• Auto auction gains OK to add gravel surface

    MARLBORO — An automobile storage and auction business on Texas Road can proceed with one phase of its proposed site plan, but must receive a junkyard license from the Township Council in order to proceed with the extent of its plan. Insurance Auto Auctions, 426 Texas Road, received approval from the Zoning Board of Adjustment…

  • St. Mary’s Church to host orchid auction on Oct. 11

    The Deep Cut Orchid Society will sponsor an orchid auction Oct. 11 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Route 34 and Phalanx Road, Colts Neck. An event dubbed as the largest orchid auction in the Mid-Atlantic region is scheduled for Oct. 11 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Route 34 and Phalanx Road, Colts Neck. The auction…

  • Student earns Rensselaer Medal

    Alexis K. Mooney of Howell has been named a Rensselaer Medal winner for excellence in math and science. Alexis attends the Freehold Regional High School District’s Animal and Botanical Sciences Academy at Freehold Township High School. Each participating high school selects one student for the award. Alexis will also receive a guaranteed four-year merit scholarship…

  • Marlboro resident wants meetings posted on town website

    MARLBORO — A resident has expressed concern that municipal officials do not make township meetings more available for public viewing. At a recent Township Council meeting, Dan Matarese asked the council why video recordings of Township Council, Zoning Board of Adjustment and Planning Board meetings cannot be easily viewed. “I would like it to be…

  • Expo promotes outdoor activities

    JACKSON — Visitors to this year’s New Jersey WILD Outdoor Expo spent the weekend enjoying the flora and fauna at the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area as well as activities that promoted the great outdoors. The annual event in Jackson, sponsored by the state Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife, Division of…

  • Green has change of heart; will run as write-in candidate

    MARLBORO — Despite not filing a nominating petition to run for re-election, Cynthia Green has now announced plans to run as a write-in candidate for the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education in the Nov. 4 election. Green has served on the board for 25 years, but she did not file a nominating petition…

  • Police investigate tire slashings

    MANALAPAN — Two residents of Chesapeake Road in the Yorktowne development reported that the tires on their vehicles were slashed by unknown individuals. At 11:20 a.m. Aug. 26, Patrolman Robert Kelly met with an 83-year-old resident who reported that unknown individuals slashed five tires on two cars that were parked in his driveway. The crime…

  • Marlboro students raise awareness of organ donations

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Blake Rogolsky MARLBORO — While some students may start a club in order to beef up their college applications, Marlboro High School junior Blake Rogolsky started a club that is deeply personal to herself and her family — and has the potential to save lives. The Marlboro High School DonateLife…

  • Agreement with soccer club will provide playing fields

    MANALAPAN — The township’s youngest children will soon have a new place to play soccer. The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that will permit the municipality to lease a portion of the Tillis tract on Route 522 to the Manalapan Soccer Club. Mayor Jordan Maskowitz, Deputy Mayor Jack McNaboe, Committeewoman Susan Cohen and Committeeman…

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