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  • Area resident crowned Miss N.J. Teen

    Hilary Levin, 18, of Freehold Township, was crowned Miss New Jersey Teen recently at the Sheraton Meadowlands. She won the sportswear modeling competition and best essay, and was first runnerup in the talent competition. Hilary will now move on to compete at the National Miss American Teen Pageant at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.,…

  • Info sought on natural disasters

    The Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management wants to hear about residents’ personal experience with natural disasters such as flooding, erosion and other weather-related events. A Natural Hazards Mitigation questionnaire has been posted at www.visitmonmouth. com as a way of collecting this information from residents. The 15-question survey takes about five minutes to complete online.…

  • Three receive probation in ’06 Wal-Mart burglary

    On Oct. 26, William N. Comba, 35, of Forked River, Lawrence R. Gress III, 32, of East Windsor, and Peter Lipari Jr., 22, of South Plainfield, were sentenced to probation for their roles in a burglary that occurred at the Wal-Mart, Route 537, Freehold Township, in November 2006. According to a press release from the…

  • Event raises funds for MS Center

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP- CentraState Healthcare Foundation held a wine tasting last month that raised a record $216,000 for its Multiple Sclerosis Center. More than 400 people attended the event. The hospital also recognized three honorees for their longstanding commitment to philanthropic activities, support of nonprofit organizations and professional accomplishments. They were John Franco, retired pitcher for…

  • Rudy rallies the troops

    PHOTO BY JEFF GRANIT staff Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani signs autographs for supporters during a rally held Nov. 1 at the Excelsior, Manalapan. Giuliani came to Monmouth County to boost the campaign of state Senate and Assembly candidates. To Giuliani’s left is Senate candidate Jennifer Beck; to Beck’s left is Assembly candidate Declan O’Scanlon;…

  • Domestic violence response team seeks new members

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro Police Department is seeking volunteers from the community to join the Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT). The volunteers who join the team will respond to police headquarters when there has been an incident of domestic abuse. Police administrators will offer the victim a chance to speak…

  • Three enter guilty pleas in U.S. court

    Two Marlboro developers and a business partner pleaded guilty on Oct. 29 to bribing a sewerage authority official with thousands of dollars in architectural drawings to gain favor in getting sewage service to their projects in Marlboro, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced. Brothers Steven Meiterman, 44, of Marlboro, and Bernard Meiterman, 43, of Manalapan,…

  • Jazz month will feature films and performances

    Jazz Week, typically celebrated at the headquarters location of the Monmouth County library in Manalapan, has just expanded to Jazz Month. Free jazz and related jazz programs will heat up the library in November when the library presents Jazz Month 2007. The monthlong event will feature jazz concerts every Sunday and jazz movies every Saturday…

  • Jersey Freeze owner plans to close up

    Freehold Borough zoners being asked to OK Olive Garden BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Getting in your last licks just took on a new meaning in Freehold Borough. Regardless of whether the Zoning Board of Adjustment grants a variance that would allow the Olive Garden to build a restaurant on the Manalapan…