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  • Marlboro policeman saves woman from burning car

    MARLBORO – AMarlboro police officer put aside his personal safety to save the life of a woman who was trapped in an overturned burning vehicle. At about 4:16 a.m.May 21, Officer Gerald Arminio was dispatched to a call of an overturned vehicle on Route 520 in the area of Campus Drive. Upon arriving at the…

  • Swim club opens doors to residents of Manalapan

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – In the near future, residents of Marlboro and Manalapan will be able to mingle poolside at the Marlboro Swim Club. An ordinance that, if adopted by the Township Council, would permit residents of Manalapan to purchase memberships at Marlboro’s pools had its first reading and introduction at the…

  • 2 seniors from Marlboro earn $500 scholarships

    The Noontime Optimist Club of Freehold held its annual Youth of the Year awards luncheon at the 5 Star Café at Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, on April 30, honoring one male and one female graduating senior selected from each of the six schools in the Freehold Regional High School District. Each honoree gave a…

  • Answers sought in cutoff of police telephone service

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Police Chief Stuart Brown has filed a complaint with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) against Verizon on behalf of the Manalapan Police Department. The chief ‘s complaint stems from an incident that occurred on May 14 when telephone lines that are used by the police…

  • Suggestion to cut benefits fails to gain panel’s support

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – During a discussion of the municipal budget at the May 14 Township Committee meeting, Deputy Mayor Susan Cohen made a budget cutting suggestion and prefaced her comments with the acknowledgement that it was not going to be well-received by her fellow members of the governing body. Cohen suggested…

  • Event to be held in good taste

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD- The Freehold Borough Educational Foundation will host the second in a series of community fundraisers that highlight the town’s best assets. The event to be held from 7-9 p.m. June 2 will feature tempting dishes from eateries along Main Street’s “Restaurant Row.” Freehold’s Finest Chefs: Wrap It Up!…

  • Traffic signal upgrades due at Rt. 33 location

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Some relief is coming to the busy intersection where Route 33 meets Sweetmans Lane and Millhurst Road. Route 33 meets Millhurst Road on the westbound side and Sweetmans Lane on the eastbound side. Route 33 is a state highway that is under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey…

  • Administrators announce revisions to report cards

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Elementary school pupils in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District will soon have a chance to be more like the “big guys” in the Freehold Intermediate School – at least where report cards are concerned. A new system of grading students will be in place in district…

  • Scouts spruce up game room

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Girl Scouts Nicole Tymczak, 13, and Veronica Pereira, 13, will be recognized by the township for an effort they made on behalf of Manalapan’s senior citizens. Nicole and Veronica are pupils at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School. They have been involved in Girl Scouts together since they were…