ERIC SUCAR staff A group of youngsters has some fun with a water balloon catapult that was set up during the second annual water carnival held at the Quail Hill Scout Reservation on LaValley Drive, Manalapan, on July 18. Families were invited to come out for the day to enjoy a variety of wet and wild activities at the water carnival that was sponsored by Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America.
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Jeff Cantor of Marlboro will deploy overseas in Aug., anticipates return in 2010
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer
Marlboro Councilman Jeff Cantor announced his impending departure for Afghanistan after receiving word that he has been recalled to active duty with the U.S. Army. Cantor surprised his fellow members of the Marlboro Township Council during their July 16 meeting with the news of his imminent departure. More...
No, it's not Springsteen, but a very special tribute at Monmouth fair
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
Amusician who was raised in Freehold will be coming home to perform the music of Freehold's own rock icon and native son. Josh Schreiber, who was raised in Freehold Borough and Freehold Township, has been playing music for years. More...
New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie on Monday picked Kim Guadagno, the current Monmouth County sheriff and a former federal prosecutor, to run on his ticket for lieutenant governor. In the November election, New Jersey residents will elect a lieutenant governor for the first time. More...
MARLBORO — Peter Smith, 14, of Marlboro, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout award. Peter, who is a member of Holmdel Troop 331, is one of approximately 4 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank, according to Scoutmaster Brian McMullen. More...
FREEHOLD — The United States Postal Service has decided to close the downtown Freehold Borough postal facility. The postal facility has been operating out of a temporary trailer that has been parked in a Monmouth County parking lot on Lafayette Street for the better part of a decade. More...
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Catherine Campbell, the municipality's new chief financial officer and treasurer, will be working with someone from her past: her eighth-grade civics teacher, Tom Antus. Antus is Freehold Township's municipal administrator. More...
MARLBORO — Eric Katzen, 14, a newly minted Eagle Scout from the Morganville section of Marlboro, was notified that he officially earned the highest rank in Scouting as of May 5. Eric is a member of Troop 331 based in Holmdel. More...
In dark time, husband finds the 'availability of hope'
