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      December 23, 2008  RSS feed

      'Defiance' recounts tale of Bielski brothers, the uncles of Freehold Twp. resident
      When Lola Kline sits in a movie theater and watches "Defiance," she will not just be a face in the crowd. Kline, 67, of Freehold Township, will actually be witnessing her family's history as it comes alive on the screen. More...
      Mayor Hornik says goal was to leave remaining farmland undisturbed

      Facing an affordable housing obligation of a total of 1,673 units from the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) for three rounds dating back to 1987, Marlboro officials have turned to 100 percent affordable housing projects to meet that requirement. More...

      MANALAPAN — The members of the Township Committee have passed a resolution and will submit a third-round affordable housing plan to the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) by the Dec. 31 deadline. Since COAH was created in the mid- 1980s, two rounds of affordable housing obligations have been promulgated by the state agency. More...


      Bags believed to contain heroin found in home

      ENGLISHTOWN — A borough man is facing multiple charges after police officers arrested him in his Water Street home at 2 p.m. Dec. 10. According to information provided by the East Windsor Police Department, East Windsor detectives, assisted by officers from the Englishtown Police Department, arrested Koron L. Duncan, 19, after executing a search warrant. More...


      ENGLISHTOWN — The Borough Council will have a new municipal attorney in 2009. During a council meeting held Dec. 15, members of the governing body voted 3-2 to appoint attorney Joseph Youssouf of Manalapan as the municipal attorney for the coming year. More...


      FREEHOLD — The Borough Council has adopted a plan that is aimed at boosting the future viability of Freehold Borough's downtown. The Freehold Center Core Revitalization Plan will focus on additional parking, seek to preserve Freehold's historic housing stock and create a more a pedestrianfriendly atmosphere in town. More...


      FREEHOLD — One of the provisions of Freehold Borough's new revitalization plan — to build a parking structure — does not sit well with at least one resident. The Borough Council recently adopted an ordinance which puts into place the Freehold Center Core Revitalization Redevelopment Plan. More...


      "From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History" will be celebrated Jan. 9-11 during Marlboro Jewish Center's Scholar in Residence Weekend with Arthur Kurzweil. More...
      Long before there was a Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, Calif., Silicon Alley in New Jersey produced some of the greatest inventions and scientific discoveries of the 20th century. More...
      Ah, the holidays. They bring out the best in people. The spirit of giving. Goodwill toward men. All that jazz. It is that holiday spirit that brings us to two members of the New Jersey Assembly — Democrat Reed Gusciora of Mercer County and Republican David Wolfe of Ocean County. More...
      Ialways laugh at those movies where the loan shark sends out a leg breaker like Rocky Balboa to collect on unpaid debts. In those movies, you get the idea that the loan sharks are always named Sal, and the people late with the payments are always down-on-their-luck alcoholic gamblers and degenerates named Mickey. More...
      First-year programs going over well
      It is the uniform, after all. The vast majority of the ice hockey players making history this winter in the Freehold Regional High School District's inaugural season hadn't played hockey before. But they admit there is something different about wearing a high school uniform with the name of their school on it. More...