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  • Legislators fail voters on open space measure

    I f someone wants to understand why Trenton politics fail New Jersey residents so often, one should take a look at what happened recently with the open space referendum. New Jersey spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year for open space, farmland and historic preservation. This money is borrowed, and therefore the state has…

  • One suggestion to save open space

    Once again, in her July 31 letter to the editor, Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian Burry urged public support of state funding of programs for permanent farmland and open space protection. She cited the need to protect our ground water — certainly a legitimate concern — but then used the inflammatory phrase “in a race with…

  • Resident questions increase in taxes

    Well now that we have had a disastrous tax increase from Freehold Township, do you think the county and Freehold Township would get off their rear ends and repair our roads? Among the many roads are Bergerville, Stonehill, Jackson Mills at Elton-Adelphia, and Strickland at Route 9. There are many more. Maybe Freehold Township could…

  • Three area men sentenced for stealing $1.4M

    A former insurance agent for a New Yorkbased defense contractor and his two friends were sentenced on July 25 to prison terms or probation for stealing $1.4 million from the company, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Daniel Tumminia, 51, of Millstone Township, and Michael Feuer, 49, of Freehold, were each sentenced to one year…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Planning a family vacation is an art form Lori Clinch The family vacation. Just the mere mention of the word conjures up thoughts of a sedan packed to the brim with oversized sneakers, smelly kids and Prozac. The planning of the trip is certainly no picnic for the parents. It’s a job for the diligent,…

  • Auto show arrives Aug. 18

    The Historic Village at Allaire will present its 18th annual Antique Rolling Iron Auto Show on Aug. 18 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date Aug. 25). Antique vehicles will be coming in from all over the tri-state area. This show is open to all vehicles manufactured in and before 1986, according to a…

  • Freehold will purchase 3 trucks

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A new special services vehicle, a new mason dump truck and a new Ford pickup truck are on tap for Freehold Borough. Municipal officials unanimously approved resolutions authorizing the purchases at a Borough Council meeting on July 15. Contracts for the purchase of the vehicles were approved…

  • Local pharmacist enters guilty plea

    Randy Binder, a pharmacist and the former proprietor of the Texas Road Pharmacy in the Yorktowne shopping center, Manalapan, admitted on July 18 that he conspired to illegally distribute oxycodone to people without a legitimate need for the drug, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Binder, 60, of Matawan, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge…

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