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      March 4, 2009  RSS feed

      NYU senior Joseph Pernice films student project at his parents' Marlboro residence
      All is quiet on the set, and with the snap of a clapboard slate the camera begins to roll. Joseph Pernice intently watches the monitor, his director's mind hard at work seeking ways to improve the scene that is unfolding before him. More...
      Freehold Township mayor: 'These are very difficult times'

      The national recession is not only affecting the financial sector of big cities, it is hitting places like Freehold Township where three police officers will be laid off. Freehold Township officials have announced a plan to eliminate 20 positions this year. Nine of the 20 positions to be eliminated are currently vacant or will be vacated in 2009 through retirements. More...

      Counselor offers tips to people who find themselves in tough spot

      The figures may be shocking, but the number of residents in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties who are facing the possibility of losing their home to foreclosure is hitting a higher level every day. More...


      1. Don't ignore the problem. The further behind you become, the harder it will be to reinstate your loan and the more likely that you will lose your house. 2. Contact your lender as soon as you realize that you have a problem. More...


      Marlboro calling on Gov. Corzine to suspend N.J. Fair Housing Act

      MARLBORO — Applause erupted in Town Hall when residents who had packed the building to express their concerns about Marlboro's affordable housing plan were told that the town's officials would take action on a resolution which calls on state officials to put an end to the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). More...


      The Jersey Shore Rose Society (JSRS), will hold a hands-on rose pruning demonstration 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 4 at Wampum Park, Route 35 south, Eatontown (rain date, April 5). The event is free and open to the public. Attendees should bring gardening gloves and pruners. More...
      Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity has been building homes for qualified families in our area since 1989. As a result of 24 projects to date, this local affiliate has helped families comprised of 39 adults and 51 children in western Monmouth County. More...
      Behind the fusillade of faulty arguments proffered by the Amethyst Initiative in support of lowering the minimum legal drinking age to 18 lurks an inconvenient truth: doing so would only exacerbate the current epidemic of underage drinking, further jeopardizing young lives at a critical juncture in their physical, social, and emotional development. More...
      Coda
      I get a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. Once in a while, though, I write something that strikes a positive chord with readers, and I hear about that, too. More...
      Three women make the cut at tryouts for Women's Professional Soccer
      After two days of tryouts, 26 players sat silently in a semicircle, waiting to hear if they had made the cut. On Feb. More...