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  • State grant will help fund child advocacy center

    District 12 state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) and state Assemblyman Mike Panter (D-Monmouth and Mercer) have announced the approval of a $500,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) to aid in the construction of the Mon-mouth County Child Advocacy Center in Freehold Township. According to a press…

  • ‘No knock’ law to have public hearing March 5

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – The Borough Council is ready to act on an ordinance that has been designed to allow residents not to be disturbed by solicitors who are going door to door. The ordinance will have a public hearing and possible vote for adoption at…

  • BREAKING NEWS

    School times stay the same BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer School times stay the same BY MARK ROSMANStaff WriterFREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Board of Education announced at its Feb. 27 meeting that school times will remain the same in the 2007-08 school year.That is a complete turnaround from a plan school administrators put forth a…

  • Brookdale will host film series

    The International Center at Brook-dale Community College will host an East Asian Film Series. Screenings are free and will be held Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the MAN building, room 105, at the Lincroft main campus. Parking is most convenient in lots 6, 7 and 1. The schedule is: + March 20 –…

  • Senior class prez banned from school after bust

    Police say CDS confiscated from Manalapan High School teen is believed to be cocaine BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer A restraining order barring the senior class president at Manalapan High School from returning to the school was issued after police arrested the young man in the school. Manalapan Police Department Capt.…

  • Photo

    SCOTT PILLING staff The bitter cold, wind, snow and sleet on Valentine’s Day did not deter hundreds of ducks from making their way to Lake Topanemus in Freehold Township. While others cozied up indoors, these ducks seemed to enjoy the idea of spending the holiday reserved for love outdoors together.

  • Scouts come through with treats for troops in Iraq

    MARLBORO – Boy Scout Troop 86 of Marlboro wanted to brighten the holiday season for American troops serving in Iraq. When the scouts learned of a young lady, Army Specialist Pharmacy Techni-cian Crystal S. Nelms, 26, who was stationed overseas, the scouts unanimously voted to collect and send items that would remind Nelms and her…

  • Students’ goal is to purchase AEDs for St. Rose

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO St. Rose of Lima students (l-r) C.J. Ramos, 12, James Capik, 12, and Zach Kling, 12, show the type of cartridges they are collecting to raise money for the purchase of automated external defibrillators. FREEHOLD – A group of seventh-graders who…

  • On Campus

    Vienna Vogelezang of Howell has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Messiah College, Grantham, Pa. Vogelezang is a junior majoring in biology. Shari L. Matray, daughter of Leslie and George Matray of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.…