• Manalapan to buy land for preservation

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that will allow Manalapan officials to purchase a 7.2- acre piece of property and preserve it for open space purposes. The committee adopted the ordinance in a 5-0 vote during its meeting on July 14. The parcel to be purchased, known…

  • Late changes save Howell 2010 municipal budget

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Some last-minute adjustments to Howell’s 2010 municipal budget have filled a void that could have left municipal officials with only $1,500 in surplus funds. Township Council members voted 4-0 at a special meeting held July 19 to accept Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Filiatreault’s changes, which included using…

  • DOT commissioner gets close look at road issues

    The head of the state Department of Transportation recently got a personal look at some road woes that residents and officials would like addressed. DOT Commissioner James Simpson toured the area with legislators from the 12th District. Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (all R-Monmouth and Mercer) met with Simpson and…

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    Keith Nelson creates a fireball with gasoline as he performs at the Monmouth County Fair in Freehold Township on July 23. The fair was presented by the Monmouth County Park System and the Monmouth County 4-H. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • 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…

  • Health screenings are focus of event

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The borough will host its first health fair on July 31 from 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Freehold Health Screening Fair for men, women and children will be held on the fields of the Park Avenue Elementary School, 280 Park Ave., Freehold Borough. The event is…

  • Donations give Haiti’s kids a sporting chance

    Freehold community sends tons of equipment to Caribbean nation BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The need for assistance in earthquake-stricken Haiti remains constant and real, and charities across the country are continuing to send aid to the Caribbean nation in the form of personal supplies and food. The young people of Freehold…

  • 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…

  • McMorrow named to seat on Township Committee

    Former freeholder joins Freehold Twp. government BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Barbara McMorrow FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — 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 Township…

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