• Three men charged in mortgage fraud scheme

    On July 21, detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office charged three men associated with Hawthorne Capital Corporation, a mortgage brokerage company previously operating out of locations in New York, Pennsylvania and Manalapan, with 11 counts of theft by failure to make required disposition of property and one count of identity theft, all second degree…

  • Former freeholder changes political party affiliation

    Barbara McMorrow joins Freehold Twp. government BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Barbara McMorrow is back on a governing body. McMorrow, who previously served on the Borough Council in Freehold Borough and on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, was expected to be named to a seat on the Freehold Township Committee in Freehold Township…

  • Allaire Village to host flea market

    The Historic Village at Allaire will present a gigantic flea market fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 31 (rain date Aug. 1) in the show field at Allaire State Park, Route 524 (Atlantic Avenue), Wall Township. Entrance to the state park is $5 per car. Admission to the flea market is free, as…

  • Mother’s mission: Help at-risk veterans

    East Brunswick’s Linda Bean tells congressional panel more services are needed BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Last week, Linda Bean was sworn in at a hearing in Washington, D.C., and gracefully advised a congressional panel on how the Veterans Administration can improve treatment resources for veterans. Sgt. Coleman Bean Though this was Bean’s first time…

  • N.J. to lose more than bets without racing

    GUEST COLUMN KARYN MALINOWSKI It is obvious from the “Report of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on New Jersey Gaming, Sports and Entertainment” (also referred to as the Hanson Report). that the state of New Jersey is no longer interested in the “live racing” business. This opinion comes from a summary of the commission’s recommendations, which…

  • Practitioners trained in needs of returning N.J. veterans

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The School of Social Work at Monmouth University is expanding efforts to improve the mental health treatment of New Jersey’s returning veterans through its Coming Home Project. “How can we prepare social workers to meet the unique needs of returning war veterans and their families?” was…

  • Possibility of casino at Meadowlands in limbo

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Plans that could have one day allowed the establishment of a casino at the Meadowlands sports complex in East Rutherford were under way before the recent release of a report from an advisory commission appeared to put those plans on hold for the time being. The advisory commission was headed by…

  • Hanson report presents four options for N.J. horse racing

    Horsemen don’t want to depend on state welfare; want slots at racetracks to remain viable The New Jersey government wants to forbid horse racing venues from installing slot machines, which would allow them to compete with racetracks in surrounding states. This is just one of the recommendations in a new report issued July 21 by…

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