• Affordable homes will remain on Ryan Road

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — After several hearings that focused on the proposed transfer of two affordable housing units offsite from the Enclave at Glenbrook residential development, applicant William Bolton withdrew his application during the Planning Board’s Sept. 2 meeting. Bolton had requested an amendment to his original approval for the Enclave at…

  • Grandparents will get a break

    T he Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved a new program to support grandparents who are raising children in Monmouth County. According to a press release, the county’s Office on Aging will oversee the new grandparent caregiver respite program, which gives grandparents who live in Monmouth County a break from the daily routine of…

  • 2009 motorcycle ride will bring down curtain on event

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – – Denim and leather will be the order of the day as motorcycle enthusiasts make the final run for Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity’s Ride for Affordable Housing on Oct. 4. After nine years of motorcycle rides that have increased in participation and in contributions, the…

  • Intersection approved to be fixed

    MANALAPAN — The intersection of Gordons Corner and Pease roads will be improved following action taken by the Township Committee on Sept. 9. The committee awarded a bid to the Earle Asphalt Company, Farmingdale, in the amount of $225,513 for upgrades to the busy intersection. Earle Asphalt submitted the lowest of four bids that were…

  • Deal OKs antenna on local cell tower

    MARLBORO — A shared services agreement will allow the Manalapan Police Department to place a receiving antenna on Marlboro’s cell tower on Union Hill Road. The Marlboro Township Council gave the OK to the agreement during its Sept. 10 meeting. According to the agreement, Manalapan requires a portion of the cell tower for a receiving…

  • Social support groups expanding in Marlboro

    Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) of Monmouth County is participating in a federal demonstration project funded by the Administration on Aging. This project services older adults who reside in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC). These are defined as communities or neighborhoods where many of the residents have remained in place and have a…

  • Quick response credited for saving townhouses

    Englishtown police officer is first on scene to battle fire that started in dryer BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — A police officer who had the proper equipment in his patrol car and knew what to do with it is being credited with stopping a fire from spreading in a townhouse development. Englishtown Fire…

  • Marlboro alarm plan concerns businessman

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The possibility that the Marlboro Police Department may go into the alarm monitoring business has one local man worried about the strain that move may put on his business. Marlboro resident and local business owner John Healy is concerned about proposed changes which could allow the police department…

  • Leaving the scene nets driver 5-year sentence

    On Sept. 18, Adam Grillon, 29, of Freehold, was sentenced to a fiveyear state prison term for the second degree crime of leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident. The charge stems from a 2008 fatal motor vehicle accident which occurred on Route 79 in Freehold Township. According to information provided by the…

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