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  • Danger lurks as youths head on to the Internet

    Detective offers tips to parents to head off potential problems BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer With the click of a computer mouse, people in other parts of the state, country or the world can steal, threaten and lure people into dangerous and sometimes even fatal situations. Children and teenagers very often fall victim to online…

  • Alliance monitors investigation

    FREEHOLD – The Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey (Monmouth Chapter) met recently to discuss the recent accusations of police brutality in Freehold Borough. The accusations of improper behavior by police officers arose after a Jan. 29 motor vehicle stop on First Street that resulted in the arrest of Migdalia Irizarry, 33, of Freehold Township,…

  • Fancy dancin’

    CHRIS KELLY staff Tyler Frojmovich, 3, of Manalapan, has a good time at the Monroe Township Public Library during a performace by folk singer Pat McKinley on Feb. 5.

  • Actor captivates students with Douglass portrayal

    Students impressed with firsthand account of famous American BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer In the center of a bare stage with no microphone or supporting actors stood Terence Archie of Brooklyn, N.Y., portraying Civil War-era abolitionist, publisher and politician Frederick Douglass. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Terence Archie of Brooklyn, N.Y., portrays abolitionist, publisher and…

  • Road work now estimated to carry through August

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Mayor Michelle Roth provided an update at the Feb. 13 Township Committee meeting regarding the ongoing improvements to Woodward Road. According to Roth, because of recent favorable weather conditions the project is currently ahead of schedule. Officials had stated in recent weeks that improvements on Woodward Road would…

  • County employee accused of official misconduct

    On Feb. 11 a state Superior Court grand jury in Freehold charged William Doggett, 68, of Freehold Township, with third-degree official misconduct. If convicted, Doggett faces a maximum potential custodial sentence of up to five years in state prison, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. In addition, Doggett would be…

  • Local team bids for title in MTV hip-hop contest

    Iconic crew members to meet new challenge during Feb. 21 show BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Adance team from Icon Dance Complex in Englishtown is gaining local notoriety and national exposure as one of the top 12 crews chosen to compete in “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew” on MTV. A new episode will…

  • South Street Players bring dark comedy to local stage

    South Street Players to perform a play about a bunch of monks living at a run down monastery in medieval France sounds like something you’d rush right out to see, right? Probably not. But keep reading. You see, these monks happen to have the relics of a saint that hasn’t worked a miracle in over…

  • Defamatory online posts rile former public official

    Manalapan committee asked to condemn anonymous messages BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – As a veteran of local politics, George Spodak thought he had seen the worst that politics has to offer and says he has the battle scars to prove it. He will tell you he earned those battle scars by working to…