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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Lacey (r), 6, and Jesse Hickey, 9, of Roosevelt, pour lemonade at their stand in front of the Roosevelt Post Office on June 11. The girls donated all of the money they made to Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a national organization that collects money for pediatric cancer research.

  • Horse show proceeds to benefit cancer patients

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — It’s a cause for which she is quite passionate. Carol Stillwell is the driving force behind the 110th annual Monmouth County Horse Show. While many people are aware that she is chairing the event, they probably don’t know that thanks to her help,…

  • Cambridge Square boosts armed forces fund-raiser

    MARLBORO — Auction It NJ, an eBay drop-off store at the Cambridge Square shopping center, Union Hill Road and Route 9, will be holding a fund-raiser during July for Project S.O.S. (Support Our Soldiers), a nonprofit organization formed by Marlboro resident Andrea Mesh. Project S.O.S. is a nonpolitical, not-for-profit organization that provides support to American…

  • Dead body found in pond on Millstone farm

    Officials have yet to determine identity and cause of death BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer The New Jersey State Police continues to investigate the death of an unidentified man found in an irrigation pond at Sung Sing Farm in Millstone. Detective Fran McNulty, of the Hamilton Barracks, said police received a…

  • Monmouth County to host expo for residents age 50+

    TINTON FALLS — A lifestyle expo for New Jersey residents ages 50 and older will take place this fall. “Celebration 50+,” whose slogan is “The Best Years of Your Life,” will be held in three different locations, including Monmouth County. The expo is open to the public, with no charge for admission. Neither reservations nor…

  • ‘Sister’ to play benefit for a brother in arms

    Charlie Barreca was longtime sound man for popular rock band MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Charlie Barreca, of Keyport, who was the sound board operator for Twisted Sister for more than two decades, holds an award that he and the band received. Twisted Sister will play a July 15 benefit show for Barreca, who has dealt with…

  • Local kids win county art contest

    FREEHOLD — Local students won the Freehold Soil Conservation District’s poster and bumper-sticker contests. The contests were open to students in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, and more than 150 entries were received. Winners received savings bonds from the Freehold Soil Conservation District, according to Karen Rowe, the education coordinator of the soil conservation district. “The…

  • Two retired park horses still need a new home

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Butch and Buddy, two horses retired from the Monmouth County Park System, need a home. Millstone resident Lisa Marie Post is keeping the duo safe in Perrineville. MILLSTONE — Butch and Buddy still don’t have a permanent place to spend their golden years. Lisa Marie M.…

  • Gallery features WWII war information posters

    FREEHOLD — A new museum exhibition gallery has opened at the Monmouth County Historical Association, 70 Court Street. “Home Front: Posters From World War II” includes 12 full-color posters that were distributed during the war by the Office of War Information. It is the first section of a larger exhibition, which will open on Aug.…