degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, narcotic drugs, with intent to distribute. Rockford entered his plea before state Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr., sitting…
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May 13 public hearing set for Freehold budget
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — In a year that holds a bleak financial outlook for the state, according to Freehold Borough Mayor Michael Wilson, municipal officials have introduced a $14 million budget for 2010. The budget was introduced at a Borough Council meeting on April 5. A public hearing on the budget…
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County park system celebrates 50 years of preservation
Director to discuss future plans at ‘tea and talk’ Sunday BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Monmouth County Park System is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with an appreciation of the past and an eye toward the future. Manasquan Reservoir, Howell Currently, the park system consists of 14,500 acres spread across 38 sites, including…
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Meeting open to budget questions
Manalapan officials will hear from residents tonight BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Residents who would like to ask questions about or make comments on anything having to do with Manalapan’s municipal budget will have the opportunity to do so tonight, April 21. During the April 14 meeting of the Township Committee, Manalapan Mayor Andrew Lucas…
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Plan to rent Navy units to civilians is dropped
Legislators hail decision not to allow public access to NWS Earle BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer An agreement that would have permitted civilians to move into housing on Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck has been sent to the bottom of the sea by the U.S. Navy. The news came on the afternoon of…
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Manalapan High School’s Rich Ricciardi connects with a pitch during the Braves’ Shore Conference A North baseball game against Freehold Township High School on April 15. Manalapan beat the visiting Patriots, 2-0. More sports starting on page 66. JEFF GRANIT staff
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