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Braves’ drive to sectional title topped district football season
Manalapan High School’s Imamu Mayfield, picking up tough yards against South Brunswick High School during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V championship final won by the Braves, blossomed as one of the best backs in the Shore — if not the state — rushing for 1,827 yards and scoring 31 touchdowns. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR…
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Resident hopes to inspire prayer with Eagle project
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Matthew Vollaro MARLBORO — Matthew Vollaro does not consider himself a “ridiculously religious” person, but that does not change the fact that prayer is still an important part of his life. “Some of the most critical parts of high school, and times where I’ve felt challenged the most, I always…
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Pet cemetery, funeral home uses OK’d in Tennent zone
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has decided to allow new uses in the Tennent section of the community and preclude the construction of affordable housing. The action settles a lawsuit that was filed by an objector to Manalapan’s 2008 affordable housing plan. In settling the legal action, the Township Committee…
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Colts Neck man pleads guilty to operating Ponzi scheme
A Colts Neck man who defrauded dozens of investors has admitted operating a $20 million Ponzi scheme out of his Fair Haven office and Miami, Fla., residence, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced on Nov. 20. Louis J. Spina, 57, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson in Trenton federal court to an…
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Parker at Monroe, long-term living community, opens doors to first residents
BACK TO BUSINESS On the morning of Dec. 15, the staff of Parker at Monroe welcomed their first residents to Parker Home’s newest long-term living residence. The intimate ribbon cutting ceremony included remarks by Doreen Illis, administrator, and Roberto Muñiz, president and CEO. The ribbon cutting was followed by a celebratory luncheon with the first…
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Wachstein-Alpert
MILESTONES Ross and Alexandra Alpert Alexandra Michelle Wachstein, daughter of Bob and Ellen Wachstein of Manalapan, was married to Ross Alpert, son of Robin and Irwyn Alpert of Millburn, on Nov. 1, 2014. Rabbi Daniel Cohen of South Orange performed the ceremony at the Knolls Country Club, Parsippany. The bride graduated from Rutgers University, New…
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Manalapan officer arrests man wanted by state police
MANALAPAN — A Manalapan police officer arrested a man who was wanted by the New Jersey State Police during a motor vehicle stop on Dec. 3. Police said that at 10:06 p.m., Patrolman Philip Accatatta stopped a vehicle on Pease Road after observing a motor vehicle violation. The driver was identified as John P. Anderson,…
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Red-light camera program goes dark in Garden State
New Jersey’s automated photo-enforcement pilot program, otherwise known as red-light cameras, came to an end at 11:59 p.m. Dec. 16. State Assemblyman O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth), who led an effort to ensure the program would not be renewed past its planned expiration date, said, “It is a great day for the motorists of New Jersey. The state…
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More than $12K raised for injured hockey player
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer MONROE — A fundraiser for Mikey Nichols, a high school ice hockey player who suffered a spinal cord injury in January, grossed more than $12,000 for the foundation supporting his recovery. Gasko’s Family Farm and Greenhouses hosted its annual Christmas Open House on Nov. 29, when donations were accepted…
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