• Teens are concerned about link from candy to tobacco

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A group of Freehold Township High School seniors are trying to keep candy cigarettes our of the hands of the people they are made for — children. Christina Zarnowski, Amanda Cortez and Anjelica Raiten are members of the FTHS Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Prevention Team (ADAPT)…

  • Garbage on streets irks resident of Knob Hill

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Mayor Andrew Lucas told a resident that the Township Committee would have an answer in two weeks about a problem with development on Route 33, Manalapan. Jeff Scott, who said he has lived at Knob Hill for five years, raised the issue during the public comment portion of…

  • Catena pupil wins spelling bee

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — One by one, the fifth-graders stepped up to the podium and took turns spelling words c-or r-e-c-t-l-y. The room at the Freehold Township Early Childhood Learning Center was packed with more than 200 people. The Noontime Optimist Club of Freehold members, nervous parents, siblings, teachers and principals listened intently during the non-qualifying…

  • Manalapan wants DOT to review traffic study

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Deputy Mayor Susan Cohen has reported that municipal officials have asked Police Chief Stuart Brown to step up enforcement of motor vehicle laws on Woodward Road, where residents have complained about speeding vehicles. Specific attention is expected to be given to the intersection of Woodward Road and Sweetmans…

  • Library to host music festival

    In celebration of Black History Month (February), the Monmouth County Library System will host a “History through Music Festival” on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Narrator Darrell Willis will take the audience on a journey through a musical timeline. Featured performances highlight the musical talents…

  • Parking facilities to be upgraded

    MARLBORO — A new commuter parking area and improvements to the existing Union Hill Road commuter parking lot will come to Marlboro as a result of a parking facility agreement between the township and American Plaza, LLC. The agreement is the result of an application approved by the Marlboro Planning Board for a Costco membership…

  • Police seek suspect in bank heist

    MANALAPAN — Law enforcement authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the individual who committed a bank robbery in Manalapan on Jan. 27. At about 1:34 p.m. the Manalapan Police Department responded to the Wachovia Bank branch at the intersection of Craig Road and Route 9 south following a report that a…

  • Board signs off on deal with teachers

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro Township Education Association (MTEA) and the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education have sealed the deal on a new contract. The board approved the contract at a meeting on Jan. 26. The MTEA’s previous contract expired in June 2008. The agreement approved by the board…

  • Community reaches out to help Haiti

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer State, county and local officials, along with volunteers of all ages, came together on Jan. 23 in an effort to ease the suffering of the people in Haiti whose lives were shattered by a devastating earthquake that struck the nation on Jan. 12. Above: Jacqueline Garcia and Cente Fabiano…

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