• Houses of worship offer place to spend a night

    FREEHOLD — Individuals who are looking to come in out of the cold on harsh winter nights will continue to find welcome solace through the generosity and effort of members of the Freehold Clergy Association and area houses of worship. This is the sixth year the overnight emergency housing program will operate seven nights a…

  • Action allows plan for apartments to advance

    Next step is for developer to file an application with Manalapan Planning Board BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A plan to construct a 100 percent affordable housing apartment complex on Wood Avenue, Manalapan, just outside of Englishtown was advanced by the Manalapan Township Committee on Dec. 16. Wood Avenue is also known as…

  • Rutgers student faces DWI charge

    MANALAPAN — A 22-year-old Rutgers University student was charged with multiple motor vehicle violations on Dec. 13, according to a press release issued by the Manalapan Police Department. Police said a vehicle being driven by Adam J. Aly, of Monroe Township, was observed to be operating in an erratic manner on Route 9 south. Aly’s…

  • Englishtown affordable housing plan gains certification from N.J.

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Acting Commissioner Charles A. Richman announced on Dec. 10 that Englishtown has received substantive certification under the Council on Affordable Housing’s (COAH) revised third round rules. Englishtown is the first western Monmouth County municipality to receive substantive certification under COAH’s revised…

  • Stewart’s is coming to Marlboro

    MARLBORO — Famous frosted mug root beers will be served up in Marlboro with the upcoming addition of a Stewart’s restaurant to the A&P shopping plaza at Route 79 and Route 520. The Planning Board granted a waiver of site plan to the applicant, B&O Marlboro LLC, on Dec. 16 for the restaurant. The board’s…

  • Manalapan OKs concept for Village development

    Commercial project has been under discussion for several years BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Village at Manalapan commercial center has received its initial go-ahead from the Manalapan Planning Board. At its Dec. 10 meeting the board voted 9-1 to approve the General Development Plan (GDP) submitted by Village at Manalapan Properties LLC.…

  • Golf course provides presents for ‘little soldiers’

    COLTS NECK — State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and state Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande were on hand at the Trump National Golf Club on Dec. 9 to collect the more than 100 toys the organization collected to donate to Project Little Soldiers. Project Little Soldiers is a program run through American Recreational Military Services (ARMS). The program…

  • Beck faults state oversight of caretakers of disabled

    Legislator calls on AG to investigate Division of Developmental Disabilities BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) is calling on the state attorney general to investigate the state Division of Developmental Disabilities’ oversight of disabled individuals who are placed with caretakers in the community. In a letter to New Jersey…

  • Local lunch program remains place to get out of the cold

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Jim Benedict starts preparing homemade soup at 5 a.m. every Monday though Thursday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church so that people who need a hot meal can enjoy one later in the day. Benedict currently runs the hot lunch program at St. Peter’s, on Throckmorton Street. He…

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