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  • Officials investigate house fire

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A late evening fire on Oct. 18 that appeared to have destroyed the top floor of a residence on Sweetmans Lane, near Woodward Road, left the family that resides there without a habitable home and only the clothes on their backs. The cause of the fire in the…

  • Control of freeholder board at stake Nov. 2

    Democrats John D’Amico & Janice Venables face GOP’s Robert Clifton & Tom Arnone BY DANIEL HOWLEY Correspondent Political control of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is up for grabs in the Nov. 2 election, and the four candidates vying for the board’s two open three-year seats are fighting for every last vote. The board,…

  • Four residents in race for 3 seats in Howell

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — One outcome of the race for the three available seats on the Howell Township Council is clear: two of the winners will be Republicans. Cochise Doucette is the lone Democrat on the Nov. 2 ballot. The two men who ran with Doucette in the June primary and…

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    Frankenstein’s monster was at home among the ghouls, ghosts and other scary characters who took part in the Spooktacular parade in Freehold Borough on Oct. 24. The area’s little goblins will trick or treat on Halloween, Oct. 31. AMY ROSEN

  • Church sends joy and toys to youths around the world

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The joy of bestowing a gift to a child in need is being spread through Operation Christmas Child and the efforts of the Colts Neck Community Church. Operation Christmas Child is a program run by Samaritan’s Purse, a worldwide outreach to people in need during a crisis,…

  • Book examines park system’s first 50 years

    Abook examining the evolution and history of Monmouth County’s nationally recognized parks, “The Monmouth County Park System: The First Fifty Years,” is now available for purchase. Funded through the Friends of the Monmouth County Park System, the hardcover coffee-table book commemorates the park system’s 50th anniversary with 176 full-color pages and 423 photographs. According to…

  • Muslim Consumer Conference to highlight contributions to economy

    Second annual marketing event set for Oct. 30 in New Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer M uslim professionals, entrepreneurs, and media and marketing executives will meet to share their experiences during the second annual Muslim Consumer Conference on Oct. 30. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, the…

  • Parking lot driveway opens

    FREEHOLD — Joined by downtown business advocates, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders recently opened a driveway that will allow vehicles from Route 79 (Main Street) to enter the county parking lot located adjacent to the Hall of Records Annex. The new entrance is a one-way, rightturn only entry off Main Street, across from the…

  • Monmouth horse contracts eastern equine encephalitis

    New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher announced on Oct. 20 that a 2-year-old horse from Monmouth County was euthanized on Oct. 6 after contracting eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare, but serious, mosquito borne illness in horses. “The equine industry plays an important role in this state’s economy and it is important to…