• Lucas’ request for change in bail denied

    MANALAPAN — A federal judge has denied a request from Andrew Lucas to modify the conditions of his bail. Lucas, 36, of Manalapan, a former mayor and township committeeman, is charged with falsifying his 2010 tax returns in order to purchase a farm property in Manalapan and with providing federal investigators and a federal grand…

  • Police lodge charges in deadly crash

    A Robbinsville, Mercer County, man has been charged with aggravated manslaughter and death by auto for allegedly causing the motor vehicle crash that claimed the life of Heidi Bennett, 50, of Freehold Township, on March 31 on Route 9 in Old Bridge. Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Old Bridge Police Chief William…

  • Reusable tote bags better for environment

    Kudos to the New York City Council for introducing a bill that would impose a 10-cent fee on all plastic and paper grocery bags. If the bill passes, it will help clean up our environment and save countless animals. According to Rebecca Hosking, who made the riveting documentary, “Hawaii: Message in the Waves,” plastic bags…

  • A binding arbitration law is needed in N.J.

    Few things in government are ever black and white. Most fall within shades of gray, to be parsed out by policy makers. But the current issue of the expired binding arbitration cap is not one of these. The message is simple — we must make this law permanent. Allowing this critical law to expire is…

  • State assemblyman seeking support for bill

    First responders, such as firefighters, are essential to protecting the safety and well-being of their fellow citizens. Emergency responders often face dangerous situations that many people will never encounter, and many offer their services solely on a volunteer basis, which removes a tremendous financial burden from countless budgets across the state. In an effort to…

  • Howell residents facing school tax increase

    Last year I submitted a letter to the editor expressing my concern that Howell K-8 School District officials would raise our taxes by as much as $4.8 million by using all of their “banked cap” (unraised taxation for two years of flat budgets). Well, they did not do it then, so I was wrong. Well,…

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    Two women enjoy a late-afternoon walk along a path at Holmdel Park on April 22.

  • Police arrest shoplifting suspect

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO MANALAPAN — A resident of Staten Island, N.Y., was charged with shoplifting at Wegmans after allegedly taking almost $800 worth of baby formula and diapers from the store in early April and then attempting to take another $1,354 worth of the same type of merchandise two weeks later. Manalapan Police Capt.…

  • HERO Campaign plans benefit walk

    The HERO Campaign, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the use of safe and sober designated drivers to prevent drunk driving tragedies, will sponsor its first Monmouth County Hero Walk at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, on June 8. According to a press release, the walk is in remembrance of U.S. Navy Ensign John R. Elliott…

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