• Candidates’ petitions for school board election due July 28

    The deadline for filing for board of education candidacy in this year’s November general election is 4 p.m. July 28. More than 4,800 New Jerseyans are currently helping to lead their communities’ schools and represent the interests of children and taxpayers by serving as board of education members, according to a press release. In 513…

  • Driver faces DWI charge

    MANALAPAN — A resident of Jackson was charged with driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle stop on June 28. Police said that at 4:20 p.m., Patrolman Kevin Ruditsky and Patrolman Sean Mc- Carthy received a call about a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner. The officers located the vehicle traveling on Route 9…

  • Council renews liquor licenses

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Municipal officials have voted to renew alcoholic beverage licenses in Freehold Borough. A Borough Council resolution stated that plenary retail distribution licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages for the year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, were issued to:  Gusaiji Inc. (Freehold…

  • Attorney: Inquiries being made about Route 33 development

    MANALAPAN — Potential development along the Route 33 corridor in Manalapan is expected to be a topic of discussion at an upcoming meeting of the Township Committee. During his legal report at the committee’s July 16 meeting, Township Attorney Roger McLaughlin said, “The township has received inquiries from property owners and contract purchasers on Route…

  • No evidence of shots found

    MANALAPAN — Police found no evidence that shots had been fired during an alleged incident in the Covered Bridge adult community. Police said that at 2:39 p.m. June 24, an officer was dispatched to Covered Bridge for a report of a 39-year-old male resident of Howell being shot at by a 62-year-old male resident of…

  • Confirmation Class student honored

    MANALAPAN — A student in the 2014 Confirmation Class at Temple Shaari Emeth has been named the winner of the fourth annual Dr. Milton R. Gross Memorial Confirmation Class Award. Sydney Howard, daughter of Susie and Lance Howard of the Morganville section of Marlboro, wrote an essay titled “What Does It Mean To Be A…

  • County fair has humble beginnings

    Local county fairs may seem modern, with their theme park-like rides and fried everything. But their roots date back more than a century. The Monmouth County Fair was first held more than 150 years ago. A poster from 1877 advertises the fair as the 24th annual Exhibition of the Monmouth County Agricultural Society, a three-day…

  • County fairs grounded in agricultural roots

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The BXM Stunt Show returns to this year’s Monmouth County Fair. A summer staple in central New Jersey, county fairs can be counted on for more than just food and fun. They offer a snapshot of the state’s agricultural past and a look at the artistic talents of local residents.…

  • Marlboro bans political signs on public property

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer A lthough several members of Marlboro’s Republican community came out in protest, claiming a violation of First Amendment rights, an ordinance was adopted that will prohibit the placement of political signs on public property in the municipality. On July 17, the members of the Marlboro Township Council voted unanimously to…

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