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      June 11, 2008  RSS feed

      MATT DENTON Patrick Dalton leads the audience in singing the unfamiliar third verse of "America the Beautiful" during Marlboro High School's annual Spring Alumni and Friends band concert held June 4 at the high school. The event welcomes current and past band members to participate in the evening's performance. More...
      Commuter train running through battlefield seen as potential problem

      AMay 19, 2008, letter from an official with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, could put a serious crimp in plans for a passenger train alignment that would run through Manalapan parallel to Monmouth County Route 522. More...

      Group rescues, trains and finds homes for standardbreds in need

      Aman walking along the ocean saw a person off in the distance going back and forth between the surf 's edge and the beach. As he approached the person, he could see hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as a result of the natural action of the tide. More...


      Horse-and-cart program dedicated to late NYC firefighter

      Horse-drawn carriages might seem a little old-fashioned to some people, but to the Special Strides program at Congress Hill Farm in Monroe Township they are a useful innovation. More...


      FREEHOLD - While most people are seen running away from a burning building, others, like Jack Reichman, are seen running into one. Reichman is a firefighter. He is also the newly elected chief of the Freehold Fire Department. More...


      MANALAPAN - Do "good fences make good neighbors"? The township Zoning Board of Adjustment tackled this issue recently in an attempt to determine just what is needed to ensure a resident's fence is good for him and his neighbors. More...


      Applewood Estates, CentraState Healthcare System's lifecare retirement community, recently honored donors to its Residents Assistance Fund to dedicate select community areas. The charitable fund provides support for residents who, for reasons beyond their control, encounter difficulty paying their monthly service charge. More...


      FREEHOLD - A student believed to be responsible for a threat against a Freehold Borough School District administrator was taken into custody on June 5. School district administrators notified parents and the media that at about 1:45 p.m. More...


      Al Jardine and Surf City Allstars will rock rec center

      MANALAPAN - It may not get dark until 8:30 p.m., but on June 14 the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, will be "under the stars" from 4 to 10 p.m. The annual event that has brought the town's residents together for years asManalapan Day will once again be held under its new name, Manalapan Under the Stars. More...


      Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, is offering summer camps, clinics and workshops for children age 5-18 June 23-Aug. 15. One- and two-week programs are offered at the college's main, Freehold and Hazlet campuses. Offerings include Jersey Blues Sports Clinics, as well as programs in arts, sports, health career exploration and theater. More...
      I have been wondering for some time how long and in what form a classic "Wag the Dog" scenario would present itself in New Jersey. Not surprisingly, and with exquisite timing, along came the (Keansburg superintendent of schools) pension issue. More...
      In the News
      Freehold Township lost one of its most prominent caretakers when Nancy Dubois Wood died May 28. Wood, 86, was a lifelong resident of Freehold, a graduate of its public schools and a graduate of Freehold High School. It was my honor to get to know Wood when I served with her on the Freehold Township Historic Preservation Commission in the mid-1990s. More...
      Mrs. Klemas, 91, ofMarlboro, diedApril 18, 2008, in Monroe. She was predeceased by her husband, Seymour, and a son-in-law, Martin Beja. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Robin Klemas; a daughter, Linda Beja; a brother, Jerome Eisenbruck; a sister, Gertrude Eisenbruck; and four grandchildren. More...
      Talent alone doesn't win state championships. There has to be a desire, a hunger for it. No one will question if Colts Neck's Allison has that intangible after her magnificent win in the girls 1,600 meters Thursday night at South Plainfield. More...