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  • 2006 in photos

    CHRIS KELLY staff The British troops take the field and fire a cannon during the annual re-enactment of the Battle of Monmouth in Manalapan during the weekend of June 24-25.JEFFGRANIT staff Kristen Branchizio gazes at a rose during graduation at Allentown High School in June.CHRIS KELLY staff Millstone Township’s Samantha Giglia and McKenzie Brennan enjoy…

  • New Jersey’s standardbred industry on shaky ground

    Breeders call for bigger purses and slot machines at state BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Horses graze in the pasture of Fair Winds Farm in Upper Freehold Township on Dec. 1. UPPER FREEHOLD — While the annual standardbred horse sale in Harris-burg, Pa., on Nov. 3-8 set record…

  • Are We There Yet?

    Oh, boy! A new power washer for Christmas Lori Clinch When my husband of many years returned home this evening, he was beaming with pride. “I’ve been thinking about you all day long,” he said as he buried his hands deep in his pockets. Then he smiled wildly, looked at me with love and reported,…

  • Legislature reconsiders clean elections process

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Fair and clean elections in New Jersey? Perhaps it’s not so far-fetched after all. In the Garden State, where wheeling campaign donations and pay-to-play for municipal jobs are still part of the day-to-day political landscape, an updated version of FACE (Fair and Clean Election…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Weldon Reed, holding Rubie Elizabeth Reed, 5 months, participates in the 14th annual Lantern Walk and Christmas Caroling event in downtown Freehold Borough on the evening of Dec. 15.

  • Parade head tells council infusion of cash needed

    Freehold Borough FREEHOLD — The Memorial Day parade is in trouble. Alice McCobb, who has headed up the parade’s organizing committee for more than 20 years, came to the Borough Council meeting on Dec. 1 with her daughter, Amanda, to make a plea for help from the council to secure funding for the 2007 parade.…

  • Artists in all media invited to join exhibition at Monmouth Museum

    The Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) invites artists to submit work for the 28th annual Juried Art Show and Sale. The exhibition will run from Jan. 27 through March 4 at the Monmouth Museum on the Brook-dale Community College campus in the Lincroft section of Middletown. Open to artists in all fine arts/media, age 16…

  • Inspection complaint forms to be circulated in borough

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Advocates for the Latino community have created a housing inspection complaint form that may be used by anyone who lives in a rental unit. The idea behind the form is to make certain that housing inspections are being conducted properly. In August,…

  • Second access unlikely for Hawkins Rd. area

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN — The charm of living off the beaten path also has its drawbacks as residents of Manalapan’s “pocket roads” can attest. One such road is Hawkins Road — a long thoroughfare whose only point of access, in or out, is off of Union Hill Road…