• Manalapan travel company named as additional defendant in lawsuit

    Modern Destinations Unlimited, a travel company currently operating in Manalapan, has been named as an additional defendant in a lawsuit originally filed in May by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs against Daryl T. Turner, Dreamworks Vacation Club also known as Dreamworks Vacation also known…

  • In the Service

    Army Pfc. Brian S. Delle Donne, son of Frank J. and Annemarie J. Delle Donne of Colts Neck, graduated from the Field ArtilleryAutomated Tactical Systems Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. As members of the Army’s field artillery team, the course is designed to train soldiers to establish, maintain and operate…

  • Snow much fun

    ERIC SUCAR staff Before the rains of Dec. 26 washed away all of the snow in New Jersey, Taylor Sauter, 11, of Manalapan, found the sledding just fine at Holmdel Park on Dec. 24. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Recycling the news to create art

    Middletown sculptor creates art from newsprint BY LINDA DENICOLA Correspondent Italy’s loss is the American contemporary art world’s gain. And for Italian sculptor Riccardo Berlingeri, who now lives in Middletown, the loss of his teaching job released a fury of pent-up self-expression and discomfort with what was going on in the world. The twin needs…

  • Manalapan awards contract for electrical service work

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Township Committee has awarded a contract for electrical service work within the township to Holiday Electric LLC, Howell. Holiday Electric submitted the lowest of four bids received by the township for the contract, which will run through 2010 and cover electric work that cannot be performed…

  • St. Rose ‘polar plunge’ helps to lower tuition

    Hardy participants will take a dip in the ocean on afternoon of Jan. 10 BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent FREEHOLD — “Freezin’ for a Reason” is the theme of the second annual polar bear plunge that will have staff, students, parents, alumni and clergy of St. Rose of Lima Elementary School, Lincoln Place, take a Jan.…

  • Freeholders approve open space grants

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved grants totaling $2,357,000 from the 2009 Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund to acquire, create or improve park facilities in 13 municipalities. “This program is a valuable tool to help municipalities maintain and improve the quality of life in their communities,” said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry. All…

  • American Legion to honor father & son Iraq veterans

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent MANALAPAN — The community is invited to participate in a sendoff to Iraq for Air Force Sgt. Carlos Morales and a homecoming from Iraq for his son, Army Pvt. Devin Morales, that is being sponsored by American Legion Post 434 from 7-11 p.m. Jan 2. Sgt. Morales, a weapons expert, is…

  • Contract awarded for intersection upgrades

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A road project that has been discussed for seven years has finally taken a big step toward implementation. The Manalapan Township Committee at its meeting on Dec. 16 awarded a contract to Star of the Sea, South River, to construct improvements to the intersection of Iron Ore, High…

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