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Bridge replacement begins in Manalapan
MANALAPAN — The New Jersey Department of Transportation has begun work to replace the bridge that carries Tennent Road and Gordons Corner Road over Route 9. Traffic pattern changes and detours will be in place during the construction period. During one weekend in May, prior to Memorial Day, there will be lane restrictions on Route…
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Former committeeman kept things ‘exciting’
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Joseph Locricchio, 45, who served as a Republican on the Manalapan Township Committee from January 2005 through April 2007, died in a Manalapan residence on April 7. Manalapan police referred questions about Locricchio’s death to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, which did not respond to an email seeking…
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From Signal Corps to satellites, fort’s role documented
Fort Monmouth archives will follow base to Md. BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer An important chapter in Monmouth County history will come to an end in 2011 when the gates of Fort Monmouth close. Monmouth Park grandstand was blown down in 1899 The Department of Defense’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to close Fort…
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Home’s size is a concern to zoners
Marlboro panel expected to resume hearing case May 4 BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer With descriptions of “massive” and “huge,” a proposed single-family home has raised some concerns for members of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment due to the size of the dwelling in comparison to other residences in the neighborhood. Anil Jain owns…
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Freehold fire calls will go to county
Police dispatch service is also expected to shift to Monmouth County BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer After 138 years, the Freehold Fire Department in Freehold Borough will change the way it receives calls for assistance. Tough economic times have led municipal officials to disband the dispatch system currently used by the volunteer fire department…
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Female competitors wait in line as they get set to compete in the pole vault event at the Colts Neck Relays, which were held April 10 at Colts Neck High School. More sports starting on page 64. ERIC SUCAR staff
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PAWPAC fundraiser aids puppies in crisis
An organization that calls itself PAWPAC (Protecting Animal Welfare Political Action Committee) is taking what it believes is a unique approach to helping innocent dogs that cannot help themselves — especially those languishing in puppy mills that are, in many cases, doomed to exist under inhumane conditions for the sole purpose of reproduction. PAWPAC, which…
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Walk will honor mother, raise funds for research
By Patricia A. Miller HOWELL — Like most daughters, Nicole Tuscano liked to buy her mother gifts and send her cards on special days. But Tuscano, 28, of Howell, has not been able to do that since January 2008, when her much-loved mother Cleo died at 56 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Instead,…
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Lawson, Dymyd vie for Howell FRHSD board seat
By Rebecca Morton A contested race in Howell highlights the race for a seat on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education in the April 20 election. The candidates for the three-year term are Ronald Lawson and Michael C. Dymyd. Lawson is the current president of the board. According to the FRHSD’s voting…
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