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  • Drawing a line in the sand over drilling

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Alifelong Monmouth County resident was joined at the beach in Long Branch recently by many other concerned individuals who came to protest the possibility that offshore drilling could one day be permitted off the coast of New Jersey. Protest organized by Hands Across the Sand at Seven Presidents Park, Long…

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    The music may have been just a little too loud for Antonio Cruz, 7, of Sayreville, who was among the crowd that enjoyed a performance by the Nerds in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records in Freehold Borough on July 1. ERIC SUCAR staff

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    Jim “Spaz” Garcia of the Nerds performs in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records in Downtown Freehold on July 1. The Nerds entertained a large crowd that turned out for the first night of Freehold Borough’s summer concert series. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Wildflower project stalls in Marlboro

    Developer sought to change age-restricted units to non-age-restricted homes BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer At the moment, plans for an approved residential development that was part of Marlboro’s affordable housing plan are on hold as the fate of the project is uncertain. The project known as Wildflower at Marlboro was approved with a mix of…

  • School jobs lost after budget cut

    FRHSD will lose 152.5 jobs; cuts to athletics, activities are not yet specified BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer New Jersey Commissioner of Education Bret Schundler directed that a $2.65 million reduction in the Freehold Regional High School District’s general fund tax levy be made for the 2010- 11 school year. The fallout from that decision…

  • Playthings of the past at N.J. Vietnam Era Museum

    Toys from 1960s-70s on display through Aug. 21 at Holmdel educational center BY PATRICIA YOCZIS & ADELE YOUNG If you remember the thrill of eating your first Easy-Bake cake or the pungent odor of a freshly fired Clockwise from top right: Colorful Troll dolls are part of a toy exhibit looking back to the ’60s…

  • Landlords, council debate change in law

    Freehold Borough officials say unannounced inspections are still needed in some cases BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Municipal officials have amended a Freehold Borough law which states how much a landlord must pay to register a rental property with the town each year. Officials amended the Rental Property Regulations and Licensing of…

  • Survey says N.J. residents want slots at racetracks

    New Jerseyans are in favor of adding slot machines to the Meadowlands and other existing racetracks in the state, according to a recent poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind. Voters support the proposal to expand slots to the Meadowlands 52 percent to 37 percent. Among those who consider themselves independent voters, the rate of support…

  • Driver gets 44-year term for causing fatal crash

    Scott Bennett, 44, of Freehold Township, was sentenced June 17 to an aggregate 44-year state prison term in connection with a fatal motor vehicle collision which he caused while intoxicated and eluding a Manalapan police officer. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Pursuant to the No Early Release Act, Bennett…