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  • Irene drops hammer on W. Monmouth

    Power outages, flooding follow in wake of hurricane Water from Lake Weamaconk overflowed its banks and spilled onto Main Street, Englishtown, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. This photo shows the conditions where Park Avenue meets Main Street, looking north, on the morning of Aug. 28. Residents of western Monmouth County spent the early part…

  • Monmouth County to host Sept. 11 memorial service

    On Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. the Monmouth County Park System will host a memorial ceremony at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, Atlantic Highlands, the site of Monmouth County’s 9/11 memorial. The ceremony will be held rain or shine and all are welcome to attend. The guest speaker will be Capt. David J. Harrison, commanding officer…

  • County seeks employers for Sept. 22 job fair

    Monmouth County will again offer employers and job seekers the opportunity to connect at the Monmouth County Job Fair scheduled for Sept. 22. The event is free for employers to reserve a table and for job seekers to attend. The 2011 Monmouth County Job Fair will be held from 4-7 p.m. at Brookdale Community College,…

  • Longevity pay for transportation aides raises resident’s hackles

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Transportation aides for the Freehold Regional High School District have been reappointed for the 2011-12 school year, but that group of employees will be facing the prospect of contract negotiations in the near future. One issue that appears likely to arise when representatives of the two sides start talking about a…

  • Decaying infrastructure at former psychiatric hospital to be repaired

    MARLBORO — Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande announced this week that Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law a piece of legislation that appropriates $3.567 million from the Clean Waters bond fund for sewerage infrastructure improvements at the former Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital site on Route 520, Marlboro. According to…

  • Downtown Concert Series makes return to Freehold

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Throckmorton Street, Freehold Borough, is preparing to launch its Downtown Concert Series on Sept, 24 and this year’s musical artists include a Grammy winner. “We are so excited to have such a diverse series to offer. We even have a Grammy-winning group on…

  • Life after the racetrack: Thoroughbreds being retrained for diverse disciplines

    Millstone Township farm partners with rescue organization to help retired racehorses BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Bourbon N Branch, a retired racehorse in ReRun’s retraining program at Nearaway Farm in Millstone Township, has learned to walk, trot and canter under saddle. Nearaway Farm, tucked far back along Bittner Road in Millstone Township, Monmouth County, borders Perrineville…

  • Charges lodged against driver following July 27 fatal crash

    On Aug. 22, officers from the Coventry, R.I., Police Department arrested Shayna Zalcberg, 28, of Coventry, on a fugitive warrant based upon criminal complaints that had been signed in New Jersey on Aug. 19. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey complaints charge Zalcberg with one count of…

  • State aid may pay for ActivBoard purchase

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The last of the Marlboro K-8 School District classrooms without an ActivBoard may be getting the technological tool. During the Board of Education’s Aug. 9 meeting, board members discussed the possibility of purchasing 30 boards in order to make all of the district’s classrooms complete. An ActivBoard is an…