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    The time to have fun is today Mark Rosman I have the feeling once again that time is flying by. Wasn’t it just yesterday that I was taking my son, Nate, to Penn State University to begin his freshman year in Happy Valley? It sure seems that way. But here I am, a couple of…

  • P.C. Richard now offers mattresses

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer P.C. Richard expects to have mattress showrooms at all 66 of its locations next year. P.C. Richard & Son has long been a provider of home electronics and appliances, but the retailer is setting its sights on the addition of a more comfortable product. Construction of new mattress showrooms…

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    A jogger makes her way along the boardwalk in Asbury Park at sunset on Sept. 3.

  • New program has tax appeals declining

    I am proud to announce that Moody’s Investors Service, a trusted bond credit rating business, has recognized Monmouth County’s 28 percent decline in total property tax appeals in 2014. This decline is largely due to reforms to the county’s property valuation, inspection and appeals procedures. The county’s reforms stemmed from participating in the Real Property…

  • Elected positions are not supposed to be ‘jobs’

    A s the important mid-term election approaches, desperate power-crazed politicians seeking re-election resort to their same pathetic tricks to give the economy an artificial stimulus and make us feel better so we will be conned into voting again for them. The most obvious examples are the various highly visible road-related projects, including resurfacing that is…

  • 5K to benefit hockey player and Team LeGrand

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent The Friends and Neighbors in Action (FNA), an organization based in Millstone Township, will hold the eighth annual 5K Run and Fun Walk at Thompson Park, Monroe Township, Middlesex County, on Sept. 21. The event is rain or shine. Proceeds will benefit former Monroe Township High School ice hockey player Michael…

  • Gun case draws look from Dancer

    Several weeks after reports surfaced that Shaneen Allen, a Pennsylvania woman who may face prison time because she entered New Jersey with a legal firearm in her possession, one state legislator is proposing a bill that he says will provide relief from mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses. Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex,…

  • Foundation kicks off ‘180 Day Club’

    MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) has announced the kickoff of its “180 Day Club” and its officers for the 2014-15 school year. MTFEE is a nonprofit organization devoted to funding grants for items that nurture extraordinary educational experiences for every student in Millstone Township public schools and are beyond the…

  • Third-grader awarded for saving butterflies

    Aaron Diament, 9, of Manalapan, looks at a monarch butterfly in front of the tent he uses to breed monarchs. Like many youngsters, 9-year-old Aaron Diament set up a tent in his Manalapan backyard in August. Only this youngster is not using his tent for camping. With the help of his parents, Aaron set up…

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