• Investigators cite cause of accident

    PLUMSTED – Investigators are citing the presence of an insect in a vehicle as a contributing factor in an accident that claimed the life of a young adult from Millstone Township. Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Al Della Fave said this week that the two occupants of a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 were swatting at…

  • Adoptive families find ‘the gift of one another’

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Dan Rasmussen, of Tinton Falls, and his newly adopted son, Michael, 2, share a happy moment during the Monmouth Vicinage National Adoption Day, held at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Despite some gloomy weather, officials, parents and children alike never let the…

  • Thanksgiving spirit helps to feed homeless

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Maria Fazio-Caba of Millstone Township will spend Thanksgiving at a place other people might find to be an unusual holiday destination. Joined by relatives, friends, colleagues and even Facebook contacts, Fazio-Caba will make a special delivery of food and clothing to homeless individuals outside Penn Station in Newark on Nov. 26.…

  • Comics fascinate fans, not just ‘nerds’

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Phillip Vazquez, 24, explains why the new comic series “I Hate Fairyland” is one of his favorite new additions at The Record Store in Howell. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among the tens of thousands of comic books that line the main aisle of The Record Store in Howell, Phillip…

  • Coin collecting attracts hobbyists and investors

    BUSINESS By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — For those who are curious about coins and collectibles, a Freehold Borough store may be a place worth visiting. Superior Rare Coinage and Collectibles, 41 E. Main St., has been in business at this location for 16 years. Owner Elliott Durann said coin collecting runs in his…

  • DATEBOOK

     The New Jersey United Christian Academy, Cream Ridge, will host Voices of New Jersey United Christian Academy from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at 73 Holmes Mill Road, Cream Ridge. Alessandra Castronovo of Millstone Township, a finalist on the “The Voice,” will be featured, along with Christian artist Jacob Rivedel. Tickets are $35. Details: 609-738-2121…

  • PRINCETON: Brett Bonfield is named library’s new executive director

    PRINCETON: Brett Bonfield is named library’s new executive director

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The next head of the Princeton Public Library has worked as a librarian at three universities in Philadelphia and spent the past seven years running a library in Camden County. Brett Bonfield beat out a field of 25 candidates vying to replace current executive director Leslie Burger, who is…

  • HOPEWELL: Three held on warrants after auto is stopped 

    Three people in a vehicle stopped Nov. 14 for an alleged motor vehicle violation were found to be wanted on warrants, Hopewell Township police said. At 2:48 p.m. Officer Nicholas Sparaco stopped a 1999 Pontiac with tinted windows for a motor vehicle violation on Route 29 near Church Road. While speaking with the driver —…

  • HOPEWELL TWP.: How much housing for COAH? Is 900 units OK? 1,200? 

    By Frank Mustac, Special Writer HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — Planning Board officials are working to meet the next deadline in the township’s ongoing affordable-housing court case. A number of municipalities in Mercer County are also enmeshed in similar litigation known as a “declaratory judgment action,” as are many other towns throughout New Jersey. It’s part of…

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