• Verizon begins making case for cell tower on Route 537

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Representatives of Verizon Wireless have started offering testimony they hope will support the company’s application to construct a cellular communications tower on property at 391 Monmouth Road (Route 537). The application was heard by the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 23 and will be…

  • Developer’s presentation was a good start

    The Manalapan Township Committee is to be commended for encouraging the open presentation of ideas for development of Route 33 in advance of any official application to one of the township boards. The new Manalapan Crossing proposal sounds similar in some respects to the original Village at Manalapan plan that was approved then superseded by…

  • New Jerseyans should extend fellowship

    As individuals and as members of the board of the Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought, we deplore the killing of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina — Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. We grieve for their family and friends. We would like to state publicly…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Visitors to Holmdel’s 17th annual Earth Day Festival enjoy the spring scenery on May 3 at Bayonet Farm.

  • Plant sale scheduled at county ag building

    The annual plant sale sponsored by Rutgers Master Gardeners will take place on May 15-16. Spring Garden Day is an annual event featuring thousands of plants, from flowers and vegetables to trees and shrubs, according to a press release. The Master Gardeners’ sales force uses its horticultural training to help customers find perfect plants to…

  • Memorial Day parade May 17

    MARLBORO — Veterans in the township will be honored and celebrated as Marlboro holds its seventh annual Memorial Day parade. The parade will begin at 2 p.m. May 17 at the Marlboro Mall, Route 79 and School Road West. The parade will travel along School Road West, to Wyncrest Road, and end at the township’s…

  • Alliance to host Narcan training

    MANALAPAN — The Manalapan- Englishtown Community Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse will hold a free Narcan training session at the municipal building, Route 522, at 6 p.m. May 21. The training is a joint project of the Jersey Shore Addiction Services health care organization and the Barnabas Health Institute for Prevention, with funding…

  • Seat belt enforcement planned

    ENGLISHTOWN — Law enforcement officers from the Englishtown Police Department will crack down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as part of the national “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Beginning May 18 and running through May 31, the annual initiative includes highvisibility law enforcement seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and national…

  • Freeholders put 2015 budget in place for county residents

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer With the adoption of the 2015 Monmouth County budget, property owners will pay a total of $4.53 million more in taxes to support the operation of the county. During a meeting held on April 23 at Spring Lake Borough Hall, the Board of Freeholders adopted the budget in a…

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