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  • Prostate cancer to be discussed

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Men and the loved ones who care about them are encouraged to attend a panel discussion, Prostate Cancer Awareness: An Evening With the Experts, presented by CentraState. The discussion will take place on Sept. 27 from 7-8:30 p.m. in CentraState Medical Center’s Zwerling Auditorium. CentraState Medical Center physicians Edward Soffen, radiation oncologist,…

  • Plans in works for new park

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – If you build it, they will come. At least according to Freewood Acres resident Kerry Williams. For more than three years, the Township Council, the Recreation Advisory Committee and citizens groups have tried to secure a park for the Freewood Acres residential…

  • Habitat cycle ride Oct. 1

    When James Wishbow first conceived the idea of raising funds for Habitat for Humanity with a motorcycle ride, he never dreamed it would be so successful. Now in its seventh year, Habitat’s annual Motorcycle Ride for Affordable Housing is gearing up with an expected turnout of 800 to 900 New Jersey bikers. The fully escorted…

  • Health officer participates in public health initiative

    Margaret Jahn, health officer for the Freehold Area Health Department, is a recent graduate of the inaugural class of the Public Health Leadership Initiative for Emer-gency Response (PHLIER) program at the New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness (NJCPHP) at the Univer-sity of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Public Health. The PHLIER…

  • Mayor wants curbs in older centers upgraded

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Mayor Drew Shapiro has suggested that municipal officials may want to examine the possibility of adopting an ordinance that would require the owners of older retail sites and strip malls to construct curbing that is accessible to the handicapped. Shapiro said he was moved…

  • United Way announces local grants

    The United Way of Monmouth County board of directors has officially announced that 68 local health and human service agencies will receive funding for the 2006-07 cycle. This year more than 50 volunteers assisted in the annual resource investment process reviewing more than 70 applications, making onsite visits to the agencies, conducting interviews with agency…

  • Marlboro maintains pursuit of property

    Cost of hospital land, possible cleanup are potential roadblocks BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer The grounds and buildings of the former Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital have deteriorated significantly since the facility closed in 1998. Photos taken on Sept. 7 show the present conditions. Gated windows (l) are a reminder of the…

  • Down Memory Lane

    The Freehold Regional High School District has sent many athletes on to notable careers, including Bonnie Bernstein, seen here during a late 1980s gymnastics practice at Howell High School. Bernstein was a four-time Academic All-America (gymnastics) at the University of Maryland. She presently works for ABC/ESPN as a sideline reporter on college football and Major…

  • Historic preservation panel will watch over buildings

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Freehold Borough FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Advisory Commission now has seven members and two alternates to fulfill the responsibilities and duties entrusted to them by the Borough Council. The commission members were appointed by the council on Sept. 5. The composition…