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    On June 13 the Howell South Little League Minor Division Mets won the league championship game in exciting fashion over the White Sox, 9-6. The White Sox took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but the Mets scored four runs in the bottom of the first to jump in front. The…

  • Walt Frazier to greet fans at Sam’s Club

    Walt Frazier Sam’s Club and General Mills have announced that they will host a member appreciation event at the Freehold Sam’s Club on July 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. New York Knicks legend Walt Frazier will meet with fans and sign autographs. The Freehold Sam’s Club is at 320 W. Main St. (Route 537),…

  • Company coming. All hands on deck

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Way back in November, we got the good news that cousin Mary Ann would be coming for a visit in July . MaryAnn is everything that you’d want in a cousin. She’s fashionable, colorful and has a smile that lights up the room. Therefore, I wanted to make her…

  • Resident faces assault charge

    HOWELL— A resident of Howell was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a weapon following an incident on June 28. Police said that at 6:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Winding Brook Trailer Park, Route 547, to respond to a report of an assault involving a weapon. The victim told the officers that…

  • County expects savings from energy contract

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a resolution accepting a bid by Hudson Energy Services of Ramsey to supply electricity to all county-owned buildings, including Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The sale marks the second time that Monmouth County has used the World Energy Online Reverse Auction Platform to purchase electricity. Monmouth County’s…

  • Survey: Most biz leaders say N.J. government ‘more responsive’

    The attitude of New Jersey CEOs toward the state’s economy and business climate has improved significantly over the last 18 months, according to the results of the New Jersey Economic Policy Summit’s sixth “C-Suite Survey” (C-Suite VI) of Garden State CEOs. The findings, presented May 25 at the summit’s fourth annual conference, show that 75…

  • All officers’ jobs appear to be saved

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Under a municipal budget that was expected to be approved at the July 5 meeting of the Jackson Township Council, no police officers are expected to be laid off in town this year. When municipal officials began developing a budget for 2011 several months ago, as many as…

  • Council approves town’s purchase of replacement culvert

    JACKSON — The replacement of a failing culvert that is the probable cause of a large sinkhole on Buckingham Drive near the corner of Cambridge Drive may soon be under way. The Jackson Township Council at its meeting of June 28 passed a resolution to authorize the emergency purchase of a custom made pre-cast concrete…

  • Pinelands Commission to implement new public comment procedures

    The New Jersey Pinelands Commission will implement new procedures that provide the public with more opportunities to comment on public development applications. “The commission greatly values the public’s input and insight because it leads to better, more informed decisions,” said Nancy Wittenberg, the commission’s executive director. “These procedures provide an opportunity for the public to…

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