ERIC SUCAR staff Hector Henriquez (center) and his Freehold Township High School baseball teammates celebrate their 7-3 victory over Christian Brothers Academy in the championship game of the 2009 Monmouth County Tournament. The title game was played May 30 at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. For the story by staff writer Tim Morris, see page 90.
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Wyndham Place residents
meet to discuss situation
By Mark Rosman
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Fisherman leaps onto crippled moving boat to rescue passengers
By Amy Rosen
As the Memorial Day weekend was just getting under way at 7:40 p.m. May 22, a rescue effort began on the Manasquan River in Manasquan in the aftermath of a vessel collision between a 15-foot Key West center console carrying five people and a 30-foot Boston Whaler carrying two people. More...
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
In an emotional conversation on June 1, Reginald Sims, 41, confirmed that he has resigned from the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education. Sims was elected to the board in April. He said he stepped down after a month of service due to personal reasons. More...
Manalapan officials eye Millhurst Lake as local resource
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer
The Manalapan Township Committee has taken the first step on a road it hopes will end with the acquisition of a natural resource. More...
Retired Marlboro police chief saluted for years of service to his hometown
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer
Joseph R. Walker was misled about a ceremony being held at the Marlboro Police Department on May 16, but for a good reason. Municipal representatives and police department personnel past and present gathered to surprise Walker More...
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP —Construction of a traffic light at the intersection of Gravel Hill Road and Route 537 is scheduled to commence in 2010 if things go according to plan. The intersection is about a half-mile west of CentraState Medical Center and is at the crest of a hill on Route 537. More...
Freehold Twp. officials adopt $40.6M budget; police layoffs uncertain
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A budget that will help the municipality deal with "hard times" has been adopted by the Township Committee. Following a public hearing on May 26, the governing body adopted a $40.6 million municipal budget for 2009. The local tax levy to support the budget will be $14.8 million. More...
MANALAPAN — Representatives of the Shade Tree Committee, the Township Committee and the township joined together in an Arbor Day celebration by planting two trees at Thompson Grove Park on the morning of April 30. The park is on Thompson Grove Road. More...