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  • Access issues cloud project before board

    Weaverville Road residents asking for township help BY ZACH LEVINE Correspondent Anew day care center for children and an office building may be coming to Freehold Township in the near future, but a final vote to approve those facilities has not been taken by the Planning Board. Following several hearings, members of the Planning Board…

  • Bill would ease battle for veterans fighting cancer

    Freehold Borough official can sympathize with Agent Orange victims BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Councilman Marc Le Vine has joined other individuals in support of a bill before Congress that would help provide veterans of the Vietnam War who are suffering with gastrointestinal cancers with the medical care they need. Although Le…

  • Charges levied in certifications

    Document questions legitimacy of town’s case against Moskovitz BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Two Manalapan Township Committee members claim they have been left in the dark on a case involving a former township attorney. One document questions whether the litigation is legitimate or a “politically motivated vendetta at taxpayers’ expense.” The certifications submitted to a…

  • Residents keep rallying for Operation Sunscreen

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Anumber of people in the area have brought a ray of sunshine, and quite a bit of sun protection, into the lives of American troops stationed in Iraq. In July, Greater Media Newspapers reported on a woman in Jackson who was spearheading an effort in her community to provide U.S.…

  • Inmate delivers straight talk

    Freehold youngsters are told to make correct decisions for themselves BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Pupils at the Freehold Intermediate School listen as Anthony, who has been in prison for 17 years, relates some of the experiences that shaped his life during his incarceration. FREEHOLD — Anthony is the…

  • Grant for truck wash sought

    FREEHOLD — Members of the Borough Council have approved a resolution to endorse pursuing a Sharing Available Resources Efficiently (SHARE) program grant with Freehold Township and Marlboro for the purpose of sharing mandated truck washing facilities. Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said the $10,000 grant that the three municipalities are seeking would be used to pay…

  • Affordable apartments to open in Manalapan

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN — An affordable housing development for people over the age of 55 that has been years in the making will hold its grand opening on Oct. 24. The rental apartments at Heritage Village will help Manalapan meet its second round obligation under regulations put forth by the New Jersey…

  • Center Players present ‘Catch Me if You Can’

    Center Players, Freehold’s award-winning resident theater company, will open its 2008-09 Signature Series with “Catch Me if You Can” by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert. Based on the play by Robert Thomas, the show will be directed by Jack Rosmarin of Marlboro. The play will run five consecutive weekends from Oct. 24 through Nov. 23.…

  • Flooding no fun for Marlboro residents

    Homeowners lobby council to hold bonds belonging to developer BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Residents who live in the area of the Crine Woods development off Crine Road flooded the Citizens Voice portion of the Oct. 16 Township Council meeting in hopes of preventing the release of a performance guarantee and restoration bond…