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  • Author attempts to capture essence of Christmas 1945

    Book examines how throng of military personnel tried to get home for holidays after WWII BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Christmas is a special time of year for many families, but the Christmas of 1945 was special to the entire nation because it was the first Christmas after the end of World War II. Matthew Litt,…

  • Chronic disease self-management assistance now available online

    For a limited time, New Jersey residents with ongoing health conditions can enroll for free in a new online version of a popular and effective chronic disease self-management program traditionally conducted in community workshops. Better Choices, Better Health helps people with arthritis, asthma, diabetes, lung disease, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and many other chronic conditions…

  • Moreto to be named acting chief

    By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — At its reorganization meeting tonight, Jan. 5, the Manalapan Township Committee is expected to name Capt. Louis Moreto the acting chief of the Manalapan Police Department. Stuart Brown retired as Manalapan’s police chief on Dec. 31 following a 30-year career with the department, including the final seven years as chief.…

  • Family seeking to sell off set of 31 Koontz guitars

    Late resident had collected hand-crafted guitars made by New Jersey’s Sam Koontz BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer It is a story that might make William Shakespeare proud. “We’ve got passion, we’ve got love, we have beauty, we have death and we have suicide … it’s everything that Shakespeare would have written about,” said Christopher Wylde,…

  • Christie allows 3 months for Meadowlands plan

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Western Monmouth County is the epicenter of the standardbred racing and breeding industry. Industry members have been trying to put together a plan to keep the Meadowlands in East Rutherford open and to keep the state’s horse racing and breeding industry viable. Gov. Chris Christie has been considering moving most racing…

  • Marlboro crews helped state plow certain areas

    By Rebecca Morton MARLBORO — Winter kicked off with a blast this year as most of New Jersey was bombarded with a blizzard on Dec. 26. Published reports indicated that Monmouth County was among the hardest hit areas of the Garden State. The storm dumped about two feet of snow in Marlboro. Strong winds, combined…

  • Items being collected for troops currently serving overseas

    Members of the First Friday Fellowship of Crossroads Assembly of God Church in Englishtown, with the support of donations from the Englishtown American Legion Molly Pitcher Post 434 and its Women’s Auxiliary, were able to purchase Christmas gifts, decorations, toiletries and snacks for soldiers serving overseas this Christmas. As a result of the generous monetary…

  • Freehold Township DPW crews spent long night on roads

    By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Blinding blizzard conditions, almost two feet of heavy snow and gusting winds kept more than 40 municipal employees and several outside contractors extremely busy as they worked to clear township roads during what has been dubbed “The Holiday Blizzard of 2010.” Snow blanketed the region from the late…

  • Residents will be named to budget panel

    FREEHOLD — Three Freehold Borough residents will be named to serve on a Citizens Advisory Budget Committee. The committee was established in a resolution passed by the Borough Council on Dec. 20. According to the resolution, the mayor and council “wish to use every opportunity to find ways to cut costs and to save tax…