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Bridge closed for repair work
MARLBORO — Motorists will face a detour for at least one month as a bridge in Marlboro is repaired. Monmouth County bridge ML-4 on Robertsville Road between Lafayette and Lafayette Mills roads was closed on July 23 as crews began rebuilding abutments on both sides of the bridge, according to a press release. It is…
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Marlboro resident guilty in scheme
A Marlboro resident has admitted his role in a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme as well as distribution and possession with the intent to distribute Methylone, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced July 22. Paul Chemidlin, 42, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to an information charging him with conspiracy to commit wire…
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Police force to host annual Night Out event
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Residents are invited to come out and meet officers from the Freehold Township Police Department while enjoying a night of family fun as the department hosts its annual National Night Out event on Aug. 5. The event, sponsored by Freehold Township PBA No. 209 with assistance…
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Second man charged in thefts of lawn equipment, power tools
A second area resident has been charged in connection with a rash of burglaries that have occurred in recent months in western Monmouth County. Freehold Township Police Officer Todd Smith said charges of burglary and theft have now been lodged against Zachariah T. Famula 25, of Manalapan, in connection with the theft of between $80,000…
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Essner, Manisero honored by town
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Two men who have served the community in a variety of roles for many years were honored at the July 16 meeting of the Township Committee. Glenn Essner and Anthony Manisero were presented with Manalapan Recreation Hall of Fame awards. Essner, who retired after working for the Manalapan…
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Officials award local contracts
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Municipal officials awarded several vendor contracts at a recent meeting of the Township Committee. Contracts for the furnishing and delivery of turf maintenance supplies were awarded to Reed & Perrine Sales Inc. of the Tennent section of Manalapan in the amount of $28,299, and to John Deere Landscaping, Cleveland, Ohio, in the…
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Blankets warm patients
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Gianna Lella, 14, of Manalapan, presents a hand-tied fleece blanket to Miroslawa Stepniewski, center, as nurse Marianna Szafranska prepares to start Stepniewski’s chemotherapy treatment at the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville. MANALAPAN — A young woman from Manalapan has decided to dedicate…
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N.J residents are choosing to ‘skip the trip’
I t was about a year ago that the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) began mailing its first batch of Skip the Trip notices to our customers, affording a majority of New Jersey citizens the opportunity to renew their driver’s license or nondriver IDs by mail. The Christie administration and the MVC are pleased…
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