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  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago Among the important enactments of the recent session of the Legislature are those relating to political contributions and bribery of voters at the polls. Two measures have become laws that may be regarded as decided steps in the advance toward clean elections. It is said that laws cannot make good government through…

  • Contest honors 9/11 firefighter

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – A fallen hero is being remembered today through an essay contest that asks young people to write about the spirit of community service. Three eighth-graders from the Marl-boro Middle School were expected to re-ceive awards today in recognition of winning the Alan Feinberg Student…

  • Retired educator feels blessed to serve St. Rose

    You can call her Sister Oliveria Joseph, Sister Kate or Sister Kathleen. But the diminutive sister from Ireland’s County Tipperary is a fixture around St. Rose of Lima School on South Street. She is beloved by students and faculty alike. “Children have always been dear to me,” she states simply. Sister Kathleen Tobin, 89, still…

  • Library events

    Monmouth County Library Head-quarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manal-apan, will host the following programs. All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Details: (732) 431-7222. + “Ivan Denisovich” by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn will be discussed June 15 at 10 a.m. Pat Whitehead will moderate. + Edward Hopper, artist, will be discussed by art historian Maurice Mahler, June 15…

  • Parochial school marks 130 years of education

    As enrollment in the St. Rose of Lima School grew, church officials constructed a new building on Lincoln Place, Freehold Borough, which opened in 1957 (photo at left). The school’s present enrollment stands at 490 K-8 pupils and 76 pre-kindergarten children. The photo above shows a graduating class from the mid-1950s in front of the…

  • Police Explorers honored

    The Monmouth County Law Enforcement Explorers Academy, where young people interested in a career in law enforcement begin their training, graduated 14 young men and women from its 12th class recently. “These young men and women have demonstrated a willingness to work hard and dedicate themselves to completing this program,” said Freeholder Theodore J. Narozanick,…

  • N.J. strikeout queen

    CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold High School senior softball pitcher Ashley Forsyth became New Jersey’s all-time career strikeout leader last week. For story, see Sports.

  • Auditions

    Women of Song, a female vocal group, is seeking sopranos and altos. The group performs a variety of music. Rehearsals are held Friday mornings in the Marlboro area. Some sight-reading skills would be helpful. Details: Randy (732) 787-1697. Over the Rainbow Productions will hold auditions for men for “Crossing Delancey.” One candidate must either look…

  • Lifelong resident joins Freehold’s government

    Jaye Sims is ready to serve his town as borough councilman BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Jaye and Danielle Sims Jaye Sims calls himself a “work in progress.”Sims, 30, a lifelong Freehold Borough resident, was expected to be appointed to a seat on the Borough Council on June 5.…