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  • Ceremony on Intrepid inspires ROTC cadets

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer To celebrate and honor all of the men and women who have served to protect the nation’s freedom, New York City held its annual Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11. This year, members of the Freehold Regional High School District’s Navy Junior ROTC program took part in the parade along…

  • St. Rose pupils say ‘thanks’ to veterans

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Aprogram at St. Rose of Lima School giving thanks and honoring veterans brought rounds of cheerful applause, goose bumps to the skin and to some people, emotional tears that could not be held back. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Second-graders at the St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold, sing…

  • Students taking initial steps to learn Chinese

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Someday Marlboro High School sophomore Eden Lunde, 15, hopes to communicate with her friends in Mandarin Chinese. Eden, who only speaks English right now, has enrolled in the Freehold Regional High School District’s first year of Mandarin Chinese classes. “I have a lot of friends who speak Mandarin and I…

  • Council establishes fees for 2009 swim club use

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Fees for the Marlboro Swim Club will be changing for the 2009 season after the Township Council voted 4-0 on Nov. 13 to approve an amendment to a municipal ordinance. Councilwoman Randi Marder was absent from the meeting. The 7-acre swim club is on Masepe Trail, off Gordons…

  • Interfaith Thanksgiving service returns Nov. 26

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer 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…

  • Voters return Golub, Salkin to committee

    BY ELANA ARON Correspondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — After a somewhat heated and emotionally charged race to keep their seats on the Township Committee, Republicans Eugene Golub and David Salkin will retain their seats for another three-year term. The two men were challenged by Democrats Doris Lin and Jennie Jeannette Mistretta, who ran for the first…

  • School incidents reported

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Superintendent of Schools Enid Golden presented the Howell K-8 School District’s Violence and Vandalism Report for the 2007-08 school year during a recent meeting of the Board of Education. The state requires school administrators to present the report to the public each year. Golden said there were 16…

  • Officials ponder move to cut cop

    Englishtown Borough Council weighs options in face of municipal budget realities BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — No decision has been made yet as to whether a police officer from the Englishtown Police Department is going to be let go in the face of difficult economic times. Borough Council member said last week that…

  • State youth orchestra to play at St. Mary’s

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent An afternoon of delightful classical music is the promise of the New Jersey State Youth Orchestra (NJSYO) as its members present a benefit concert at St. Mary’s Church, Route 34 and Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, at 4 p.m. Dec. 7. In exchange for providing the orchestra with free rehearsal space, St.…