• Marlboro resident in ‘Music Man’

    Jake Shatsky of Marlboro is performing the role of Tommy Djilas in Phoenix Productions’ presentation of “The Music Man” at the Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank. Jake, a Howell High School graduate, is currently attending the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. He has trained at the Academy of Dance Arts, Center Stage in Marlboro, Dance…

  • Monmouth County fair returns to Freehold Twp. July 24-28

    Summer is in full swing, and the Monmouth County Fair is right around the corner. On July 24-28, East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, will host the 39th annual Monmouth County Fair. Hours are as follows:  Wednesday, July 24, 5-11 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 5-11 p.m. Friday, July 26, 5-11 p.m. Saturday, July…

  • Outerbridge Crossing to close at night through October

    The Outerbridge Crossing will be closed overnight through October as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey replaces pavement in order to improve traffic safety and driving conditions on the bridge. During that time, the bridge that links Perth Amboy to Staten Island, N.Y., will be closed on Monday through Thursday from 10…

  • DATEBOOK

     Monmouth County Federation of Republican Women will hold a summer wine and cheese party 6-8 p.m. Aug. 14 in Spring Lake. Many elected officials will attend and provide updates on their official activities and campaigns. Due to space limitations, the event is by prepaid reservation only. Details: 732-612-3798.  Big rigs will be at…

  • Council OKs liquor licenses

    FREEHOLD — Members of the Borough Council unanimously passed a resolution on June 17 approving the renewal of alcoholic beverage licenses in Freehold Borough. The resolution states that plenary retail distribution licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages for the year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, be approved for the following:…

  • Former lawyer given prison sentence for embezzlement

    A former partner of a law firm based in Freehold was sentenced on June 27 to 33 months in prison for defrauding the firm and its clients by improperly diverting more than $885,000 from the law firm, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Timothy Provost, 58, of Millstone Township, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District…

  • Vans Warped Tour

    Top: Oliver Sykes of Bring Me the Horizon, a band from Yorkshire, England, gets up close and personal with the crowd during the Vans Warped Tour stop at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, on July 7. Left: Kellin Quinn of Orlando, Fla., band Sleeping with Sirens, belts out a song. Below: Christofer Drew Ingle…

  • Resident reports theft of jewelry

    MANALAPAN — On June 24 at 8:37 a.m. a Manalapan police officer responded to a residence on Dartmoor Drive for a report of a theft of property. According to information provided by police, a resident told the officer that over the course of the last nine months, $31,700 worth of jewelry had been removed from…

  • FTHS students commended for commitment to safe driving

    Freehold Township High School has been selected as one of the top 10 high schools in the United States as a leader in teen driver safety by Project Ignition — a service-learning teen driver safety program sponsored by State Farm and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC). The students won the award based…

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