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      September 12, 2007  RSS feed

      PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Frank Damas (c) and fellow employees from Precise Construction, Freehold, work on laying the foundation for a synthetic turf athletic field that is under construction at the Marlboro municipal complex, Wyncrest Road. Precise Construction was awarded a contract for $858,000 to build the sports field. More...
      Project expected to clean up two tainted areas near Manalapan rec center

      Although no date for going to bid on the project was announced, the Manalapan Township Committee has approved the issuance of bonds or notes to cover the remediation of contaminated soil that was found on township-owned property. More...

      MANALAPAN - Bats in your belfry might not be as bad as those in the attic now that a bat that was captured in Manalapan has been found to have been infected with rabies. A township resident had to undergo rabies treatment because a close encounter with the bat occurred in a part of the home that was being renovated. More...


      CHRIS KELLY staff Akash Modi, 12, of Marlboro, tries his best to hang on to a mechanical bull ride during Marlboro Day, a community celebration that was held Sept. 9 at the Marlboro municipal complex. More...


      MANALAPAN - A 33-year-old township resident wound up in the Monmouth County jail on Aug. 24 after police confiscated drugs at his home. More...


      Sharon Brown helped to make a small dream become a big reality. Brown, a Freehold Township resident, is one of the founders of the African- American Arts and Heritage Festival which will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the PNC Bank Arts Center, on the Garden State Parkway, Holmdel, on Sept. 15. More...


      FREEHOLD - The Freehold Fire Department will become the proud owner of a piece of equipment that Fire Chief Bill Maushardt said will help to better protect residents. A used fire rescue truck will soon be a part of the department's inventory now that the Borough Council has approved the purchase of the truck from the Freehold Township Independent Fire Company. More...


      A bomb threat caused Marlboro police to close Home Depot in the Cambridge Square shopping center, Route 9 north and Union Hill Road, on Aug. 22. On the day of the incident Marlboro police Lt. Steve Mennona confirmed that a bomb threat had been made that morning at Home Depot. More...
      Since my resignation as the Manalapan Battleground Symphony conductor, I have watched with great interest and concern the spin that the Manalapan Township Committee has created regarding the symphony, and my leaving the position I held with great joy for the past seven years. More...
      Here's a hint. If you're trying to hire a hit man to kill your husband and ask a "friend" to help you find one, there's a big potential pitfall. When you hear from the prospective hit man and he wants to meet you at Denny's to talk about the details, remember this: he's likely an undercover police officer wearing a wire. More...
      John "Jack" Allen Hurlbert Mr. Hurlbert, 84, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 16, 2007, at Pine Brook Care Center, Manalapan. He and his family had lived in Helmetta during the Great Depression, and he was a graduate of Jamesburg High School. Mr. Hurlbert enlisted in the U.S. More...
      Rebels edge Cougars, 28-26, in football season opener
      Until a team faces the pressure, a coach never knows how it's going to react. All the preseason scrimmages and workouts matter little when the games count. Howell High School football coach Cory Davies learned the most valuable of lessons on the afternoon of Sept. 8 about his Rebels - they will not panic when things aren't going their way. More...