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    CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Township summer camp senior counselor Chris Eleazar, 17, takes a break from the heat during Olympic Day activities at Michael J. Tighe Park on July 15. For more, see page 4.

  • Two charged with burglary

    FREEHOLD — Two people were arrested after police officers responded to a report of a burglary at Freehold High School at 3:12 a.m. July 9. According to police Capt. Michael DiAiso, officers responded to the school’s main office entrance on Robertsville Road. Upon arrival, officer Walter Perski observed a person exiting from that entrance carrying…

  • Hearing on warehouse moved to senior center

    First attempt to hear details of project jams meeting room BY ADAM RIBACK Correspondent BY ADAM RIBACKCorrespondent The Freehold Township Plan-ning Board will review an application filed by Shore Point Distributing Co. on July 21. The meeting to hear Shore Point’s proposal to build a new warehouse on Three Brooks Road was on the board’s…

  • Area charity to host BBQ

    The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Inc. (Michael’s Feat) will remember five years since the passing of Adam and Dana Puharic’s son Michael during an upcoming charity barbecue event at St. Clement’s Church in Matawan. The Michael’s Feat Summertime Family Barbecue will take place from 1-5 p.m. July 30 at the picnic grounds behind the…

  • Vuola enters guilty pleas, faces sentencing Oct. 11

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Richard Vuola, a longtime political figure in Marlboro, is facing an Oct. 11 sentencing date after pleading guilty on July 7 to federal charges of bribery, extortion, illegal gun possession and filing false income tax returns. According to information provided by the U.S. Attorney’s…

  • Community projects net Eagle Scout honors

    Connor Field, John Skalecky Jr., Corey Silverstein and Corey Dwyer, members of Troop 434, Manal-apan, each completed a community service project en route to earning the rank of Eagle Scout. MANALAPAN — Four boys from Troop 434 attained the rank of Eagle Scout April 16, after completing individual community service projects. Connor Field, Corey Dwyer,…

  • Committee gearing up for Olde Freehold Day

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Grab your sneakers, layer on the sunscreen and take along your adventurous spirit to Olde Freehold Day. The event, to be held at Lake Topanemus, Pond Road, Freehold Township, on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 6, will be making the third appearance…

  • Play addresses issues of camaraderie, self-esteem

    Center Playhouse to stage BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — It’s about caring. It’s about emotions. It’s about women. It’s about power. And it’s about curves. The play “Real Women Have Curves,” which has its New Jersey debut on July 15 at the Center Playhouse on South Street…

  • Monmouth will create Medical Reserve Corps

    FREEHOLD — In order to provide additional protections for Monmouth County residents, the Monmouth County Board of Health is establishing a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit to strengthen the public health infrastructure and improve response capabilities in the event of an emergency. “It is an unfortunate fact of life that we now must prepare ourselves…