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      November 7, 2007  RSS feed

      CHRIS KELLY staff Scott Rothschild of Marlboro points out something cool to Ethan Rothschild, 5, during "Catch the Blue Comet at the Train Show!," a model railroad show for the benefit of the Lakewood Heritage Museum featuring the Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders. The event took place Oct. 21 at the Lakewood Heritage Museum, Lakewood. More...
      Code official voices concern about space shown for fire vehicles

      Aplan to build 30 age-restricted condominiums on Orchard Street in Freehold Borough is on hold until at least Nov. 14 due to questions about how emergency vehicles will access the building. The application for Liberty Crossing II at Freehold was heard by the Planning Board on Oct. 24. The application was filed by Bay Dock Holdings LLC. More...

      Team's assessment includes suggestions to help sustain town

      There is a renewed sense of optimism about the future of Englishtown these days. That seemed to be the consensus of attendees who heard the final report presented by the members of an American Institute of Architects Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) who visited the borough in late October. More...


      The driver of the sport utility vehicle who struck Manalapan resident Carlee Wines on the campus of the University of Connecticut earlier this year pleaded no contest last week to the charge that he was indeed the driver of the SUV. More...


      Hilary Levin, 18, of Freehold Township, was crowned Miss New Jersey Teen recently at the Sheraton Meadowlands. She won the sportswear modeling competition and best essay, and was first runnerup in the talent competition. Hilary will now move on to compete at the National Miss American Teen Pageant at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., in November. More...


      The fifth annual Kenneth Tietjen Memorial Foundation fundraiser will be held Nov. 17 from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at Buttonwood Manor, 835 Route 34, Matawan. The event will feature music, food, drink specials, bagpipers, prizes, raffles and other activities. Donation is $10 per person, and attendees bringing a bike, LeapPad or other new gift will be admitted free of charge. More...
      This letter is being written to document my, and others, serious objections to portions of proposed Manalapan ordinance 2007-25 that would negatively restrict the building of new homes with basements and the bringing in of needed fill dirt for large residential lots that are now required in the new 4-acre residential zone of Manalapan. More...
      Guest Column
      Manalapan is not unlike other communities throughout the state that are planning to install synthetic turf fields at schools and recreational facilities. The reason is simple: uninterrupted use during and after inclement weather. This fact alone has made them a popular choice among youth sports groups. More...
      Mr. Ryno, 94, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 12, 2007, at the Applewood Estates nursing center, Freehold Township. He was born in New Brunswick and had lived in Edison until 1980 before moving to Lavallette. He had been a resident of Applewood Estates since 1999. Prior to retiring in 1976, Mr. Ryno was a stereotyper for the Home News Tribune, New Brunswick, for 43 years. More...
      Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District administrators and the Manalapan health officer have confirmed that a staph infection was recently diagnosed in a child at the Milford Brook School, but they said it was not the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. More...
      Division champions Howell and Freehold Borough improved their state playoff seedings over the weekend. Howell topped Marlboro, 27-6, while Freehold Borough staged a frantic fourth-quarter rally to top Matawan, 35-28. Cory Davies' Howell Rebels likely secured the No. 1 seed in Central Jersey Group IV with their win Saturday in Marlboro. More...