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  • Classic ‘Outsiders’ tells story of teen conflicts

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — It will the “haves” vs. the “have nots” when the Freehold Township High School Patriot Players present “The Outsiders” this week at the school, Elton-Adelphia Road. The classic novel by S.E. Hinton has been adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel. “The Outsiders”…

  • Professor receives grant from National Institutes of Health

    Dr. Michael Palladino, of Howell, an associate professor in the Biology Department at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, has received a $175,521 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). According to a press release from the university, the NIH is the largest and most prestigious public funding source for biomedical…

  • Teens charged with entering middle school

    MARLBORO — Police officers arrested three teenagers and charged them with illegally entering the Marlboro Middle School, Route 520, on Nov. 11. The school was closed on Nov. 10-11 for the annual New Jersey teachers convention. Following the activation of a burglar alarm, police and a school custodian arrived at the school at about 2:30…

  • Freehold Township girl earns awards at pageant

    Hilary Levin Hilary Levin, 16, of Freehold Township, was named second runner-up in the Miss New Jersey Junior Teen Pageant, held in Parsippany. She also won the Best Smile Award, was first runner-up in academic achievement, third runner-up in the talent competition, and first runner-up for the best essay. Hilary will now move on to…

  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago Out of 59 voting districts in Monmouth County, only 10 sent in absolutely correct returns to the county clerk. Some of those passed by the Board of Elections on the first review contained only minor defects, but others were hopelessly mixed as to details and figures. Some districts had sent in as…

  • YMCAs sponsor essay contest

    The Community YMCA, Red Bank, and the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, Freehold Township, through the generosity of Brookdale Community College are offering a Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship to high school juniors and seniors in Monmouth County. Two $500 scholarships for Brookdale Community College will be awarded at The Community YMCA and the…

  • Howell cops hope to be able to put U.S. grant to work

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — The township Police Department has been awarded a federal grant in excess of $250,000. The township must match that amount in order for the police force to receive the federal money. Police Chief Ronald T. Carter said his department was notified in the spring…

  • Rutgers seminars will focus on horse industry

    The Rutgers Equine Science Center at Cook College will sponsor two educational seminars on Dec. 13. Both events will take place at the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture on the Cook College campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, according to Diana M. Orban Brown, the center’s director of communications. The first seminar, Equine Management Update,…

  • Monmouth recycling center opens

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Hailed as a win for Monmouth County and a win for all of the municipalities in the county, an innovative Class “A” recycling center opened recently at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center in Tinton Falls. On Oct. 28, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders and Global…