Late race kick makes difference; CN's Jackucewicz 2nd in girls race
Speed is a luxury to have at the end of a cross-country race. It not only helps you win the race, but, also keeps you from making any mistakes during a race. When Holmdel's George Galasso tried to break up the lead pack with a mid-race surge halfway through the Monmouth County Championships on Oct. 21, Manalapan's Robby Andrews did not panic.
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Omnipoint wants to place structure on Robertsville Road
BY ZACH LEVINE Correspondent
When residents who oppose the placement of a cellular communications tower on Robertsville Road in Freehold Township continue to make their case at the Oct. 30 meeting of the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, they will be trying to convince the board not to grant a variance to the applicant, Omnipoint. More...
Proposed Manalapan shopping center shows new intersection on Route 33
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer
Anew development plan for The Village at Manalapan retail center was presented to the Manalapan Planning Board on Oct. 23. The new proposal includes three traffic signals for the site and the widening of the intersection at Millhurst Road and Route 33. More...
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
Two nights a week Noël Olivarius sleeps with her pager right by her head so she won't miss a call if her presence is needed. Olivarius, a resident of Freehold Township, is an emergency medical technician (EMT) and a member of the volunteer Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad. More...
Volunteers are needed to answer phones at 2nd Floor, a youth help line available for young people to call about anything on their minds. It is available to children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 24. Calls are answered by volunteers and professional staff who use a technique called "active listening" to help young people resolve their difficulties. More...
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
A former resident of Howell now living in central Pennsylvania was killed and several of her family members were injured in an Oct. 19 motor vehicle accident on Interstate 81 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. More...
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
FREEHOLD — Anyone driving on Ward Avenue last week may have been wondering why a 1998 Cadillac was covered with signs that said "Texting has got to stop." It was Mary Sweet's way of getting a message out to people that sending text messages from a mobile communications device while driving is dangerous. More...
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer
MANALAPAN - Municipal officials have authorized litigation to be instituted against the Old Bridge Zoning Board of Adjustment following the granting of a variance to Old Bridge resident Steven Pielli. The litigation seeks to have the board's approval for Pielli's variance application reversed. More...
MARLBORO — Police will be adding marked and unmarked patrols in Marlboro following an increase in what appears to be economic-driven burglaries, according to a press release from Mayor Jonathan Hornik's office. Police are investigating a home burglary that was reported on Oct. 19, the third home burglary reported to police within a week's time. More...