Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Freehold Idol talent competition finals begin on Aug. 17
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The finals of the 10th Freehold Idol talent competition will get underway tonight, Aug. 17, at the Monmouth County Hall of Records plaza, Main Street, Freehold Borough. Members of the public are invited to come and watch the singers go for the top prize in their age group.…
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Sea Bright preps for referendum meetings
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council is getting ready for the three educational sessions on the three facility projects that are subject to a Sept. 27 referendum. Business Administrator Joseph Verruni said he is preparing information for the three public sessions for the projects, which are the borough’s community center,…
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Edison Senior Center receives $1,000 donation
John Welgos, president of the Patriot Brothers Chapter of the Nam Knights Motorcycle Club, along with club historian Joe Guchek, looked a little out of place in their boots, motorcycle vests, military patches and colors as they shared a cup of coffee and chatted with the seniors at the Edison Senior Center. Both Welgos and…
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Golfer Weise wins Northern Junior Championship in playoff
By Tim Morris Bobby Weise just knew it. He didn’t have to follow the flight of the golf ball after he had hit it from the fairway to know it was just what he was looking for. “Once [the ball] came off the club, I knew that’s going to be good,” he said. Weise wanted…
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Saturday in the Park 5K benefits women, their children
Another large turnout of women runners and walkers are expected to join together at Holmdel Park on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend (Sept. 3) for a good cause. They will be running and walking to raise funds for and promote awareness of charitable organizations that provide essential services to women and their children in…
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NJ Breakers capture 18U softball national championship
By Tim Morris Manager Kirk Andersen had plenty of time to prepare the Freehold Township-based New Jersey Breakers softball team for the national championships. Andersen knew last fall that the Breakers had qualified for the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) tournament in Salisbury, Maryland, so he made sure his club was tested by playing…
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Residents relieved police identified suspect in Sayreville burglaries
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Quite a few residents of the Morgan section of town were pleasantly surprised this week to get a call from the Sayreville Police Department. Those calls were to let them know that there had been a suspect identified in a string of recent home and car burglaries and that…
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There’s a club for most everyone
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer If it is 6 a.m. on a Saturday, chances are you’ll find Freehold resident Joe Giles rowing down the Passaic River. Giles, like many other adults in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, was looking to be a part of a club, and after rowing in college, he opted to join the…
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Freehold Township Juniors made case in Eastern Regional
By Tim Morris The first thing that Steven Schulman did when he gathered his Freehold Township Little League Junior League all-star team together in June for its first practice was to ask the players a question. The manager asked why they were there. The overwhelming response was to play baseball. It was just what the…
