Lakehurst, NJ News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/new-jersey/lakehurst/ Lakehurst, NJ News Young Republican making his mark in Ocean County beyond http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/new-jersey/lakehurst/content/4d15c6c47d2ea0c260d26f16ae3499a9.html Frank Luna first became involved in politics more than a decade ago when at age 14 the leadership of Waretown where he grew up sought to outlaw the basketball hoop from the street in front of his family's home Thrift shop proceeds to benefit military http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/new-jersey/lakehurst/content/beadf273299604ee3ba4ca9f49057787.html Ocean County residents now have a way to support the troops and find a bargain since the Encore Thrift Shop opened last month Kevin's Kids founder worries about economy http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/new-jersey/lakehurst/content/aefcbe9fe73da18abbf0fad6bea6f1c5.html Residents are urged to send contributions to Manchester Township Middle School 2759 Ridgeway Road Manchester NJ 08759 A new look at fire service http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/new-jersey/lakehurst/content/5fe1e9e57a972dfda0270a5c0527ba62.html A fire that ripped through a Whiting home last month has spurred residents to raise concerns about the amount of protection available in their neighborhood and officials to take a fresh look at how fire service is handled in the western part of the township State giving towns 79M for transportation projects http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/new-jersey/lakehurst/content/b7f1b359a5cd47a5bea949f7bbaeea42.html METUCHEN Pitching it as part economic stimulus property tax relief and infrastructure improvement Gov Jon S Corzine announced 7875 million worth of transportation grants to 372 New Jersey municipalities FridayThe state projects a 12 billion shortfall in this year's state budget Corzine said among the last things he'll cut are items that create jobsWe don't want to take things out of the budget that are jobcreators and ultimately revenuegeneratorsCorzine saidProjects are ready for construction Corzine said adding there are 300 more ready to go if the federal government provides states with funding Veteran transport plane enjoyed stellar career http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/new-jersey/lakehurst/content/26601ea2f510ea6c76bd69831456a98e.html In its day the C141 transport aircraft dubbed Garden State Starlifter performed just about every mission there was: flying troops to Vietnam supporting NASA's Apollo moon missions dropping paratroopers over Panama and finally supporting special forces in AfghanistanPHOTOS: McGuire Veterans Three who served in WWII honored http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/new-jersey/lakehurst/content/6781e21ebbc38bf9e8e95be469da9161.html Nearly 66 years after being commissioned into the US Army Air Corps Archie Saccio remembers coming home when World War II ended like it was yesterday HOW THEY DECIDED: Assessing merits of Obama McCain http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/new-jersey/lakehurst/content/1632cea8b208e4b0fa98ccd4757f7b1e.html Firsttime voter Marios Rizk had a hard time getting to cast his vote for John McCain