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  • Preparing for winter

    Monmouth County Park System naturalist Bob Henschel displays a snow owl and discusses how the bird survives the winter during a “Getting Ready for the Cold Days of Winter” program that was held at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Howell, on Nov. 26. FRANK GALIPO

  • Restaurant owner gets prison term

    The owner of a Manalapan restaurant was sentenced on Nov. 1 to nine months in prison and three months of home confinement for subscribing to false business and personal federal tax returns, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Michael Logan, 45, of Jackson, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District JudgeAnne E. Thompson to all nine…

  • Drive under way for gifts for children of U.S. troops

    State representatives Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande are once again assisting in the Little Soldiers program, which provides gifts for children of military personnel posted overseas. Once more, several 12th District municipalities are participating. “We have been assisting in the Little Soldiers project for four years,” said Casagrande, “and this…

  • Soil conservation district employee facing charges

    A Manasquan resident was arrested on Nov. 7 and charged with second-degree bribery in connection with his employment as an inspector with the Freehold Soil Conservation District. John Tonon, 51, was arrested by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in Freehold and committed to the Monmouth County jail in default of $50,000 bail set…

  • Pedestrian hit while crossing East Main St.

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A 42-year-old woman from NewYork City was struck and injured by a motor vehicle at 8:31 a.m. Nov. 14. Freehold Borough police said the woman was crossing East Main Street at the time she was hit. Lt. Mark Wodell said the woman was on the side of…

  • Born to Run 5-mile race in Freehold set for Nov. 25

    For anyone who wants to work off the calories from Thanksgiving, Freehold Borough is the place to be. On Nov. 25, the FreeholdArea Running Club’s Born to Run 5-mile road race through town will give runners and race-walkers a chance to shed the pounds they may have put on the day before. The Born to…

  • SED zones may have limited space for retail use

    HOWELL — The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that will permit a small retail component to operate in conjunction with warehouse and manufacturing uses in Howell’s Special Economic Development (SED) zones. The ordinance was adopted in a unanimous vote at the council’s Nov. 1 meeting. The amendments allow retail uses to complement warehouse and…

  • Club welcomes memory loss sufferers

    The Out and About Friends Club, a social group for senior citizens who have been diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia or early Alzheimer’s disease, has recently formed in western Monmouth County. The club targets memory loss sufferers who have been accustomed to a higher level of activity in their lives and who enjoy socializing,…

  • Panel trying to make certain signs are fine

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Members of the Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Advisory Commission are trying to ensure that ordinances governing business signs in the downtown district are being enforced. Several long-time business owners attended the commission’s Nov. 10 meeting to discuss recent notices of violation they received from the borough’s Code…