A s of the morning of Feb. 13, law enforcement officers were still searching for the person responsible for the death of Travis Keys. Keys, 44, of Bond Street, Freehold Borough, was the victim of a fatal stabbing on Feb. 10, according to Monmouth County Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Richard Incremona. More...

COLTS NECK — A new ordinance could provide Colts Neck residents and business owners with stronger tools to fend off unwanted solicitors. Township Committee members introduced the ordinance, which amends a municipal code related to peddlers, canvassers and solicitors, at their Feb. 8 meeting. More...

MANALAPAN — Capt. Louis Moreto, who has been the acting chief of the Manalapan Police Department since January 2011, has been appointed as Manalapan’s next police chief. On Feb. 8, the same night that Moreto was appointed police chief in a 5-0 vote of the Township Committee, the governing body voted 5-0 on a retirement agreement with Moreto. More...

FREEHOLD — The last four Freehold Borough Police Department dispatchers who were on the borough’s payroll are now employees of Monmouth County. The department’s dispatchers have been transferred to the Monmouth County 911 Communications Center. The county is now providing police communications (dispatch) services for the borough. More...

MARLBORO — The applicant who proposed an automobile restoration shop at 75 Vanderburg Road in the village section of Marlboro recently withdrew his application for a use variance from the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment. More...