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  • Youngster makes strides in dealing with disorder

    Child with Asperger’s enjoys participating in Little League baseball BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer TALI ISRAELI Will Prewitt, 11, (l) who has Asperger’s syndrome, enjoyed playing baseball this spring in the Marlboro Little League. MARLBORO – Will Prewitt is capable of doing anything his peers can do. After being diagnosed with…

  • On Campus

    Kristina Cain, daughter of Kathleen and William Cain of Marlboro, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at The College of New Jersey, Ewing. She also was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society for education. A graduate of Colts Neck High School, she has completed her sophomore year at…

  • GOP candidate missing in action

    Mark Rosman In the News I have never met Nikole Pezzullo and would not know her if she walked into the News Transcript office today. Oh, wait. She can’t walk into the News Transcript office because the dodos who run the Manalapan Republican Party have probably told her she is not allowed to speak with…

  • CentraState receives grant for Hispanic breast health programs

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Centra-State Healthcare System has secured a $22,500 grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast health education programs for underserved populations. The funding will support Centra-State’s goal of increasing the number of uninsured Hispanic/Latina women who receive annual screenings and comprehensive breast health education. According to a press release, Centra-State is…

  • Couple’s life ends in murder-suicide

    Prosecutor: Wife made divorce intentions known to husband BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Although Joseph and Vincenza Importuna were not well-known by their neighbors, their deaths shocked not only their Bailey Court neighborhood, but also those who knew the couple and their two children, ages 4 and 9. In…

  • Bicycle safety program will make debut July 1

    FREEHOLD – A program that seeks to protect the borough’s bicycle-riding population will get under way on July 1 at the New Beginnings Agape Christian Center, Throckmorton Street, from 3-4:30 p.m. The project was initiated by Councilman Marc Le Vine, who said more attention needs to be paid to the growing number of people in…

  • Guest enjoys appearance on ‘Millionaire’ quiz show

    BY MICHAEL ALERHAND Correspondent BY MICHAEL ALERHANDCorrespondent Cesar Grullon of Freehold Township had a short stay on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” but he enjoyed his appearance on the ABC-TV game show. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – On June 14, 42-year-old township resident Cesar Grullon got his chance to appear as a contestant on “Who Wants…

  • Plan for 10 homes heard

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – Testimony began in front of the Planning Board last week for an application to construct 10 homes on Old Mill Road. Representatives of Bayfield Proper-ties appeared before the board on June 21 seeking preliminary major subdivision approval. The applicant is proposing to subdivide a…

  • Juveniles found safe after search and rescue in park

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – An all-out rescue mission that included a helicopter hovering at night over the lake at Thompson Grove Park on the south side of town proved to be a needless effort for police and rescue personnel on June 22. A press release from the Manalapan…