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  • Students see options for high school work

    Automotive technology event was one open house eighth-graders could visit BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The sight of a cherry red 2007 Honda Civic with Lamborghini doors, strobe lights, rims and a DVD on the dashboard that played the movie “Fast and Furious” lured Ryan Tavares of Manalapan High School to take part in a…

  • Bid to turn home into office killed by board

    Application centered on use of Court Street residence BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — In a unanimous decision, the Freehold Borough Planning Board voted to deny an application that would have allowed attorney Veronica Davis to operate a law office in a Court Street residential property. Board members Kevin Mulligan, William Butch, Robert…

  • Residents keep up criticism of supt.

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Three residents continued their criticism of discredited advanced degrees that were awarded to Freehold Regional High School District personnel when they spoke during the Oct. 20 meeting of the FRHSD Board of Education at Freehold Township High School. Four current district employees and one retired district employee have been directed…

  • State puts renewed focus on inexperienced drivers

    MVC administrator unveils new video presentation at Freehold Twp. High School BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer On Oct. 22, Sharon A. Harrington, chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, unveiled a newly restructured Probationary Driver Program (PDP) to students at Freehold Township High School. The PDP is a program mandated for new (probationary)…

  • Trademark tangle cancels talent show

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The borough’s version of “The Gong Show” has been gonged right out of existence. A fundraiser for the Freehold Fire Department that was to have been modeled on the popular 1970s television talent show has been canceled due to a trademark ownership issue. Firefighter Sue Ann Derkach…

  • Veterans Day event to benefit lieutenant

    Harley-Davidson/Buell of Long Branch will host a fundraising event to benefit the Brian Brennan Stands Alone Trust on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Jeff Margaritell, owner, Harley-Davidson/ Buell of Long Branch, said, “This daylong event gives us an opportunity to help Lt. Brian Brennan, one of our local Afghanistan war veterans, in addition to honoring America’s…

  • Summer program seeks volunteers

    The Fresh Air Fund’s Northern Monmouth County area committee is currently seeking a new chairperson and additional volunteer members to ensure that summer 2009 is a success for visiting New York City children. Each summer close to 5,000 Fresh Air children between the ages of 6 and 18 enjoy two-week vacations with volunteer host families…

  • Police say texting preceded accident

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Anyone driving on Ward Avenue last week may have been wondering why a 1998 Cadillac was covered with signs that said “Texting has got to stop.” It was Mary Sweet’s way of getting a message out to people that sending text messages from a mobile communications device…

  • Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce 2008 ATHENA AWARD NOMINEES

    The Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce presents the 23rd Annual ATHENA Award with Diamond Sponsor:BMW of Freehold,a member of the DCH Auto Group; Ruby Sponsor: HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospitals of New Jersey atTinton Falls andToms River;Platinum Sponsor: CentraState Healthcare System; and Silver Sponsors: Ampersand Graphics, Commerce Bank, Especially For You Florist, Greater Media Newspapers and Ronald…