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Neighbors app will help Marlboro police share updates, safety alerts
MARLBORO — Mayor Jonathan Hornik and Police Chief Peter Pezzullo have announced Marlboro’s participation in the Neighbors Public Safety Service (NPSS). The NPSS allows public safety officials to connect, communicate and share hyper-local updates with residents, according to a press release from the township. This new program and...
Freehold Township police lieutenant admits to illegal database access
A 27-year veteran of the Freehold Township Police Department has admitted to illegally accessing information from a law enforcement computer database for personal use, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Sept. 16. Lt. John Todd, 58, pleaded guilty to a count of third degree computer theft during a...
Monmouth Park shows gains in handle for 2022; Lopez, Gonzalez capture titles
OCEANPORT – Monmouth Park showed a 25.2% increase in total handle and a 16.07% increase in on-track handle, while Paco Lopez won his ninth riding title and Claudio Gonzalez earned his first training title as the Jersey Shore thoroughbed track closed out its 77th season on Sept. 18. Total...
New Jersey DEP urges residents to check trees for beech leaf disease
Officials at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are urging New Jersey residents to check trees on their property for signs of beech leaf disease and to report their findings to the New Jersey Forest Service, DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced. Beech leaf disease was first detected...
News Transcript Datebook, Sept. 21
• The meetings of the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education originally scheduled for Oct. 10 and Oct. 24 have been cancelled. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Park Avenue Complex, 280 Park Ave. The meeting will be held in person and remotely. On the day of the meeting, go to www.freeholdboro.k12.nj.us for instructions on how to call into and participate in the meeting.
Webslinger storms home to beat Oxymore in $500,000 Nownownow Stakes
OCEANPORT – Webslinger is a maiden no more. In fact, the 2-year-old son of Constitution could well be headed to the Breeders’ Cup next. That’s how quickly fortunes can change in horse racing. Coming off a troubled second place finish in restricted Maiden Special Weight company in...
Matisoff lifts Colonials to first victory with game-winner against Falcons
The Freehold High School girls soccer team was trying to overcome an 0-4 start in 2022 when the Colonials hosted Monmouth Regional High School of Tinton Falls on Sept. 16 in Freehold Borough. Coach Elyse Ingui watched as senior Samantha Matisoff provided the boost the Colonials needed when Matisoff scored...
Augello, Enlow lead Freehold Township to 26-13 victory over Rebels
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Extend the streak to five in a row. That was the goal for Coach Cory Davies and his Freehold Township High School football players when the hosted rival Howell High School on the evening of Sept. 16. The Patriots bounced back from a loss to Marlboro...
Freehold Borough school district seeks resident to fill open board seat
FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough K-8 School District is seeking to fill a vacant seat on the Board of Education. During a meeting on Sept. 12, board members accepted the resignation of Bruce Patrick from the board. Patrick’s resignation became effective on Sept. 5. On the same night,...
Power Attack set for major test in $500,000 Nownownow Stakes at Monmouth
OCEANPORT – There is nothing quite as satisfying for a thoroughbred trainer as a plan that comes together with a promising 2-year-old. That is the case with Power Attack, a son of War Dancer trained by Kent Sweezey, who takes aim at Saturday’s $500,000 purse in the Nownownow Stakes at Monmouth Park.
Marlboro schools experiencing ‘financial distress,’ stabilization aid sought
MARLBORO — The members of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education will submit an application to the state to seek stabilization aid as the district deals with a situation they have labeled “financial distress.”. During a meeting on Sept. 13, board members took action on the...
Manalapan planners consider application for Woodward Estates
MANALAPAN — Testimony is scheduled to resume at the Manalapan Planning Board’s Sept. 22 meeting on an applicant’s proposal to construct a townhouse development and an age-restricted apartment building on Millhurst Road. Woodward Estates Inc. is seeking preliminary and final major subdivision approval and preliminary and final...
News Transcript On Campus, Sept. 14
Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pa., announced that 306 students will be part of the university’s Honors Program in 2022-23. Freehold residents Christina Hoff and Samantha Mikos will participate in the program. The program provides high-achieving students with opportunities to engage in scholarship, leadership and service. Honors students select specially designed honors courses, course-by-contracts, independent studies and internships to earn honors credit. Students are required to complete 30 hours of community service before graduation. In addition, Christina is a member of the 2022 Kutztown University Marching Unit, which entertains fans at all home football games, select away games, marching band festivals and competitions, professional sporting events, parades and campus spirit building activities.
Monmouth County News Briefs, Sept. 14
Brookdale Community College has announced that President David M. Stout, Ph.D., has been named to ROI-NJ’s Influencers: Higher Education 2022 list. Each year, ROI-NJ lists the presidents with the greatest influence and impact on their schools and within the business community. Brookdale serves more than 20,000 students at its...
These worms jump and they are a threat to forests
Imagine digging in your garden and seeing an unusual looking worm near the surface. You reach out to move it and suddenly it thrashes violently and flies through the air!. It sounds crazy, but that is the behavior of an invasive earthworm that is causing concern among ecologists in the northeast.
News Transcript News Briefs, Sept. 14
The Manalapan Police Department has reported the following incidents that recently occurred in the community:. On Aug. 24 at 1:46 p.m., a Manalapan resident reported that an unknown individual made $5,300 in fraudulent purchases using the victim’s credit card information in New York. Patrolman Hunter Mauro handled the incident.
Monmouth County Clerk’s Office to host notary public informational seminar
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is inviting all Monmouth County notaries public and those interested in becoming a notary public to an informational seminar on Sept. 27 from 5-8 p.m. at Hominy Hill Golf Course, Colts Neck. In light of recent changes to the New Jersey notary public laws,...
Driver in fatal Freehold Township crash receives moving violations summonses
More than two months after three members of the same Marlboro family died in a motor vehicle collision on Route 9 in Freehold Township, the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident remains ongoing. Marlboro residents Masoud B. Salib, 61, Hanaa I. Salib, 52, and Mark M. Salib, 21, died...
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