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  • Retired trooper recalls role in Lindbergh trial

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Hugo Stockburger leads Bruno Richard Hauptmann into the courtroom in 1935. From the horse and wagon to the jet plane, 99-year-old Hugo Stockburger has seen it all. Though his life experience has afforded him many distinct and varied memories, his role in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff A crime scene investigator points to an SUV that sits in the driveway of a home on Fountayne Lane, Manalapan, on Monday as law enforcement authorities continue their investigation of a murder-suicide that took place at the home Saturday night. For more, see page 3.

  • Firefighters honor fallen comrades & commitment

    In a solemn memorial service held at Firefighters Park, Union Beach, on Oct. 1, firefighters from around Monmouth County remembered the 54 firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Added to the list of those who are honored this year are 14 firefighters – seven of whom were members of the…

  • New director has hopes to ‘ReRun’ more horses

    With plans to expand and open its doors to more thoroughbreds in need, ReRun Inc. has named Barbara Luna as its new executive director. ReRun, a nonprofit established in 1996 in Kentucky, promotes the versatility of thoroughbreds by rehabilitating and retraining them to move on to disciplines including dressage, show jumping, fox hunting and pleasure.…

  • Clerk rules candidate may remain on ballot

    Democratic chair says he will bring case to state court BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Following Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French’s assertion that “voting has already begun,” she made the decision to allow Republican Manalapan Town-ship Committee candidate Nikole Pezzullo to remain on the Nov. 7 ballot. Manalapan Democratic municipal…

  • Horse industry alliance makes case for support

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer State Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) called the Monmouth County municipality of Millstone Township “the most equine-friendly town in New Jersey.” Karcher made the statement at the New Jersey Horse Industry Symposium, held Sept. 20 at Monmouth Park race track in Oceanport. The invitation-only gathering…

  • H.S. club finds a niche offering help to others

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Marlboro MARLBORO – A conversation with Nicole Landesman is like talking with a quintessential high school student. But beneath her bubbly character lies the kindness to help a child. Nicole, a senior at Marlboro High School, organized a program last year in order to aid foster…

  • Murder-suicide claims 3 on Fountayne Lane

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer KATHY BARATTA A Manalapan police car sits outside a home at 19 Fountayne Lane on Oct. 8. The home on the south side of Manalapan was the scene of a murder-suicide on Oct. 7 that left three people dead and a fourth person injured. MANALAPAN –…

  • Rutgers squashes report of demise of Freehold facility

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Contrary to a published report concerning the impact of state budget cuts on higher education, Rutgers University does not plan to cut back or eliminate its program at the Western Monmouth Higher Education Center, Route 9, Freehold Township, according to a university official. Rutgers shares the…