• Contract has one year added

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Municipal officials have inked a one-year contract extension with Teamsters Union Local 11. Several white-collar employees of Colts Neck are members of the union. The Township Committee approved the agreement and introduced a salary ordinance for the covered positions at its Jan. 8 meeting. The ordinance was…

  • Driver given 5-year prison sentence

    A Toms River woman was sentenced to five years in state prison on charges of vehicular homicide and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with a January 2012 fatal motor vehicle crash that took the life of a 26-year-old Freehold Township woman, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Jan. 10.…

  • Permit fees to be adjusted

    COLTS NECK — Several new or increased building permit fees could soon make their way onto the books in Colts Neck. The Township Committee has introduced an ordinance that would amend the section of the municipal code that governs charges assessed to individuals who wish to perform improvements to their property. The ordinance is scheduled…

  • Master Gardener program welcomes new graduates

    Thirty-one men and women became certified Master Gardeners during a recent graduation ceremony held at the Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune, according to a press release from Monmouth County. Graduates of the 2013 program include Erin Beuka, Freehold; Darin Carovillano, Howell; Larry Cier, Millstone Township; Cathy Delhagen, Freehold; Margie Longo, Freehold; Susan Losapio, Freehold; Grace…

  • Fire academy graduates join local departments

    The Monmouth County Fire Academy recently graduated 42 firefighters from the Firefighter I program. Graduates were divided into two classes: Class 100 graduated Jan. 14 and Class 101 graduated Jan. 15. Both ceremonies were held at the Monmouth County Fire Academy, Route 33, Howell. Graduates worked 188 hours over 30 sessions and received training in…

  • Y gala planned for March 1

    The YMCA of Western Monmouth County, Freehold Township, will present a “Roaring 20’s Speakeasy Gala” on March 1 at the Battleground Country Club, Manalapan. All proceeds will benefit the YCares financial assistance program. This year’s honorees are Edward K. Moran, TD Bank, Carlo Castronovo of Giusseppe’s in Old Bridge, and Ray Rossi of NJ 101.5…

  • Challenge grant will aid schools

    The Foundation for Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Schools (MERS) has received a $50,000 Challenge Grant from the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation. According to a press release, every dollar donated to the foundation, up to $50,000, will be matched by the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation. Donations must be received by March 31. Barry Tobias, chief administrative officer and…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Suddenly, Mom has become Typhoid Mary Lori Clinch I was not a pretty sight yesterday morning. When I woke up, I had a scratchy throat and a stuffy head, and I was suffering from general malaise. I’m not quite sure what malaise is, but I’m quite confident I had it. Before presenting myself to Pat,…

  • Heroin continues to hook New Jersey’s young adults

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Representatives of the Howell Police Department recently joined guest speakers, including a mother who lost her son to heroin, for a presentation about the horrors of drug addiction. Young adults and their parents attended the event on Jan. 15 at Howell Middle School North. “When I asked [Police…

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