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  • School district announces changes in administration

    Kevin Murphy has been appointed athletic director and K-12 supervisor of health and physical education    Hopewell Elementary School Principal Steve Cochrane and Timberlane Middle School Principal Mike Fitzpatrick have traded places and will be walking different halls this fall.    They officially took on new assignments July 1. Mr. Cochrane heads up Timberlane while Mr. Fitzpatrick…

  • Search continues for missing woman at local landfill

       FLORENCE — Law enforcement officials searching the county landfill for the body of a missing Cinnaminson woman have turned up nothing so far and estimate the digging may take another two weeks to complete. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Police began searching the county-owned landfill, located at the Resource Recovery Facility on the border of Florence and…

  • Monmouth County Fair gets set

    This year marks the 27th anniversary of the Monmouth County Fair, held at East Freehold Park Showgrounds on Kozloski Road in Freehold. The fair runs from July 25 to 29. By: Sarah Winkelman    This year marks the 27th anniversary of the Monmouth County Fair, held at East Freehold Park Showgrounds on Kozloski Road in Freehold.…

  • Hopewell finally gets breaks

    Post 339 By: Steve Feitl    They’ve played well, but continually come up short due to a bad break or a lack of a break altogether.    Last week, Post 339 played Hamilton Post 31 tough and came within two runs of the undefeated Legion baseball juggernaut. Then, Hopewell battled Ewing Post 314 into extra innings. Despite…

  • Expansion of high school to begin in August

    Seacoast Builders of Freehold was awarded the $17.26 million contract to build the 116,697-square-foot addition. By: Nick D’Amore    The Board of Education awarded a contract Monday for the building of an addition to South Brunswick High School by 2003.    Seacoast Builders of Freehold was awarded the $17.26 million contract to build the 116,697-square-foot addition.    "We’re…

  • Horse Play: Bravo, Joe

    HORSE PLAY by Ken Weingartner: Sitting at poolside, sipping a sports drink, Joe Bravo looks the part of a man on vacation. It’s what summertime at the Jersey shore is all about. By: Sitting at poolside, sipping a sports drink, Joe Bravo looks the part of a man on vacation. It’s what summertime at the…

  • Editorial: Springfield takes a move toward safer community

       With the safety of local residents one of our biggest concerns, we couldn’t be happier to hear that Springfield Township’s emergency squad soon will have a location of its own. By:    After sharing a building with the Springfield Volunteer Fire Co. for the past five years, emergency squad members will be moving down the street…

  • Washington seeks DEP intervention at Marketplace

    In a move drawing criticism from the mayor, the Township Committee last week asked for state oversight of arsenic cleanup at the future site of the Hamilton Marketplace on Route 130 in Hamilton. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — In a move drawing criticism from the mayor, the Township Committee last week asked for state oversight…

  • Six injured in turnpike accident

       MANSFIELD — A Chevy Suburban sports utility vehicle (SUV) overturned Tuesday night on the New Jersey Turnpike, leaving six people injured. By:David Koch    The accident occurred at 8:44 p.m. at the 51-mile post between interchanges five and six, according to police at the Moorestown Barracks station.    According to preliminary police investigation, the incident involved five…