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  • Interfaith Thanksgiving service returns Nov. 26

    MARLBORO — Members of several of Marlboro’s houses of worship will come together in a show of unity for a special interfaith Thanksgiving service to be held at 8 p.m. Nov. 26 at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church, Route 79. Scheduled to participate in the service are members of the Old Brick Reformed Church, the Marlboro…

  • County pushes for win in light bulb switch

    With less than two weeks to go, Monmouth County remains in second place behind North Carolina’s Durham County in the number of residents who have vowed to replace their standard incandescent light bulbs with new energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs. According to a press release from the county, if Monmouth County surges these last two weeks and…

  • Taking college course on Freehold’s streets

    Kean University students gain feeling for impact of Latino population BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Seeing is believing in many cases and 11 students in Frank Argote Freyre’s “Latinos in the U.S.” class recently had a chance to see in real life what they have been studying about in class. Argote-Freyre, a…

  • Full slate of holiday events ready to go

    FREEHOLD — ‘Tis the season to indulge in the joy, warmth and good cheer of a traditional holiday in a historic New Jersey town. Santa Claus, wreaths, a constellation of lights and more symbols of Christmas and Hanukkah will be abundant throughout downtown Freehold, along with some special events to bring families and friends to…

  • Flier raised questions about borough costs

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — When word hit the streets a couple of weeks ago that Englishtown officials were considering letting one of the borough’s eight police officers go in the face of a budget crunch, an anonymous flier made an appearance in town. The flier criticized the plan to reduce the size…

  • United Way meets standards

    Timothy C Hearne, president and chief executive officer, announced that the United Way of Monmouth County has successfully completed all of the United Way of America annual membership requirements. The requirements include membership requirements certification, membership investment, the Database 2 Survey of Total Resources Generated (a survey that captures the full extent of a community’s…

  • Three Boy Scouts earn Eagle rank

    MARLBORO — This past summer three Scouts from Marlboro Boy Scout Troop 86 earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Nationally, less than 4 percent of all boys who enter scouting earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Brandyn Abrams and Marc Klepner, of Marlboro, and Will Kustka, of Colts Neck, all earned the top rank. Brandyn…

  • Police confirm recent house, car burglaries BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Police Department has confirmed that there have been a series of burglaries to homes and vehicles in the township over the past few weeks. The incidents are being investigated by the Manalapan Detective Bureau. Anyone with information about any of…

  • Cards may be sent to troops

    Serving members of the military and their families was the first mission of the American Red Cross more than 125 years ago and it remains a core part of the Red Cross service to the armed forces mission today. For the second year in a row, the Red Cross is partnering with Pitney Bowes to…