• Rezoning could bring homes, retail center

    Howell officials have been tangling with Elon Associates for more than a decade BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — An ordinance that officials said would allow Howell to resolve decadeold litigation with Elon Associates has been adopted in a unanimous vote of the Township Council. The ordinance rezones a 48-acre tract at the corner…

  • Manalapan Scouts dig in to help feed the hungry

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The members of Boy Scout Troop 180 at the Old Tennent Presbyterian Church have been working hard to serve the community by undertaking a project called “Planting a Row for the Hungry.” Assistant Scoutmaster Jeff Winter, who is supervising the Scouts for this project, donated a portion of…

  • ‘Earth, Wind and Sky’

    An exhibit of photographs by environmentalist and nature photographer Bill Dalton is at the Terner House Gallery in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township. “Earth, Wind and Sky” will run through July 31. The Terner House Gallery is adjacent to the Ocean Township Library on Deal Road in Oakhurst. Hours are Monday, 10 a.m. to…

  • New testimony due on shopping center

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Testimony on planned renovations to a mostly vacant shopping center on Schanck Road is expected to continue at the Aug. 13 meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. No new testimony was heard when the application came before the board on June 30. Due to a technical issue with the application that…

  • Retired reporter honored

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — At its meeting on July 15, the Manalapan Township Committee honored former News Transcript staff writer Kathy Baratta with a mayoral proclamation. Baratta retired in January 2009 for health reasons from her position as a staff writer with the News Transcript. She covered Manalapan for the News Transcript…

  • Attorney seeks home-office OK

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Local attorney Veronica Davis is once again seeking permission from the Freehold Borough Planning/Zoning Board to use a Court Street home as her law office. In 2008 the board denied an application from Davis to convert the home at 68 Court St. to an office. Now, Davis…

  • Licensing board suspends doctor

    The State Board of Medical Examiners has suspended the license of a Freehold based physician after the doctor pleaded guilty to the criminal charge of theft by deception for falsely billing Medicare, Horizon Blue Cross and the Aetna Insurance Company. According to a press release, Dr. Fredric Feit, of Manalapan, in December 2008 admitted to…

  • Committee rejects bids for pair of contracts

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — At its meeting on July 14, the Township Committee rejected bids that had been submitted for two Freehold Township contracts. On the first contract, township officials sought bids for the furnishing and delivery of police department uniforms. Bids were received from four companies: Lawmen Supply Co. of…

  • Monmouth fair opens in Freehold tonight

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The 35th annual Monmouth County Fair, organized and presented by the Monmouth County Park System in cooperation with the Monmouth County 4-H Association, will be held from July 22-26 at the East Freehold Park Showgrounds on Kozloski Road between Route 33 and Route 537 in Freehold Township. The fair’s 35th year will…

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