• Twin Lights museum welcomes guests to remodeled exhibit hall

    Visitors to the Twin Lights in Highlands on July 4 were pleasantly surprised to discover a very different-looking Twin Lights museum. Gone are the bulky showcases of old, replaced by a bright, airy and inviting exhibit hall featuring a new hardwood floor and artifacts from the Twin Lights Historical Society archives. “The July 4 reopening…

  • Monmouth County Fair promises fun for all

    The Monmouth County Fair will be held July 23-27 at the East Freehold Showgrounds on Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. Presented by the Monmouth County Park System in cooperation with the Monmouth County 4-H Association, the fair hours will be 5-11 p.m. every night except Sunday, when the fair will be open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. This…

  • Preventative care important for pets

    A ccording to a 2011 Bayer Veterinary Care Usage study, companion animal veterinary visits have been declining over the past several years. Study participants reported their pets saw the vet nearly 20 percent less than they did a mere four years ago.The infrequency of vet visits might be traced to a host of factors, including…

  • The pros and cons of sharing a bed with pets

    Disney fans may recall a scene from the popular film,“Lady and the Tramp,” in which the cocker spaniel puppy, Lady, is spending her first night at home. Her new owners set up a cozy bed for her downstairs and try unsuccessfully to keep the pup from crying and whining during the night.When Lady finds her…

  • Motorcyclist killed in crash

    HOWELL — A township resident was killed in a motor vehicle accident on July 17 at the intersection of Squankum-Yellowbrook and West Farms roads. Police said Sanit Sungsuwan, 58, of Howell, was driving a 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle east on Squankum-Yellowbrook Road at 8:09 a.m. when he collided with a 2005 Honda CRV driven by…

  • VFW to host appreciation day

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Veterans Appreciation Day will be held from 2-9 p.m. July 27 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4374, 50 Waterworks Road, Freehold Township. Attendees are being asked for a $20 donation. Persons under 18 will be admitted free. Tickets for veterans are $10, and disabled veterans will be admitted free. Organizers said…

  • Firms retained for land work

    MARLBORO — The Township Council has inked agreements for professional services that are necessary to garner state funding for the purchase of a parcel off Tennent Road. The governing body approved amended contracts with Maser Consulting and CME Associates at its June 19 meeting. The firms will perform surveying and administrative tasks on the Bay…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Modern life does not resemble ‘The Jetsons’ Lori Clinch There was a time when I thought technology would simplify my life. At least that’s how it looked on my favorite cartoon show, “The Jetsons.” Why, Jane would simply set her robot, Rosie, to do the dusting, push a button in her kitchen to make dinner,…

  • Couple celebrates 50th anniversary

    Alan and Kelli Richman Mr. and Mrs. Alan Richman of Monroe Township, formerly of the Morganville section of Marlboro, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on a weekend excursion with their family. The couple was married June 21, 1964, in the chapel at Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion, New York City. Rabbi Eugene Borowitz,…

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