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  • County fair to begin five-day run of fun

    BY SHARON LEFF Correspondent BY SHARON LEFFCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – One of the area’s most popular summer traditions will make its annual stop in the township when the Monmouth County Fair welcomes visitors to the East Free-hold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road. The showgrounds are on the stretch of Kozloski Road between Route 527 and business Route…

  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago Con Clancy, engineer of Steamer No. 2, of the Freehold Fire Department, recently reported to the Town Commis-sioners that the engine was out of repair and needed a general overhauling. Hugh Gaunt, proprietor of the Waterford, N.Y., Fire Engine Works, was brought here to examine that report as to the condition of…

  • For the Record

    In the Howell K-8 school district, the salary of food services department director Audrey Macdonald is regulated by the Board of Education, but the salary is paid through food services revenue. A recent article did not clearly indicate that Macdonald’s salary is paid in that manner.

  • New Jersey gets its first ‘Parade of Ponds’

    Public invited to tour water gardens at 18 homes Saturday Call it an extension of the home, a retreat from the hectic world or simply a desire to keep motion, sound and natural beauty a fixture in the backyard. Tranquil water gardens are becoming the rage for many New Jersey homeowners, and for a wide…

  • Three suspects indicted in jewelry store robbery

    FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County grand jury on July 12 returned a seven-count indictment charging three Philadelphia men with various crimes related to the Aug. 26, 2005, armed robbery of Ballew Jewelers, West Main Street. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, the three men, Robert Ward, 28, Eric Lane, 36,…

  • Holmdel guitar player wins national honor

    Matt O’Ree wins national competition; named best unsigned blues guitarist Matt O’Ree Matt O’Ree is no stranger to the blues. The Holmdel native, who has been playing guitar since the age of 13, was recently crowned Guitar Center’s Guitarmageddon King of the Blues by guitar legend B.B. King. “It was amazing. It had to be…

  • Bill tries to save farmland

    A bill sponsored by state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) that would appropriate $21.6 million in farmland preservation funding statewide, including up to $3 million for local projects in Monmouth County, has been unanimously approved by the Senate. “As overdevelopment and sprawl continue to spread, it’s necessary for New Jersey to do what it…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officer Jay Aretino watches Roberto Diaz ride through a safety course on Bicycle Safety Day in Freehold Borough.

  • Fair to open on July 26

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Monmouth County Fair will open a five-day run at the East Freehold Show-grounds, Kozloski Road, at 5 p.m. July 26. The fair will open that evening until 11 p.m. The rest of the schedule is as follows: July 27, 5-11 p.m.; July 28, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; July 29, 11…