• Meals for senior citizens brighten Thanksgiving

    Volunteers are sought to prepare home-cooked dinners for people in need BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent HOWELL — Senior citizens who are alone, homebound, or without family or family members nearby often do not look forward to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday as they once did. For more than 12 years, the combined efforts of the Howell…

  • IRS seeks tax season volunteers

    The Internal Revenue Service is seeking volunteers for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (VITA/TCE) program. IRS spokesman Gregg Semanick said, “The IRS is looking for volunteers to take part in VITA/TCE throughout New Jersey during the 2010 tax filing season.” During the upcoming tax filing season, VITA/TCE volunteers, in…

  • Entrepreneur’s life to be topic of presentation

    On Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. the Monmouth County Historical Association will present an illustrated lecture about Daniel Hendrickson (1723-88), an early Monmouth County entrepreneur, merchant, musician and artist. Daniel Hendrickson, self-portrait, circa 1770. Collection of Monmouth County Historical Association, Marshall P. Blankarn Purchasing Fund. The speaker will be Joseph W. Hammond, a former director…

  • Republicans sweep three seats in Howell

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer HOWELL — Voters elected three Republicans to four-year terms on the Howell Township Council in the Nov. 2 election. William Gotto, 8,423 votes, Robert Nicastro, 8,295 votes, and Pauline Smith, 8,200 votes, were victorious in their campaign for seats on the governing body. Cochise Doucette, the only Democrat on the…

  • Book examines park system’s first 50 years

    A book examining the evolution and history of Monmouth County’s nationally recognized parks, “The Monmouth County Park System: The First Fifty Years,” is now available for purchase. The book commemorates the park system’s 50th anniversary with 176 full-color pages and 423 photographs. According to a press release, the book is filled with firsthand accounts and…

  • Cell tower hearing canceled

    MANALAPAN — A hearing on T-Mobile Northeast LLC’s application to construct a wireless communications tower at the Yorktowne shopping center was not held on Nov. 4 in front of the Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment. The T-Mobile application was listed on the agenda for the Nov. 4 meeting, but the meeting was cancelled. No information…

  • Sign clutter draws officials’ attention

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The issue of sign clutter is something municipal officials have tried to undertake in the past, but there are concerns that some of the restrictions targeting the placement of signs may be restricting advertising for local businesses. During the Oct. 21 Marlboro Township Council meeting, council members discussed…

  • Annual event will focus on state of equine industry

    This year’s Equine Science Update at Rutgers University will focus on the viability and vitality of New Jersey’s equine industry in light of gaming changes proposed by the governor and those already put into place in surrounding states. The Dec. 14 event will review the current status of the state’s equine industry and the integral…

  • Houses of worship will offer shelter

    Emergency program to begin Dec. 1; donations sought BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A warm bed, a hot meal and solace from the harsh winter will be available for men in need beginning Dec. 1. For the seventh year, the Freehold Clergy Association Emergency Housing Program will operate seven nights a week…

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