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Woman faces drug charges
JACKSON — A two-month narcotics distribution investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Jackson woman. Jackson police Capt. David Newman reported that on May 11, Randi Olivero, 44, of Princeton Drive, was arrested after officers conducted a motor vehicle stop off West County Line Road. Olivero was driving a 2004 Jeep Cherokee Laredo at…
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DEP holds photo contest for Green Acres properties
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but how many pictures would it take to capture the amazing diversity and beauty of 650,000 acres of open space and parks protected in New Jersey over the past 50 years with the help of the state’s Green Acres program? That’s the challenge the Department of Environmental…
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FRHSD will request state perform audit
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer The state is being asked to conduct an audit of the Freehold Regional High School District after members of the Board of Education approved the measure during their May 23 meeting. Board member Carl Accettola of Colts Neck brought up the matter of an audit during the new business portion of…
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Elvis convention slated for July 16
Attention, Elvis fans. It is time once again for the Friends of Elvis Fan Club Convention and summer festival, to be held July 16. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. The first show will begin at 4 p.m. and the show is expected to end at about 10 p.m. The festival will be held at…
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A Father’s Day party hosted by Howell Senior Services will begin at 10 a.m. June 17 at 251 Preventorium Road, Howell. The event will include a Civil War trunk tour (hosted by the Monmouth County Historical Association). For those desiring lunch, a $2.50 donation will be collected that day. Register by calling Marie at…
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Businessman pleads guilty
The owner of a Manalapan restaurant admitted on June 9 to subscribing to false corporate and personal federal tax returns, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Michael Logan, 44, of Jackson, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson, sitting in Trenton, to all nine counts of an indictment charging him with making and…
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Three men arrested after Jackson robbery
JACKSON — Police are continuing their investigation into a robbery that occurred in the vicinity of Melody Lane and Oak Drive on June 7. Three individuals have already been arrested in connection with the crime. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Jackson Detective Mike Kelley at 732-833-3021. In a press release,…
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The trouble with trillions, and it’s not science fiction
CODA GREG BEAN I f you’ve been listening to the news lately, you know there’s a huge debate inWashington over raising the national debt limit. Currently, our national debt stands at about $14.3 trillion, give or take a few billion, and President Obama’s administration and the Democrats in Congress want to raise the debt limit…
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Racinos vs. A.C. gaming? Let Legislature decide
GUEST COLUMN JOSEPH IRACE The state of New Jersey’s latest Atlantic City rescue plan, for all intents and purposes, ensures a slow and painful death by a thousand cuts to New Jersey’s horse racing industry, all because our elected officials in Trenton are both blinded and mesmerized by the bright lights of Atlantic City. The…
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