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  • Man charged in home burglary

    MANALAPAN — Police have arrested and charged a resident of Wrightstown with burglary, theft and criminal mischief in connection with an incident that occurred in Manalapan on Oct. 29. According to a press release issued by the Manalapan Police Department on Jan. 6, Edward R. Heaton, 21, an unemployed single male, was charged after police…

  • Local family grateful for support for son

    Ken Majonis, 31, was paralyzed in accident; now convalescing at home BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Majonis family of Marlboro saw a happy ending to 2008 and an early look into 2009 provides hope for the future. Ken Majonis, 31, suffered spinal injuries that left him paralyzed from the waist down as…

  • Town faces challenge of ‘hard times’ in ’09

    Councilman Marc Le Vine named council president BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough Councilman Marc Le Vine has been elected to serve as president of the Borough Council for 2009. Le Vine was tapped by his fellow council members during the annual reorganization meeting of Freehold Borough’s municipal government on Jan. 4…

  • Road closure causing delays on south side of Manalapan

    Monmouth County is building new bridge on Millhurst Road BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Millhurst Road between Route 33 and Main Street in the Tennent section of Manalapan remains closed to traffic as construction continues on the demolition of an existing bridge and the construction of a new bridge. MANALAPAN — A…

  • Marlboro board reviews use of tutoring program

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — With fluctuating attendance throughout the school year it is hard to determine the success of the Marlboro K-8 School District’s early bird program, administrators told the Board of Education at a Dec. 9 workshop meeting. The early bird program is offered to pupils in second through fifth grade…

  • ‘Visions of Veterans’ reveals impact of war experiences

    Exhibit runs through Feb. 15 at Vietnam Era Educational Center BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Sometimes, forgotten stories are finally told through art. And some of those stories are now being told through art created by U.S. veterans in an exhibit that fills the lobby and halls of the Vietnam Era Educational Center at…

  • Drainage project expected to improve road conditions

    FREEHOLD — The residents of Douglas Road will be glad to know that drainage problemswhich have plagued their street for years will soon be repaired. The Borough Council has awarded a contract to Ace Manzo Inc. and D. Manzo and Son Inc., of Aberdeen, in the amount of $149,813 to make repairs to Douglas Road,…

  • Business administrator joins Freehold schools

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Patrick DeGeorge FREEHOLD — When Patrick DeGeorge was in high school, he brought home an assignment that involved organizing a large packet of invoices, records and financial journals. He realized then that he had found his niche in life. DeGeorge, who is the Freehold Borough K-8 School District’s new…

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    FRANK GALIPO Freehold Township High School band director Edward Gattsek conducts the ninth annual middle school and high school band invitational concert at Freehold Township High School on Jan. 8. For more on this special event, see page 24.