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      December 3, 2008  RSS feed

      Marlboro event features displays and performances
      The various cultures that make up Marlboro embraced one another during a Multicultural Day at Marlboro High School. The successful event was the culmination of five months of planning by volunteers on Marlboro's Community Events Committee. More...
      Areas near Union Hill Road, Manalapan, are targets

      The Manalapan Police Department has confirmed that there have been a series of burglaries to homes and vehicles in the township over the past few weeks. The incidents are being investigated by the Manalapan Detective Bureau. Anyone with information about any of the incidents is asked to call the police department at 732-446-4300. More...

      Ronit Kobrinski returns to Africa to continue work

      Ronit Kobrinski is running in a race with cheetahs, a race, that is, to ensure the survival of cheetahs as the fastest sprinters in the animal world. "Cheetahs can sprint from 0 to 70 mph in about four seconds," said Kobrinski, 28. "I was blown away the first time I saw a cheetah run. It was just awesome. More...


      Agency works to help feed hungry people in 4 towns

      MANALAPAN — The 2008 holiday season will not be an easy one for many people. With the economy struggling through a difficult time, more people in this area are turning to the Samaritan Center to help them put food on the table. More...


      Ken Majonis, 31, was left a paraplegic after Sept. dirt bike accident

      MARLBORO — The Majonis family had a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. Carol Majonis said the family is extremely thankful for the support and encouragement that has been received from their friends and family members after her adult son was seriously injured in a dirt bike accident in September. More...


      FRHSD administrators say closer scrutiny leads to more students being caught

      The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education was presented with the district's violence and vandalism report for the 2007-08 school year at its Nov. 17 meeting held at Freehold High School, Freehold Borough. More...


      MANALAPAN — The township administrator has sent a response from the governing body to the Monmouth Heights Swim Club Board of Directors in the hope of moving forward on a commuter parking proposal. At issue is a plan put forth by municipal officials to use the swim club's parking lot to supplement the demand for commuter parking in the township. More...


      FREEHOLD — Times are tough all over and Freehold Borough is no exception, but according to Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina, the town is not in a deficit. "We can't be," he said. More...


      Olive Branch Lodge No. 16 of Free & Accepted Masons in association with The Central Jersey Blood Center hosted a Community Blood Drive at the Masonic Temple located at 2 Dutch Lane Road in Freehold, Oct. 17. This blood drive, the third annual one organized by Olive Branch Lodge No. 16, was a success with 21 pints of blood donated to replenish local blood supplies. More...
      On behalf of the Marlboro Township Veterans and Volunteers Committee, I wish to thank all those who attended and supported our recent Veterans Day events. The Marlboro Township Veterans and Volunteers Committee held events to honor and thank our hometown heroes. More...
      In the News • MARK ROSMAN
      One thing I have consistently said over the 26 years I have been a journalist is that what I like best about the job is that I never know what the next day will bring. The unique aspect of this profession was proved once again when I recently had the privilege of teaching nine thirdgrade classes at the Taylor Mills School in Manalapan about newspapers and writing. More...
      Coda • GREG BEAN
      This is going to be a strange holiday season indeed. I knew it was off to a weird start when I stopped by the neighborhood liquor store the day before Thanksgiving to buy my annual bottle of Boggs Cranberry Liqueur. I buy one bottle of the stuff every year, and I pour myself one shot over ice to sip while I carve the turkey. My wife mixes her shot with Fresca. More...
      Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN
      Dear Greg: Not far up the interstate from where I live, in a little town you've driven through hundreds of times, gasoline was selling for $1.39 a gallon last weekend. Pretty cool, huh? More...
      Colonials play for state title Saturday at Rutgers Stadium
      One can't help thinking that the Freehold Borough football team has to win the Shore Conference Federal Division championship twice. In the sectional semifinal on Nov. 22, the Colonial defeated Neptune for the second time this year in a defensive struggle, 14-0. The Scarlet Fliers just happen to play in the Federal Division. More...
      Mary Pat Angelini, New Jersey assemblywoman and executive director of Prevention First, was presented with the 2008 Athena Award by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Nov. 7. More...