• Manalapan to conduct photo contest

    MANALAPAN — The township of Manalapan will hold its second annual photo contest. The theme of the 2010 photo contest is “Furs, Feathers and Fins” – a contest of pictures of animal life. The contest is open to all Manalapan residents, but photographs entered in the contest do not need to be taken in Manalapan.…

  • WMUA doubles discount for senior, disabled ratepayers

    The Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA) announced that it has doubled the discount for certain senior citizen and disabled ratepayers, increasing the discount from $20 per quarter to $40 per quarter, which will directly benefit nearly 400 households. The WMUA provides waste water treatment service to more that 25,000 customers in Manalapan, Marlboro, Englishtown and…

  • Six Flags will host job fair Feb. 20

    JACKSON — Six Flags Great Adventure will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at its employment center, 1 Six Flags Blvd., Jackson. Positions in merchandise, park services, landscape, tollbooth, marketing, ride operations, entertainment, games, loss prevention, human resources, safari, cash control, lifeguards and guest relations are available. Prior to…

  • Driver faces DWI charges after crash

    MANALAPAN — Multiple charges were lodged against a resident of Somerset following his involvement in a motor vehicle accident in the Knob Hill residential development, Route 33, on Feb. 4. Police charged Joseph Locricchio, 45, a loan officer who resides in Somerset, with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving, leaving the scene of an…

  • Community will help to write new Torah scroll

    The Chabad of Western Monmouth County in Manalapan is inviting the Jewish community to participate in the writing of a new community Torah scroll at 1 p.m. Feb. 21. The one-day event will take place at Shalom Torah Academy, 70 Amboy Road, Morganville. A Torah scribe from New York will be present to help participants…

  • Freeholders introduce $496M budget for 2010

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders introduced a $496 million budget for 2010 on Feb. 11, an increase of 1.74 percent over the 2009 budget. The proposed spending plan reflects a commitment to provide programs and services to an increasing number of residents who need them at a time when revenues are down due an…

  • Performances will support charity

    ‘Vagina Monologues’ will be staged at Applewood Estates Center Players, Freehold’s resident theater company, embarked on a new venture amidst concern from some members of their community. They decided to take on a production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” during what is internationally known as V-Day, an organized and creative effort started by Ensler…

  • Township will pass on Call to Service Summit

    Mayor says many residents are already volunteering to serve on local panels BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A proposal by resident Jeanette Mistretta for the township to hold a Call to Service Summit for citizens was turned down by the Township Committee at a meeting on Feb. 9. Officials said Freehold…

  • Marlboro ordinance revises recreation fees

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — New fees for the Marlboro Recreation Department’s facilities were introduced during the Feb. 4 meeting of the Township Council. The new fees were expected to be introduced during the council’s Jan. 21 meeting, but concerns about some of the new charges caused the ordinance to be tabled that…

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