• Manalapan to seek DOT grants

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Municipal officials will seek grants from the state Department of Transportation to fund infrastructure repairs in 2016. Speaking at the Sept. 30 meeting of the Manalapan Township Committee, James Winckowski of CME Associates, the township’s engineering firm, said applications will be filed with the DOT. Grants will be…

  • Businessman sentenced to prison for paying bribes, defrauding county

    A Marlboro resident who owned a company that sold maintenance and cleaning supplies was sentenced to 31 months in prison for paying bribes to a Union County official and to defrauding the county of more than $120,000 in connection with the purchases, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Richard Greer, 56, of Marlboro, pleaded guilty…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Morganville United Methodist Church, 215 Conover Road, Marlboro, is accepting donations for its fall Nearly New Rummage Sale. Accepted items include men’s, women’s and children’s gently used clothing and shoes; toys and games; bed and bath linens; housewares; art and home décor; jewelry; and books. No furniture, televisions or electronics accepted. Donations will…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Michael Kaminski of Howell is participating in the stadium band at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The stadium band plays at all home football games, the homecoming parade and pep rally, and at special events throughout the fall. The Silberman College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, named its top 50 alumni business leaders under…

  • Driver facing multiple charges

    MANALAPAN — A resident of Monroe Township was charged with driving while intoxicated and other violations following her alleged involvement in an incident on Smithburg Road. Manalapan police said that at 8:25 p.m. Sept. 4, a 36-year-old female motorist reported that her vehicle was struck by a passing motorist on Smithburg Road in the area…

  • Teens will travel to Iowa for Global Youth Institute

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Kayleigh Wilson Two students from the Freehold Regional High School District are excited they will have an opportunity to interact with other young adults and discuss pressing issues with international experts. Kayleigh Wilson, 17, and Sruthi Boddapati, 17, have been selected to attend the Global Youth Institute conference to be…

  • Wildlife pros assist deer that was shot with arrow

    Wildlife experts with the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife successfully removed an arrow that had been protruding from the muzzle of a female deer that has been seen frequently in the Marlboro area since last winter. On Sept. 1, Kim Tinnes, Joseph Burke and George Garbaravage were able to attract the deer using…

  • Feds green light wind lease off New Jersey coast

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The winds of change are blowing 7 miles off the coast of New Jersey, according to an announcement by the federal government. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced that 343,833 acres off the New Jersey shore will be included in a lease sale scheduled for Nov.…

  • Freehold Borough Spooktacular features a variety of contests

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — People in Freehold Borough know how to have Halloween fun. A lineup of events will fill the town’s calendar leading up to Halloween on Oct. 31. The borough’s all-volunteer Halloween Spooktacular committee is celebrating 20 years of bringing Halloween activities to the downtown area. “It brings our community…

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