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Waste Transfer Site On Rt. 547 Proposed
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–Photo courtesy Google Maps The intersection of Lakewood-Farmingdale and Randolph Roads where a solid waste transfer site is proposed to be built.
Letters To The Editor Page 5.
Dear Pharmacist Alzheimer’s Is A Guessing Game
Page 10.
Inside The Law Workers’ Compensation Checklist
Page 13.
Dear Joel Page 11.
Classifieds Page 16.
Wolfgang Puck In The Raw: Try A Dish That Highlights Fresh Fish At Its Finest
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Horoscope Page 19.
The 43rd Annual Monmouth County Fair was held July 26 to 30. By Sara Grillo MONMOUTH COUNTY – The 43rd Annual Monmouth County Fair laid out its goods on the East Freehold Showgrounds this year from July 26 to 30, offering up
live music, rides, games, jugglers, animals, and of course, fair food. Although some things have become more modern, the county stuck to its agricultural roots by offering a Living History Tent with
3 Classes Graduate From Monmouth County Fire Academy
By Sara Grillo HOWELL – The Monmouth County Fire Academy on Route 33 recently graduated three classes of first-time firefighters from the Firefighter 1 program. Class 114, 115 and 116 put in 172 hou rs over the cou rse of
–Photos courtesy George W. Forman
(Fair - See Page 4)
(Waste - See Page 4)
Police Make Arrest In Fentanyl Overdose Death
32 sessions, receiving training in rescue, fire extinguishing, hazardous materials response, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, electrical safety, and care of hoses, ladders and other equipment. “As graduates of this fine program (Fire - See Page 7)
quilting, cow milking, butter making, 19th century bread making and banjo music demonstrations. There were also show rings where Robinson’s Racing Pigs and the
By Sara Grillo HOWELL – In the midst of meetings and discussions on the township’s affordable housing obligation and the looming threat of overdevelopment, Howell is facing more potential development on its land – this time in the form of a waste facility. The solid waste transfer station would be designed to accept 1,500 tons of waste per day of bulky clean-up debris and bulky construction debris, according to a notice published by the county. It would require an amendment to the Monmouth County Solid Waste Management Plan and for the developer, Resource Engineering, LLC, to enter into an agreement with the county to make improvements to the intersection of
By Sara Grillo HOWELL – A 24-year-old Trenton man was arrested by Howell Police for his role in selling a lethal combination of drugs that led to the death of a Howell resident earlier this year. The 21-year-old victim, Todd Cogar, was found unresponsive by family members in the early morning hours of March 8. Despite several lifesav-
ing efforts and the use of the opioid reversal drug Narcan, Cogar was pronounced dead around 9:30 a.m. that morning. Responding Howell Police officers were able to recover some of the heroin and fentanyl mixture that led to the overdose, and launched an investigation to determine where the deadly concoction (Police - See Page 4)
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