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  • Taekwondo demonstration to boost March of Dimes

    Fund-raiser show scheduled Jan. 23 at Brookdale arena BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, taekwondo students set their mind “in focus” during a practice in preparation for a March of Dimes charity event at Brookdale Community College, where they plan to show their stuff. At…

  • Acting governor signs stricter DWI measure

    Codey honors parents who lost 17-year-old son to drunken driver BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Acting Gov. Richard Codey has signed a law that will make it tougher for repeat drunken-driving offenders to slip through the cracks. Codey was joined by state and local officials, and representatives of the law enforcement…

  • 100 years ago

    The investigation by the committee of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, as to the alleged illegal commitment of tramps to the county jail, yesterday brought out many interesting facts. Tramps are being committed in Freehold in large numbers and certain justices and constables have been receiving fat fees, and in some instances officials are…

  • State bill seeks cap on college tuition

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Assemblyman Robert Morgan (D-Monmouth and Mercer) wants to do something about the rising cost of college tuition. In November, Morgan introduced Assembly Bill No. 3488. The bill would prohibit the governing board of a public institution of higher education from approving an increase in tuition and…

  • Pedestrian safety gets boost with state grant

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Last spring, the Freehold Township Police Department applied for a competitive grant application through the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (NJDHTS). The competitive application asked agencies to create innovative traffic safety programs in their municipality that address the specific needs of their community. Freehold Township selected pedestrian and child passenger…

  • ROTC program links soldiers and students

    Corps members hear firsthand account from combat veteran BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District and the Navy Junior ROTC Academy at Colts Neck High School have kicked off a new series of lectures called “The Greatest Generation Meets the Future Generation” which will feature heroes from…

  • Freehold schools face need for more space

    Public could be asked to approve $4.8 million project in Jan. BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Division finds a practical application at the Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough, where one room (above) accommodates several classes and free space in a hallway (right) is a…

  • Concert to aid tsunami relief

    The members of the local a cappella doo wop group StreetHeart will join an all-star lineup for a concert that will raise funds for tsunami relief efforts. “Asbury Cares” will begin at 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at Asbury Lanes, 209 4th Avenue, Asbury Park. StreetHeart is a five-member ensemble that sings street corner harmony with…

  • Principals ask FRHSD for upgrades

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Freehold Regional High School District principals have submitted their capital improvement requests for the 2005-06 school year to district administrators. The requests are being reviewed by Business Administrator Joan Nesenkar Saylor and Superintendent of Schools James Wasser. District administrators have started work on the budget for…