• State park to host history fair

    An opportunity to learn about New Jersey’s history is coming to Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan. The 11th annual New Jersey State History Fair will offer visitors an experience that covers five centuries of the state’s history. The history fair will be held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 9. Admission will be free. Monmouth Battlefield…

  • Volunteers sought to help clean Millstone streams

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Volunteers are being sought as the Millstone Township Environmental Commission prepares to hold its ninth annual townwide stream cleanup 9 a.m.-noon April 18. Volunteers will meet in the parking lot behind the municipal court building at 215 Millstone Road. The volunteers will then be dispatched to locations designated for…

  • Environmental work

    RAY CHISTE During the weekend of March 28-29, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service performed a series of controlled burns at several locations in the new 500-acre Pleasant Run Wildlife Management Area, including this portion on Ellisdale Road, Upper Freehold Township. A controlled burn safely reduces excessive amounts of brush, shrubs and trees, encourages new…

  • Vic DiBitetto heading for iPlay America, ‘Paul Blart’

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Vic DiBitetto MANALAPAN — A few months ago when Manalapan resident Vic DiBitetto went to the movies with his wife, she begged him to keep his mouth shut. But he couldn’t resist. The moment his face appeared in one of the coming attractions, DiBitetto stood up and shouted to the…

  • Local projects receive grants from county

    The Monmouth County Historical Commission recently awarded preservation grants for 13 restoration projects totaling $60,160. The following local organizations received a grant:  Allentown Public Library Association, steeple restoration, $6,000  Friends of Millstone Historic Properties, Allen Barns, cedar siding, $5,920  Friends of the Old Yellow Meeting House, Upper Freehold Township, exterior painting, $5,834.…

  • Howell resident pleads guilty to 2012 sex assault on child

    A Howell man has pleaded guilty to charges he sexually assaulted a toddler and electronically recorded the attack, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Kevin Motyka, 23, pleaded guilty on March 9 to firstdegree aggravated sexual assault; three counts of seconddegree endangering the welfare of a child by causing or permitting a child…

  • All equestrians invited to April 26 Poker Run

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Adam Koval and his wife, Sue, are members of the Horseman’s Association of Millstone Township. They are avid horseback riding enthusiasts who will be participating in the upcoming Poker Run. Between 40 and 50 riders are expected to participate in a Poker Run fundraiser to be hosted by the Horseman’s Association…

  • Gas company files pipeline plan with state

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Representatives of New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) have filed a petition with the state Board of Public Utilities proposing the construction of a 28- mile-long, 30-inch-diameter high pressure transmission pipeline through portions of Burlington, Monmouth and Ocean counties. The company confirmed the April 2 action on its website. NJNG…

  • Wine market flourishes in state economic sectors

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Laurita Winery, which produces up to 16,000 cases of wine annually, offers wine tastings and tours of its New Egypt facility. SCOTT FRIEDMAN New Jersey vintners have managed to quiet the skeptics who did not believe that the Garden State could produce quality wines. With award-winning wines on national and…

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