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  • Operation Thunderbird arrests (as of Friday)

    The following Monmouth County residents were arrested on March 28: Richard Neale Sr., 52, of West Long Branch; Chester Zdunek, 77, of Colts Neck; Joseph Mariconda, 59, of Freehold; Kenneth Murphy, 81, of Oceanport; Mike Demetropoulis, 84, of Matawan; Robert A. Carpenito, 41, of Tinton Falls; Tyler Case, 39, of Morganville; John Squeo, 68, of…

  • Tourism magazine features activities

    FREEHOLD – Finding year-round activities in Monmouth County just got easier with “New Jersey’s Monmouth County,” a 66-page magazine highlighting the county’s attractions. The magazine highlights the county’s beaches, shopping centers, theaters, museums, historic sites, lighthouses, parks and a long list of cultural and recreational activities. For the first time, it also supplies information on…

  • Freeholders reject request to assist borough schools

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has turned down a request to help bail the Freehold Borough public school district out of a tough financial situation. On March 29, state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) said the freeholders had denied her request for…

  • Starting over … again

    Peruvian artist works to establish herself in N.J. BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer PHOTO BYMIGUEL JUAREZ staff Angélica Zavala Carlisle’s vivid paintings of figures, mostly female, are set within a narrative. West Long Branch artist Angélica Zavala Carlisle is starting over – for the third time. The first time she made…

  • New corrections officers graduate from academy

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Monmouth County Police Academy graduated 33 corrections officers recently, all of whom will go on to work in the jails in Monmouth or Ocean counties. The graduating class trained for nearly 750 hours over the course of 20 weeks in order to complete the 23rd Basic Course for County Corrections Officers.…

  • Partnership opens talent search for state’s ‘Idol’

    FREEHOLD – The Freehold Center Partnership, as part of its summer concert series, has launched a statewide talent search for the “Freehold Idol.” In the search for a major talent in the state, contest plans are to showcase the best vocalists in the state. Auditions will be held on 10 consecutive Wednesdays, beginning June 13,…

  • Accident results in charges

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Two summonses have been issued to a 94-year-old Manal-apan resident whose Route 9 collision with another vehicle on March 11 occurred as he was driving north in the southbound lanes of the state highway. Police said Abe Goldenberg has been charged with driving the…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Freehold Township High School’s Andrew Miller tries to hold off East Brunswick’s Randall Nixon during their teams’ final scrimmage of the lacrosse preseason on March 29 in East Brunswick. The regular season starts this week for all high school spring sports in New Jersey.

  • OEM coordinator on leave

    Harry Conover, the coordinator of the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management, is on administrative leave after being charged with a series of offenses by the Monmouth County Pros-ecutor’s Office. According to a press release from the prosecutor’s office, Conover, 58, of Neptune City, has been charged with third-degree official misconduct, third-degree tampering with public…