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  • AAUW set to welcome visitors to book sale

    FREEHOLD — Electronic books may have some benefits over the paper kind, but sometimes there is just no substitute for the smell of the ink, the feel of turning crisp new pages or dog-eared old ones, and the visual stimulation of an illustrated book cover. Those who believe there is nothing like the “real thing”…

  • Nature tales

    According to various sources, there are more than 35 different types of sparrows. Pictured are the female house sparrow, also known as the “This Is The Way You Treat Me After I Hatched You?” sparrow, and her offspring. The photograph was taken in Montclair. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Salon looks to trim expenses for ‘Crazy’ Mike Gaboff

    Injured stuntman to benefit from event in Manalapan BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Mike Gaboff, 25, is no stranger to the spotlight. His work as a stuntman, model and actor has put his name and face in the public eye for years, but the Millstone Township native’s recent publicity is of a different kind. After…

  • Corey Wagar will perform on Pony stage

    Country music’s rising star, Corey Wagar, will come home to New Jersey and take the Stone Pony stage in Asbury Park when she opens for Grammynominated country artist Dierks Bentley at 7 p.m. June 30. “After all the excitement this summer in Nashville, it’s nice to get a chance to head home and play some…

  • Photo

    The Monmouth County Historical Commission has presented a 2012 Preservation Award to Bernard Hochberg, who owns the Millhurst mill on Sweetmans Lane, Manalapan. While planning for a new use of the mill, Hochberg returned the building to its original exterior color and retained interior work. Freeholder Lillian Burry said, “Preserving these sentinels of the past…

  • Manalapan appropriates funds to finish streets in development

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Unfinished streets in a small residential development will be completed by the township with money that was provided by an indemnity company following a developer’s failure to finish the work. The members of the Manalapan Township Committee voted 5-0 on June 20 to adopt an ordinance to appropriate $121,923…

  • Downtown Freehold presents Independence Day celebration

    FREEHOLD — Fireworks and fun will be on tap when Downtown Freehold hosts its annual Independence Day event at Freehold Raceway on the afternoon and evening of July 3. The event is being presented in association with Coors Light. Admission and parking are free. The family friendly festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. The Rock…

  • Marlboro wins round in court in affordable housing trust fund battle

    MARLBORO — David F. Bauman, presiding judge of the Civil Division of state Superior Court, has issued a temporary restraint enjoining the state and the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) from seizing Marlboro’s $13 million affordable housing trust fund. The administration of Mayor Jonathan Hornik announced the court’s action in a press release…

  • Adelphia holds campout for food pantry collection

    HOWELL— Students, parents and staff members at the Adelphia School, Route 524, made sure their final community service project of the 2011-12 school year ended on a high note by collecting 10,002 cans of food to benefit the Howell Emergency Food Pantry. The initial goal for students was to collect 4,444 cans of food, but…