• Monmouth County Fair set for July 27-31

    Monmouth County Fair set for July 27-31

    FREEHOLD — From opening-night fireworks to pie-eating contests, the annual Monmouth County Fair offers all the excitement of an old-fashioned fair with a modern flair. This year’s fair will take place from July 27-31 at the East Freehold Showgrounds on Kozloski Road in Freehold. Organized and presented by the Monmouth County Park System in cooperation…

  • A family that always sees the can as half-empty

    A family that always sees the can as half-empty

    By Lori Clinch Although we are painfully close to being empty nesters, we still get to enjoy the company of our children from time to time. They come and as they go, they like to leave telltale signs of their aforementioned presence that they were here. There is always at least one stray sock left…

  • Townwide Garage Sale planned for June 25, 26

    Townwide Garage Sale planned for June 25, 26

    The Borough of Spotswood will hold its Townwide Garage Sale 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 25 and 26. Maps with garage-sale locations will be posted on the borough website at www.spotswoodboro.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/spotswoodgaragesale. Copies of the map also will be available 7-9 a.m. on event days in the lobby of the municipal building,…

  • Seniors from 1966 will reunite at Aug. 27 gala, Must run June 29

    Seniors from 1966 will reunite at Aug. 27 gala, Must run June 29

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer Memories of their high school years in Freehold Borough and in Howell will come flooding back to the members of the graduating class of 1966 when they reunite over the weekend of Aug. 26-28. The seniors who graduated in 1966 were a memorable class in the young Freehold Regional High…

  • Marlboro Planning Board approves 17 homes

    Marlboro Planning Board approves 17 homes

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Planning Board has granted final approval to an applicant who proposed to build 17 homes off Nolan Road, near the Marlboro Memorial Middle School. On June 15, the board granted approval to an application filed by Captiva Holdings. The 32.5-acre parcel will have 17 homes developed on…

  • Residents express concern over rezoning of Jackson street

    Residents express concern over rezoning of Jackson street

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – Changes in Jackson’s master plan that took effect in 2010 are causing headaches for a group of homeowners today because their once rural residential properties are now designated for limited commercial use. Several residents of Johnson Lane stood before the Township Council on June 14 to question the…

  • Pedestrian fatally struck on Route 1

    Pedestrian fatally struck on Route 1

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A Middlesex County woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 1 on June 16. An investigation by the South Brunswick Police Traffic Safety Bureau and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that the 65-year-old woman from North Brunswick was crossing Route 1 at Deans Lane at 9:56 pm., according to…

  • South Brunswick police advise residents to secure doors and windows

    South Brunswick police advise residents to secure doors and windows

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police are advising residents of overnight burglaries in the past several days in the township. On June 16, a resident of Warren Court reported that someone entered the home while they were sleeping and reportedly stole a wallet and a purse, according to a statement prepared by the South Brunswick Police Department. The resident believes the…

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