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  • Vote for governor gets final approval from Board of State Canvassers

    The New Jersey Board of State Canvassers met on Dec. 1 and certified the ballots cast in the Nov. 3 gubernatorial election, as required by law. Republican Chris Christie was certified as the winner of the gubernatorial election with 1,174,445 votes (48.5 percent), to Democrat Jon S. Corzine’s 1,087,731 votes (44.9 percent). There were 10…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Sgt. Marc Drainville salutes Lucille Dill, the sister of Marine Cpl. Philip A. Reynolds, during a burial service with military honors for her brother, who was killed in Korea on Nov. 29, 1950, and never had a military burial in his hometown of Freehold. This service took place at St. Rose of…

  • Book details 35 years of fun at Great Adventure

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Harry Applegate and Thomas Benton are not your average theme park thrill-seekers. The pair, who share a mutual love of Six Flags Great Adventure, have not only been avid visitors over the 35 years since the amusement park opened on Route 537 in Jackson Township, they have translated that passion…

  • Freehold Twp. intersection options to be presented

    Freehold Twp. intersection options to be presented FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Three possible designs to realign Route 537 and improve the intersection at Gravel Hill Road in Freehold Township will be available for inspection and comment from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Freehold Township municipal building, Room 114, One Municipal Plaza, Stillwells Corner Road. According…

  • Investors await court hearing

    The Madoff Coalition for Investor Protection has announced that numerous briefs have been filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York in opposition to the trustee’s motion for an order upholding the trustee’s determination denying customer claims for amounts listed on their last account statement. According to a press release from the…

  • Developer proposes Rt. 9 improvements

    Applicant seeks approval for Marlboro Commons at Rt. 520 intersection BY ANDREW DAVISON Correspondent An application for Marlboro Commons, a retail shopping center proposed by Robert Pagano, had its second hearing before the Marlboro Planning Board on Dec. 2. The next hearing in the matter is scheduled for the Planning Board’s Dec. 16 meeting at…

  • In the Service

    Air Force Airman Brandon M. Hertler, the son of Lou Hertler of Howell, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen…

  • Intersection options will be presented

    Freehold Twp. residents are lobbying county for traffic light at Gravel Hill Rd. Three possible designs to realign Route 537 and improve the county highway’s intersection with Gravel Hill Road in Freehold Township will be available for inspection and comment from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Freehold Township municipal building, Room 114, One Municipal…

  • Tale of Scrooge gets fresh look at Monmouth Worship Center

    MARLBORO — Monmouth Worship Center in Marlboro announces its presentation of “The Saving of Scrooge,” which will take place on Dec. 12, Dec. 19 and Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. This modern adaptation of the classic story is cast in a modern setting. Scrooge (played by Michelle Colletti of Marlboro) is an unscrupulous real estate…