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  • Gypsy moths, mosquitoes to be targeted from the air

    BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Gypsy moths and mosquitoes can run but they can’t hide, now that they have drawn the full wrath of the Township Committee. Neither pest was present at the governing body’s regular meeting of Feb. 28, where committee members adopted a pair of resolutions, one declaring…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Hundreds of participants take off at the start of the Freehold Area Running Club St. Paddy’s 10-Mile Run at Michael J. Tighe Park in Freehold Township on Sunday.

  • Fans’ devotion to Boss will form basis of book

    Canadian authors wanted Springsteen followers to tell stories BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Howard Bloom is an avid Bruce Springsteen fan. Nothing unusual about that – especially around Freehold. But while most fans of The Boss plan their attendance at his concerts around their everyday lives, Bloom plans his…

  • Board to examine every option to help schools

    Freehold Borough panel frustrated with circumstances BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Regionalizing with another school district, sharing services with the municipality and other school districts, suing the state and trying to become an Abbott district are all options Freehold Borough school officials have considered in an ongoing attempt to…

  • Committee wants to meet with attorney for Village

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – In an attempt to move the matter along, the Township Committee plans to schedule a meeting with the attorney who represents a commercial development application that has been discussed for more than a year. Following the vote earlier this month by Planning Board members…

  • Council tables action after feds raid developer’s office

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – An FBI raid on the offices of a developer early on March 16 prompted the Township Council to table action on business involving that builder later that evening. Mayor Robert Kleinberg and council members said they believed the FBI raid on the West Main…

  • Student honored for service

    Danielle Berfond, a senior at Howell High School, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer activities with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time serving their communities and country, was presented by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf…

  • Lucas plans to make run for freeholder

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Township Commit-teeman Andrew Lucas plans to seek a seat on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. Lucas joins a pool of candidates who plan to seek the Republican Party nomination to run for a seat on the county’s governing body. There will be two…

  • In the Service

    Army Pvt. William R. Seese has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine-week program, Seese studied Army history, core values and traditions, and received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy and justice, physical fitness and first aid. He also learned basic combat skills along…