• Computer stolen from home

    MANALAPAN — Police are continuing to investigate the burglary of and theft from a Manalapan home, as well as thefts from several vehicles. According to information provided by police, a 45-year-old resident of Lamb Lane called police on Jan. 28 to report a theft from his home. Police said the victim reported that an unknown…

  • Manalapan student charged with having knife in school

    MANALAPAN — A Manalapan High School student was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon after police officers were called to the building on Feb. 9. According to a press release issued by the Manalapan Police Department, police were called by a member of the school staff who reported that there was a student in…

  • Freehold resident charged with assault

    FREEHOLD — A Freehold Borough man was charged with committing an aggravated assault at 1 a.m. Feb. 12. According to police Lt. Mark Wodell, Juan Carlos Alvarez-Peralta, 37, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old man. The victim, who is also a resident of the borough, suffered injuries to his…

  • Teacher to be sentenced in May

    COLTS NECK — A former social studies teacher at Colts Neck High School faces a sentence of noncustodial probation and forfeiture of future public office stemming from a theft by deception scheme. Megan Laboy was charged with pocketing money from her students that the students believed would be donated to various charities. Laboy allegedly told…

  • Amended code to seek mobile home park info

    MARLBORO — Additional requirements for the owners of Marlboro’s three mobile home parks are up for consideration before the Township Council. Marlboro’s mobile home parks are WickatunkVillage, off Crine Road; Hamilton Park, Spring Valley Road; and Robertsville Village, Route 9 south. In January, Councilwoman Carol Mazzola raised an issue that members of the Marlboro Rent…

  • Mammogram frequency stirs debate

    Radiologist reviews, contradicts findings of U.S. task force BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Areport addressing routine mammogram screening for breast cancer detection that was released on Nov. 17, 2009 by the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) has spurred much debate. Interventional radiologist Dr. Kenneth Tomkovich discusses the findings of a task force that…

  • Study looks at parking situation in Freehold

    Officials may pursue idea of new driveway into East Main Street parking lot BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Atraffic and parking study of Freehold Borough’s downtown district has been submitted to the New Jersey Department of Transportation by Monmouth County on behalf of Downtown Freehold. Downtown Freehold, formerly called the Freehold Center Partnership, oversees…

  • Plan details development of walkways

    Marlboro officials want to accommodate pedestrians BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer If all goes according to a pedestrian access plan, Marlboro residents could eventually see the construction of sidewalks that will connect them to public transportation, shopping areas and schools. During a series of meetings that municipal officials held in 2008 to solicit input from…

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    Anne Opramolla uses a broom to clear snow from her car on Brinckerhoff Avenue, Freehold Borough, on Feb. 11 after another snowstorm blanketed western Monmouth County on Feb. 10. JEFF GRANIT staff

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