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Monsters and spirits roam Allaire village
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Historic Village at Allaire is not really haunted, but that hasn’t stopped the 19th-century ironworks from becoming the subject of ghost stories and urban legends among locals. Once a year, the employees and volunteers who help maintain the village pretend that all of the ghost stories are true.…
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‘Dead Man Walking’ author, students discuss death penalty
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Sister Helen Prejean Students at Old Bridge High School in Middlesex County were challenged with difficult questions about human rights and decency upon being visited by Sister Helen Prejean, the famed advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Prejean came to the school on Oct. 3 to discuss her…
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Former county comptroller charged with theft
A Freehold resident has been charged with stealing $57,000 from the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) while she worked there as comptroller/treasurer. Margaret Brennan, 68, was charged with theft by deception, failing to pay state taxes and filing false state income tax returns, according to a press release from Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey.…
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Harvest Fest to showcase Thomas Baird homestead
By MAUREEN DAYE MILLSTONE — The first Harvest Fest will be held at the Thomas Baird homestead, 24 Baird Road, Millstone Township, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 25. A parking area is across the street from the Baird homestead. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the Millstone Township Middle School, 5 Dawson…
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County advances road work
HOWELL — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has passed a resolution approving plans and specifications for safety improvements at a troublesome intersection in Howell. According to the resolution, the improvements will be made at the intersection of Squankum-Yellowbrook and West Farms roads. The intersection is near Howell Middle School North and Howell High School.…
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In the pumpkin patch
Guests at Happy Day Farm, Manalapan, search for the perfect pumpkin during a visit to the Daum Road farm on Oct. 12. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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High school will stage ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Every time a bell rings on Nov. 21 and 22, an angel will get its wings — courtesy of the Colts Neck High School Drama Club’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The play is about George Bailey (Vlad Goldfarb), who learns the impact his life has had on others from the quirky yet endearing…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Some things are more scary than Halloween Lori Clinch With Halloween quickly approaching, we are all prepared to be a little scared now and then, especially with goblins and ghouls and bamboozlers jumping out of closets to startle you with a bloodcurdling “Boo!” Then there are the commercials promoting those awful horror shows that make…
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Additional roadwork funded
COLTS NECK — Additional roadwork on Boundary Road, School Road East and Chestnut Drive has been approved for safety precautions, according to Township Administrator Robert Bowden. At a recent meeting, the Township Committee approved a change order in the net amount of $118,896 for additional work on capital road improvement projects. “We have been able…
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