BREAKING NEWS School times stay the same BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP -- The Board of Education announced at its Feb. 27 meeting that school times will remain the same in the 2007-08 school year. That is a complete turnaround from a plan school administrators put forth a month ago and one that drew a large crowd of parents to a Feb. 13 meeting to as... More ... Senior class prez banned from school after bust Police say CDS confiscated from Manalapan High School teen is believed to be cocaine BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer       A restraining order barring the senior class president at Manalapan High School from returning to the school was issued after police arrested the young man in the school. Manalapan Police Department Capt. Lou Moreto said Eric Goldman, 18, of Manalapan, was arrested at the high schoo... More ... Conference champions!       Freehold Township High School basketball players (l-r) T.J. LaFalce, Eddie Fischer and Marcus Roberson hold the Shore Conference Tournament championship plaque aloft after beating Christian Brothers Academy, 55-49, on Feb. 24 in Toms River. It was the first SCT basketball title won by the Pat... More ... Two sites could host proposed dog park BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer       MANALAPAN - Municipal officials may still proceed with the planned development of a dog park at the Village Green, Route 522, despite the possibility that a passenger rail station could one day be built at that location. More ... Committee hears plan for center BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer       FREEHOLD - A family support center may be on the horizon for residents in the near future. Lisa Nathari and Yvelisse Gonzalez, members of the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Lakewood, gave a presentation about such a center at the Feb. 6 meeting of the F... More ... Costa joins historical assoc. staff       The Monmouth County Historical Association has announced that Kimberly Costa has joined the staff as the new Covenhoven House cook and education coordinator. Costa will be heading up the open hearth cooking program that is presented to school and adult groups on Wednesdays, Fridays and ... More ... On Campus       Ralph Protano, son of Margaret and Louis Protano of Manalapan, has been named to the dean's list at Marywood University, Scranton, Pa. He is a 2003 graduate of Colts Neck High School. Jessica Rosofsky, daughter of Bonnie and Scott Rosofsky of Manal-apan, has been named to the dean... More ... Costco would demolish cinemas, build new store BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer       MARLBORO - Testimony for an application that proposes to construct a 145,267-square-foot membership shopping club on Route 9 began at the Plan-ning Board last week. Representatives of Costco Wholesale are seeking site plan approval to build the facility on a 56-acre parcel on Route 9... More ... Town may open swim club to nonresidents BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer       MARLBORO - Residents of neighboring communities may have the opportunity to join the Marlboro Swim Club, Gordons Corner Road, this summer. On Feb. 15, Township Council members discussed the possibility of implementing a sponsored membership program for use of the municipal swimming p... More ... Police arrest third student in UConn campus fatality BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer       A third young adult has been arrested in connection with the University of Connecticut hit-and-run incident that took the life of Manalapan resident Carlee Wines. Police announced last week that UConn student Kara Satalin, 18, of Syracuse, N.Y., has been charged with conspiring with a... More ... Educational facilities become permitted use BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer       MARLBORO - Township Council members believe that although an ordinance to amend the C-2 commercial zone was adopted quickly, the law makes sense and is consistent with other commercial zones in Marlboro. The ordinance that was adopted on Feb. 15 will permit the use of commercial educ... More ... Corps' coordinator calling for Manalapan volunteers BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer       MANALAPAN - Volunteers to fill medical and nonmedical positions in Manalapan's Medical Reserve Corps are being sought. Kim Silverstein, the coordinator of the Medical Reserve Corps, recently outlined the organization's functions and needs in a presentation to the Township Committee. More ... Council honors students BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer       MARLBORO - The Township Council recently recognized those students who received first place and honorable mention in a project sponsored by the Marlboro Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse. The alliance acts as a catalyst within the community to raise public awareness about subs... More ... Left turn signal intended to help move traffic along       MANALAPAN - Making a left turn onto Union Hill Road from Wild Turkey Way will soon get a little easier with the pending installation of a left turn signal on the existing traffic light. More ... State grant will help fund child advocacy center       District 12 state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) and state Assemblyman Mike Panter (D-Monmouth and Mercer) have announced the approval of a $500,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) to aid in the construction of the Mon-mouth County Child Ad... More ... 'No knock' law to have public hearing March 5 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer       FREEHOLD - The Borough Council is ready to act on an ordinance that has been designed to allow residents not to be disturbed by solicitors who are going door to door. The ordinance will have a public hearing and possible vote for adoption at the council's March 5 meeting. More ... Brookdale will host film series       The International Center at Brook-dale Community College will host an East Asian Film Series. Screenings are free and will be held Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the MAN building, room 105, at the Lincroft main campus. Parking is most convenient in lots 6, 7 and 1. More ...