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    Victoria Lemp has her costume adjusted by her mother Lauren during the Red Bank Halloween Parade on Oct. 21. Below: Grace Fleming takes part in her first Halloween parade along with her sister Janet. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON

  • Finances, fort, issues at county candidates’ forum

    Incumbent freeholders, county clerk, face re-election challenge BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Candidates for county office tackled issues including the economic impact of the Fort Monmouth redevelopment and integrating technology into government operations at an Oct. 17 forum. Incumbent Monmouth County Freeholders John Curley and Serena DiMaso, both Republicans, and Democratic challengers Kevin…

  • RFH seeks donations for Care Package Drive

    RUMSON — Members of the Character Education Club at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School are hoping to collect enough donations than ever before during this year’s Care Package Drive. The students are striving to deliver a record number of items representing the comforts of home to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Assisting them for the first…

  • Ghost-tracking moms tour local sites

    Nighttime hunt of area ‘haunts’ brings out scares and screams BY LIZZ DINNIGAN Correspondent An alleged ghost presence at Rose Hill Cemetery, located off Ravine Drive in Matawan. On a typical Tuesday evening, normal 40-something moms can be found preparing dinner for their families or helping their kids with homework. I, on the other hand,…

  • Candidates talk taxes, ethics, fees

    Incumbents, newcomer square off during Red Bank Candidates Night BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Council candidates Michael DuPont (l-r), Arthur Murphy and Suzanne Viscomi answer questions from the audience during the Westside Community Group’s 16th annual Red Bank Candidates Night at the River Street Commons on Oct. 17. ERIC SUCAR staff Punctuated by strong opinions,…

  • Local haunts

    Guests listen as Allan Savolaine (not pictured) relates stories about some of the graves at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Matawan, on Oct. 20. The two-hour tour included tales of the 1916 Matawan Creek shark attack victims, the Great Matawan fire of 1901, and ghost sightings at Rose Hill. The cemetery tour is one of many…

  • Bayshore towns brace for Hurricane Sandy

    Shelters set up throughout Monmouth, Ocean counties BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall on the New Jersey Coast Monday evening, according to a report released by the National Weather Service (NWS) Sunday night. Winds will increase in strength throughout the night Sunday, and conditions are expected to “rapidly deteriorate”…

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    South Brunswick High School’s Alexi Rissiotis (back) and Metuchen High School’s Kyle Salmon compete for the ball during the Oct. 19 Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament match played in Metuchen. South Brunswick advanced to the next round with a solid 4-1 triumph. JEFF GRANIT staff

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