• Robert Blake as Little Rascals’ Spanky? Just another Internet myth

    MUSINGS ADELE YOUNG With fact-checking just a click away on our favorite search engines, I am continuously amazed that people who forward email “chain letters” and urban legends don’t take a minute to verify the claims within. Most of us get these missives with some frequency. Some are corny. Some are intriguing. Some are mildly…

  • Holiday concert comes to town

    MANALAPAN — A holiday extravaganza featuring the award-winning Brothers in Harmony 50-member barbershop chorus and the Manalapan Symphony Prep Orchestra will perform a free holiday concert at 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at Manalapan High School, Church Lane. Brothers in Harmony is a competition chorus that performs in the traditional barbershop style. The chorus has been…

  • Yes, I’m me, and who the heck are you?

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Cyber Monday. Until recently, I’d never heard of it. We had our Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and “Omygosh, I Can’t Believe I Got This for That Price!” Sunday. Yet I thought that the Monday after Thanksgiving was just another Monday. ’Tain’t so. Turns out with today’s technology, fine…

  • Wilson has guided town for a busy three decades

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Michael Wilson FREEHOLD — When Mayor Michael Wilson looks back on almost 30 years as mayor of his hometown, what he feels is a measure of pride for all that has been accomplished under his administration. Wilson did not seek re-election this year and will leave office on Dec.…

  • Changeover to county dispatchers getting close

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD— TheMonmouth County 911 Communications Center dispatch system is one step closer to arriving in Freehold Borough. The county will assume responsibility for operations that have previously been conducted by the borough’s own police dispatchers. At a Borough Council meeting on Nov. 7, municipal officials unanimously passed a resolution…

  • ‘Rock & Roll Art Show’ will stop at mall

    The “New Jersey Rock & Roll Art Show” will come to Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, from Dec. 2-4. The exhibit will take place during mall hours on the second level in the Red Horse Gallery/Arc Resources near Sears. Admission to the exhibit is free. All works are available to purchase, with a portion of…

  • Smart phone makes owner look stupid

    AROUND TOWN AMY ROSEN In a world where technological advancements are changing faster than the eye can blink, it’s important to keep up with the latest advancements or risk falling behind the eight ball and being stuck in the dark ages with the old fogies. Since I’m not ready to be counted out of the…

  • County consumer affairs offers shopping advice

    Gift cards and gift certificates are the gift of choice for many people during the holiday season. If you will be purchasing a gift card or planning to redeem one, the Monmouth County Department of ConsumerAffairs has some timely reminders to help you make the best use of your holiday dollars this season: Redeem your…

  • Controlling sprawl in NJ requires strong state plan

    GUEST COLUMN MICHELE S. BYERS Gov. Chris Christie recently released a new “state strategic plan” for economic growth, with the aim of replacing our current state plan. As the most densely populated state in the country, New Jersey has had to implement land use limits and constraints that other states could not imagine. In fact,…

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