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    DAVE BENJAMIN Soldiers who gave their lives for their country and victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the United States were in the prayers and memories of participants in the Manalapan-Englishtown Memorial Day parade Monday. Participants marched down Route 522 from Manalapan to Englishtown.

  • Borough council adopts 2002 spending plan

    FREEHOLD — The Borough Council has unanimously adopted the 2002 municipal budget. As initially proposed on May 6, the budget totaled $9.552 million. As adopted on May 20 after the approval of a budget amendment, the spending plan totals $9.55 million. The tax levy to support the 2002 budget will be $5.063 million. That is…

  • Bulletin Board Scholarships available to Pine Brook alumni

    Bulletin Board Scholarships available to Pine Brook alumni The Pine Brook School PTA of Manal-apan is offering scholarships to high school seniors of the class of 2002 who were sixth-grade graduates of Pine Brook School in 1996. Applicants must be in good academic standing, have been accepted to a two- or four-year postsecondary school, submit…

  • Head of state police to speak in Freehold

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Free-hold Township Republican Club Pres-ident Josh Elkes announced that New Jersey State Police Superintendent Joseph J. Santiago will be the guest speaker at the Freehold Township Republican Club’s meeting on May 28. Santiago became the 13th superintendent of the state police on March 7. Born and raised in Newark, Santiago has more…

  • Buses needed for trip to ground-zero ceremony

    Buses needed for trip to ground-zero ceremony A ceremony will be held at 7:30 a.m. May 30 to honor all those who perished in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, as well as to recognize those who participated in the search, rescue and recovery at the site. An effort is under way…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Scott and Bob Higgins proudly show the 1943 Ford GPW jeep they restored together. The Army vehicle will have a featured spot in Monday’s Memorial Day parade in Freehold Borough.

  • Standardbred breeding requirement eliminated

    Correspondent By jane meggitt G ov. James E. McGreevey signed into law Assembly Bill 1678 April 30, which eliminates the requirement that a standardbred horse be bred within New Jersey in order to be eligible for the New Jersey Sire Stakes program. This bill was sponsored by Assembly-men Anthony Impreveduto (D-Bergen-Hudson) and Joseph Malone (R-Burling-ton-Monmouth-Ocean).…

  • 3 teens facing alcohol charges

    MANALAPAN — Three teen-agers were arrested in the back yard of a vacant house at 27 Church Lane. Manalapan police responded to a report on May 17 at 10:18 p.m. that several juveniles were "hanging out" in the backyard of the vacant house. Upon further investigation it was discovered that Crystal Rowley, 18, of Pension…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Bob and Jan Lichowd of Howell were antique hunting at the Freehold Borough Antiquefest on Sunday. The event marked the start of the borough’s summer schedule of activities. Next up for fun-seekers is Kruise Nite on May 30.