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1. Labor Day weekend at the Jersey Shore: Sunday brunch
(Entertainment/Movies)

... there are other Sunday brunch options after Labor Day. At the American Hotel in historic Freehold, Sunday brunch will begin on September 11 offering an inspired array of breakfast and luncheon selections ...

2. Former Penn State football player enters political arena
(Sports/Professional)

... selected to replace four term Freeholder Warren Wallace on the ballot for Democratic Party freeholder. Freeholder Heather Simmons told Philly.com, “Adam’s story shows what a committed young man he ...

3. N.J. power outages: Union, Middlesex and Somerset face longer wait for electricity
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... while it may take until Sunday for Union, Middlesex and Somerset counties. Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari criticized JCP&L and said the health of senior citizens still without ...

4. N.J. power outage: No electricity until Friday for some parts of state
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... customers in the Freehold area have no electricity. Over 4,200 customers in Englishtown and Manalapan area are without electricity. Matawan has about 3,800 customers without power, and about 3,400 customers ...

5. N.J. power outage: Utilities warn of lengthy wait for electricity
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... 120,000 JCP&L customers in Monmouth County and more than 60,000 customers in Ocean County still have no power. More than 13,000 customers in Freehold, and 6,100 in Englishtown have no service. And ...

6. N.J. National Guard soldiers and airmen providing support in 13 cities and towns
(N.J./State)

... Orange, Freehold, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Pomona and Vineland. More than 300 military vehicles capable of navigating high water have been staged in locations to ensure the quickest response ...

7. Ex-Middlesex sheriff Joe Spicuzzo and two underlings indicted on bribes-for-jobs charges
(N.J./State)

... of conspiracy, three counts of official misconduct, and one count of bribery. The indictment was handed up to state Superior Court Judge Gerald J. Council in Trenton, who assigned it to Freehold, where ...

8. Anthony Jones, ex-Perth Amboy mayor Joe Vas' driver, pleads guilty to role in housing lottery scheme
(N.J./State)

... barred from public employment in New Jersey. Jones pleaded guilty to a charge of third-degree tampering with records before state Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr. in Freehold, state Criminal ...

9. Little has changed since Jim McGreevey’s Gay American announcement
(Opinion/Commentary)

... this summer, Cumberland County Freeholder Louis Magazzu resigned under somewhat similar circumstances – taking nude pictures of himself and sending them to a woman online. The list goes on and on, and ...

10. New Jersey horse racing proves what once was can be again
(Sports/Professional)

... a goose that once was golden, not just on the shore and the Meadowlands but in Atlantic city, Cherry Hill, Freehold and other places. Mismanagement, poor marketing and a lack of long-term vision for ...

11. New Jersey's ‘Live Where You Work’ home loan program comes to Camden
(N.J./State)

... Washington Township (Gloucester County), Edgewater Park, Cherry Hill, Plainfield, Old Bridge, Passaic, Belmar, Asbury Park, Pemberton, Gloucester City, Voorhees, Manchester, Lakewood, Freehold Borough, ...

12. Sexting, nude photos take down N.J. politician Louis Magazzu
(N.J./State)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY Louis Magazzu resigned from the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders after being caught sending nude photos to a cyber-girlfriend. Magazzu ...

13. New Jersey State Senator Teresa Ruiz must resign
(Opinion/Commentary)

... husband, Samuel Gonzalez, who served as an Essex County Freeholder at the time that the indictments were handed down. Along with those who have accepted plea deals, at least one, Angel Colon, is likely ...

14. Angel Colon of Newark pleads guilty to ballot fraud in N.J. Sen. Teresa Ruiz's 2007 election campaign
(N.J./State)

... from public employment in New Jersey. In March 2011, Ruiz’s husband, former Essex County Freeholder Samuel Gonzalez, agreed to forfeit his seat on the freeholder board and his position as an aide to ...

15. N.J. Sen. Sweeney named 'Politician Who's Ahead of the Curve' by Philadelphia Magazine
(N.J./State)

... being elected as a Gloucester County freeholder in 1996, and where he served as freeholder director until last year. A 2010 review of countywide shared services implemented during Sweeney’s tenure on the ...

16. Daniel R. Hendi named head of Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
(N.J./State)

... as a legal editor before joining the law offices of Gaetano DeSapio in Flemington. While at the firm, he represented the Hunterdon County freeholders in a number of legal matters in addition to his general ...

17. Wynona Lipman’s legacy is forgotten in New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Lipman was elected to the Senate in 1971, at a time when the upper house did not even have rest-rooms for women. She was a leader who served as a role mode, ...

18. Former investigator Darrin DiBiasi charged with collecting bribe for ex-sheriff Joe Spicuzzo
(N.J./State)

... before state Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr. in Freehold and was released without bail. He resigned from his job as a sheriff’s investigator last month. DiBiasi is the second sheriff’s office ...

19. New Jersey July 4th fireworks: A weekend of events
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Mariachi Band and DJ Scott and a Fireworks Show at 9 p.m. Tickets are $1.00. Freehold — Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks on Sunday July 3 at Freehold Raceway. Concert features The Rock & Roll ...

20. Newsweek’s best high school list has many from state
(N.J./State)

... Freehold 41. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, Jersey City 70. Academy for Allied Health Sciences, Scotch Plains 74. Union County Magnet School, Scotch Plains 94. Bergen County Technical ...