• Police capt. clarifies New Hope numbers

    MARLBORO — Residents can be assured that clients of the New Hope Foundation do not leave the facility on a daily basis, according to police. Capt. Bart Lombardo said that in 2013, the Marlboro Police Department recorded 106 runaways from the detoxification and rehabilitation facility on Conover Road. Police responded to 69 incidents stemming from…

  • Burry, Rich lead Monmouth freeholders in 2014

    Monmouth County Freeholders Lillian G. Burry and Gary J. Rich Sr. became freeholder director and deputy director, respectively, at the Board of Chosen Freeholders’ 2014 organization meeting Jan. 2 at Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township. “In the year ahead, I promise to work tirelessly for changes we desire that will make better lives and a…

  • Victim details experience

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Holly Smith Former New Jersey resident Holly Smith can attest to warnings about human trafficking. Forced into the sex trade at age 14, Smith now advocates for victims of human trafficking and describes her experience in her book, “Walking Prey: How America’s Youth Are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery.” Smith had…

  • Warning sounded on human trafficking

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI & KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writers The Rev. William Stokes, left to right, New Jersey Junior League State Public Affairs Committee Chairwoman Sue Flynn and Detective Shawn Murphy participate in a forum addressing the growing incidence of human trafficking. NICOLE ANTONUCCI/STAFF Local nonprofits and law enforcement agencies have been working over the past…

  • Vo-tech systems allow students to pursue passions

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Michael Volker, above, wears a SWAT team vest and ballistic helmet during a class demonstration at the Academy of Law and Public Safety in Long Branch. At right, Ellen Dougherty and Emanuel DeLaCruz practice a DWI traffic stop during class. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MONMOUTH COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Ellen…

  • Bank, retail building OK’d on Texas Road

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The shopping center in Marlboro that currently houses a Costco on Route 9 north near Texas Road may be expanding in the near future. The Marlboro Planning Board has green-lighted an application that sought amended preliminary and final site plan approval, which will bring a freestanding bank and a 21,000-square-foot…

  • Photo

    Kyle Franco, 14, was busy clearing off a car outside his home in Freehold Township on the afternoon of Jan. 22 following another snowfall during the frigid winter of 2013-14. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Plug-in minivan

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Some time ago I heard Nissan would be launching an all-electric minivan. We’ve had Nissans for years, and would like to go this way, but the last time I checked with the dealership they couldn’t say when the minivan would be coming. A: Probably fairly soon is the best I…

  • Making its midsize mark

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The redesigned Cadillac CTS sedan is ready to compete with some of the finest midsize luxury sedans in the world Cadillac has — for decades it seems — been striving to recapture its former glory as a premier luxury car brand, albeit with mixed results. However, with last year’s ATS…

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