JEFF GRANIT staff Top Fuel drag racer Tony Schumacher speeds down the quarter-mile track at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park during competition at the 39th annual Lucas Oil SuperNationals on June 22. Later in the day, Schumacher won the Top Fuel championship, defeating Brandon Bernstein in the finals. See sports, page 69.
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Faye Canape retires after 36 years teaching children in Howell
BY BARI FAYE SIEGEL Correspondent
Looking forward to the next few months of not having to get up early for school, Faye Canape has absolutely no idea what she would write in September if asked to pen a "what I did last summer" essay. More...
On June 19, a Monmouth County grand jury returned a 14-count indictment charging Scott Bennett, 42, of Freehold Township, with multiple crimes in connection with an October 2007 motor vehicle collision, which occurred at the intersection of county Route 537 and Gravel Hill Road in Freehold Township. The crash left one person dead and another seriously injured. More...
Freehold Township parish mourns Thomas J. O'Connor
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - The community of St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church is mourning the loss of a dedicated pastor and devoted friend. The Rev. Thomas J. O'Connor, 78, who led the parishioners of St. Robert's since 1988, died June 11 after a battle with cancer that began in 2001. More...
Wildflower at Marlboro has adult community and family apartments
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer
MARLBORO - A discussion of a storm water management system took center stage at the most recent Planning Board hearing on the Wildflower at Marlboro application. The application was heard on June 16. More...
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer
MANALAPAN - When it comes to creativity, pupils from the Lafayette Mills School and the Wemrock Brook School Odyssey of the Mind (OM) teams proved they can meet any challenge they are given - and do it well. OM is a creative problem-solving competition for students of all ages. More...
Residents voice traffic concerns at recent meeting
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer
OLD BRIDGE - The owner of an Old Bridge tree service business has won approval to operate his business in a residential zone despite a number of concerns that were raised during a hearing on the application. The business, General Green Inc., Hawkins Road, is owned by Steven Pielli and it provides firewood, insecticide spraying and landscaping services. More...
The pause that refreshes
