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      July 21, 2010  RSS feed

      Youngsters enjoy one of the many rides that filled Michael J. Tighe Park in Freehold Township on July 17 when the township held its annual community celebration and salute to American veterans. More...

      MANALAPAN — The state agency that oversees affordable housing in New Jersey has given its stamp of approval to Manalapan’s latest affordable housing plan. More...

      Freehold Borough residence may house adults recovering from drug, alcohol addiction

      Residents of the Monument Street neighborhood in Freehold Borough are angry and frustrated because another issue has come to the doorstep of what they say is their “fragile” neighborhood. More...


      Post-revaluation tax bills hit some Marlboro residents very hard

      Marlboro residents got a surprise recently when they opened the envelope that held their tax bill for the next year. Some property owners saw a decrease in their property taxes as the result of a township-wide revaluation, while other people saw an increase in their property taxes, with some increases as high as 39 percent. More...


      Robert Goolrick speaks in Marlboro

      Apredominantly female crowd gathered at the Marlboro branch of the Monmouth County Library recently to meet and discuss the book “A Reliable Wife.” But this wasn’t a typical book club meeting, because on this day the author of the book that was being discussed was on hand to talk about his work with the attendees. More...


      MARLBORO — Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 86 of Marlboro were recently honored at the Diocese of Trenton Catholic Committees on Scouting annual Court of Honor. The Court of Honor was held at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in Trenton. More...


      MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that will permit Manalapan to purchase a 1-acre lot on Lewis Street and allow that property to be used as a site for affordable housing units. More...


      MANALAPAN — The state agency that oversees affordable housing in New Jersey has given its stamp of approval to Manalapan’s latest affordable housing plan. More...
      The Foundation for Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Schools is hosting a golf tournament on Sept. 21 at Knob Hill, Route 33, Manalapan. The event will include a barbecue lunch, a four-person scramble, an awards dinner and auction. More...
      It has come to my attention that the bridge replacement on Iron Ore Road in Manalapan will now allow a weight rating of 40 tons. This will have a significant detrimental impact on the surrounding area and negatively affect quality of life, environmental quality, property values and most alarmingly create a public safety issue. More...
      GREEN SCENE  GOTTI KELLEY
      “When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.” More...
      CODA  GREG BEAN
      State Sen. Richard Codey has introduced a bill that would make New Jersey’s penalties for talking on a cell phone while driving the strictest in the nation, but here’s my question: If this thing passes, who’s gonna arrest cops for talking on their cell phones while they drive? More...
      Dr. Grau, 81, of Old Bridge, died June 7, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1997, he practiced small-animal medicine for many years at Aspen Veterinary Clinic, Manalapan. Surviving are his wife, Gloria Erceg Grau; a son, John William Grau Jr., and his wife, Susie, of Millstone; and two grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. More...
      Jane Bragg loved teaching youngsters how to read
      MARLBORO — Fifty years of dedication to and love for her pupils are some of the distinctions that teacher Jane Bragg leaves etched in the Marlboro K-8 School District. Bragg, 72, retired as a reading specialist at Marlboro’s Frank J. Dugan Elementary School at the end of the 2009- 10 school year. She began and ended her career in Marlboro schools. More...
      Whenever U.S. Olympics team gymnast Raj Bhavsar visits clubs like Classic Gymnastics in the Morganville section of Marlboro he knows that the future of his sport is in good hands. “This club is exceptional,” said Bhavsar, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. “It has everything you need to advance.” More...
      OceanFirst Bank kicked off the summer by giving away an all-expense paid “Day at the Beach” for six people. During May and June, visitors to the Freehold and Jackson branches entered to win a Beach Party Package. More...