Tag: Manalapan
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Manalapan police lieutenant attends FBI Academy
MANALAPAN – Lt. Thomas Mantle has become the sixth officer in the nearly 50-year history of the Manalapan Police Department to graduate from the FBI National Academy program in Quantico, Va. Mantle attended the 267th session of the academy at the U.S. Marine Base from Jan. 9 through March 17. The other members of the…
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Manalapan police seek witnesses to crash
MANALAPAN – People who witnessed a motor vehicle collision in which one person was injured are being asked to contact the Manalapan Police Department with any information they may be able to offer to detectives. At 11:58 p.m. March 28, officers responded to Route 9 north in the area of Ryan Road to investigate a…
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Manalapan sets rules for sale of dogs and cats in pet stores
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Two individuals involved in animal protection efforts in the Garden State thanked the members of the Manalapan Township Committee for adopting an ordinance that will permit pet shops in Manalapan to only sell dogs and cats that arrive at the store from an animal care facility or an…
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Man who killed Manalapan youngster dies in prison
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer Kevin Aquino, a Manalapan resident who pleaded guilty and was serving a long prison sentence in the 1994 slaying of his 6-year-old neighbor, Amanda Wengert, has died. According to the New Jersey Department of Corrections, Aquino, 42, died on March 11 at the New Jersey State Prison, Trenton. A spokeswoman…
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Manalapan will lower speed limit on portion of Woodward Road
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Woodward Road between Valley Road and Lamb Lane will have a 25 mph speed limit if an ordinance introduced by the Manalapan Township Committee becomes law. At a meeting on April 5, committee members voted 5-0 to introduce an ordinance to establish a 25 mph speed limit on…
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Manalapan budget includes slight tax hike
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Residents who want to know how Manalapan officials will spend $33.51 million in the municipal budget this year may pose their questions to the Township Committee during an April 19 public hearing. The budget was introduced on March 22 in a 5-0 vote from Mayor Susan Cohen, Deputy…
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Steps will be taken to handle Woodward Road concerns
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – New signs, pavement markings and road striping will be the initial steps taken by municipal officials in a bid to deal with motor vehicle issues that have been reported by residents to be occurring on Woodward Road. James Winckowski, representing the township’s engineering firm, CME Associates, presented a…
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Braves hopeful competitive year ahead on baseball field
By Jeff Appelblatt Brian Boyce wasn’t too excited thinking of last year’s sub-.500 baseball season at Manalapan High School. “We were 12-15,” the 12-year coach said. “It might have been our only losing season. “Unfortunately last year, we never jelled as a team. We have seven kids playing in college [from that team], so we…
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Manalapan girls aim to move past early lacrosse struggles
By Jeff Appelblatt This season is a work in progress for Manalapan High School’s girls’ lacrosse team. The team had no answer for the Cougars in its March 29 opener at Colts Neck High School. Colts Neck jumped out to a 14-2 lead at halftime and finished the Braves off without much of a challenge,…
