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  • Expansion plan approved for Adelphia post office

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – The quaint Adelphia post office on Wyckoff Mills Road is known for its curbside service. The post office employees never had enough room to tackle an ever-present mountain of mail, in addition to serving a long line of customers who waited outside for assistance.…

  • St. Gabriel’s benefits from annual carnival

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Correspondent BY ERIN O. STATTELCorrespondent CHRIS KELLY staff Susan Nestor of Hazlet helps Caroline Moore, 4, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, play a game at the St. Gabriel’s Church Carnival. MARLBORO – St. Gabriel’s Church held its 10th annual carnival from July 19-22 at the Roman Catholic church on Route…

  • Board rules concerts are permitted as house party

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Mark and Elaine Costanzo will continue to host concerts in their home now that the Zoning Board of Adjustment has determined that the concerts are private parties and not a home business. A lengthy discussion took place at the zoning board’s July…

  • ChessFest is coming to Asbury Park in September

    Prevention First, a Monmouth County nonprofit organization, will host the eighth annual ChessFest 2007 on Sept. 29 on Asbury Park’s 5th Avenue Boardwalk, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event for Monmouth County children ages 5 to 18 is designed to spark interest about the game of chess. This year the event will feature…

  • Corporal Cooke promoted to sergeant

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – Cpl. Peter Cooke, who has been a full-time member of the Englishtown Police Department since January 2001, was promoted to the rank of sergeant on July 25. Cooke, a resident of the borough and the husband of Borough Councilwoman Lori Cooke, began his service…

  • Mayoral hopefuls spend summer planning race

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer BY REBECCA MORTONStaff Writer Jonathan Hornik MARLBORO – The hot days of summer will soon fade to the cool days of autumn, and with the change of season will come an election that could change Marlboro’s administration. Republican Robert Kleinberg will seek his second four-year term as mayor. He is…

  • Pet names don’t take power from a truly liberated lady

    Clare Marie Celano Girl Talk Clare Marie CelanoGirl Talk A man I was very close to was fond of calling me Tinkerbell, or Tink. He also told me I was solely responsible for global warming. Here was a man who understood the power and value of balance in an intimate relationship with a woman. He…

  • Seniors to meet, discuss FDR

    Bridge Biography, a new company devoted to preserving family histories, is inviting all area seniors to the Empire Diner, Route 9 north, Freehold Township, on Aug. 22 at 9 a.m. to share their remembrances of the day Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in Warm Springs, Ga. (April 12, 1945). Tickets are free, but space is limited;…

  • Park to host antique auto show Aug. 26

    The Historic Village at Allaire will present its 12th annual Antique Rolling Iron Auto Show on Aug. 26 (rain date Sept. 16). Antique vehicles are expected from throughout the tristate area. This show is open to all vehicles manufactured from 1982 and before For the early arrivals, the first 250 vehicles will receive a dash…