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      December 23, 2009  RSS feed

      Willie Hutcherson started small, and village has grown over time
      CHRIS KELLY staff AChristmas gift from Willie "Hutch" Hutcherson's son turned Hutch into a Christmas village set designer. More...

      MANALAPAN — A plan to construct a 100 percent affordable housing apartment complex on Wood Avenue, Manalapan, just outside of Englishtown was advanced by the Manalapan Township Committee on Dec. 16. More...

      Commercial project has been under discussion for several years

      MANALAPAN — The Village at Manalapan commercial center has received its initial go-ahead from the Manalapan Planning Board. More...


      MARLBORO — Enrollment projections for the 2010-11 school year have been presented to the Board of Education and the numbers appear to signal the start of a downward trend in the Marlboro K-8 School District. More...


      Ratepayers of Marlboro utility will be transferred to new Water Utility Division

      The fate of the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MTMUA) has been decided, with Marlboro Township Council members taking action to dissolve the nearly 50-yearold local water authority. The council took action on the hotly debated topic during a special meeting held Dec. 18. The MTMUA's dissolution was approved by a 4-0 vote. More...


      Students from Howell schools received an early dose of holiday cheer at a recent bowling trip sponsored by the Howell Police Department. The Howell K-8 School District's special education classes attended the 15th annual outing to Howell Lanes on Dec. More...


      Engineer says county will move forward with plan for traffic signal

      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Residents who live in the vicinity of the intersection of Gravel Hill Road and Route 537 came out to the municipal building on Dec. 9 to learn about the options under consideration by Monmouth County to address conditions at the intersection. More...


      180 Turning Lives Around Executive Director Anna Diaz-White announced that the Verizon Foundation has donated $20,000 to 180's Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) to help with training, support and operations. More...
      Sen. Robert Menendez (RN. J.) recently had the unmitigated gall to run television commercials in prime time posturing as a fighter against cuts in Medicare benefits for seniors while he and his left fringe loony congressional colleagues were gleefully cutting $500 billion out of Medicare advantage plans that seniors depend on for affordable health insurance coverage. More...
      Coda
      I see this on television from time to time, and I think it's a good idea. So here it is: Warning! Part of this column deals with adult subject matter— and that subject matter is sex. When I was growing up, we didn't have any professional sports teams in our neck of the woods, so we were free to pick our own. More...
      Mrs. D'Avella, 82, a resident of Freehold for 40 years, died Dec. 4, 2009, at home. A retired secretary since 1993, her career included work for the Monmouth County Courthouse, the Sheraton Hotel and Colonial Foods, all in Freehold. In New York, Mrs. More...
      Hamilton West earns No. 1 seed in Kuhnert girls hoop tournament
      FRANK GALIPO Defending champion Freehold High School has received the No. 1 seed for the Jack Kuhnert Holiday Basketball Tournament that will begin Dec. 26. More...
      Joseph Boguslawski opened Freehold Borough business while still in high school
      JEFF GRANIT staff FREEHOLD — It's leather. It's chrome. It's rubber. It's years of memorabilia. And by Dec. 31, it's gone. After 32 years of serving the motorcycle riders of western Monmouth County and beyond, Joseph Boguslawski, the owner of Mr. Cycle Parts, 57 Throckmorton St., Freehold Borough, is closing his doors. More...