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  • Ideas for community suggested at forum

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Ideas for community suggested at forum BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Karla U. Donato (r) acts as a translator for Carlos Silva and Fidela San Miguel during a meeting of area residents Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church, Freehold Borough. Ideas were exchanged on issues affecting…

  • Marlboro council declines to release builder’s bond

    Residents comment onwater problems; builderthreatens to sue town BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Marlboro council declines to release builder’s bond Residents comment on water problems; builder threatens to sue town BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council has voted 4-0 to refrain from refunding a performance bond for the Marlboro Summit development to…

  • Poor Man’s Dance to be held April 17

    MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Community Center Committee will host a Poor Man’s Dinner-Dance at 7 p.m. April 17 at St. Thomas More Church, Gordons Corner Road. The committee is raising funds so that it may pursue the planning and construction of a community center at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522. "Please join us for…

  • Whitehouse, Vollbrecht seek Freehold Twp. seat

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Whitehouse, Vollbrecht seek Freehold Twp. seat BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Two candidates are running for the right to represent Freehold Township on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Freehold Township residents Randy Vollbrecht, 49, and Chia W. Whitehouse, 52, are seeking the final year left on former…

  • Freehold officer charged

    with assault; suspended BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer with assault; suspended BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A borough police officer has been suspended from duty and charged with assault, criminal mischief and making terroristic threats in connection with an incident that occurred at 2 a.m. March 25 at a home in the…

  • Howell supt. receives

    three-year extension BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell supt. receives three-year extension BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The Board of Education has extended the contract of the K-8 superintendent of schools 15 months before her present contract is due to expire. The way the contract extension was granted was an issue for several residents…

  • Harassment charged lodged

    FREEHOLD — Harassment charges were lodged after two women had an altercation at the Throckmorton Street muster zone on March 24. As a television reporter and crew from WNBC-TV, New York, were videotaping borough resident Vanessa Minenna, 44, she was calling borough police from her cell phone. According to Freehold Borough police Capt. Michael DiAiso,…

  • Teacher offers students taste from melting pot

    Educational foundationprovides grants to staffin Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Educational foundation provides grants to staff in Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO Teacher Maria Rose Koerner shows children at the Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough, clothes that were handmade in Ireland during one of her special…

  • No criminal intent seen in two luring incidents

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer No criminal intent seen in two luring incidents BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Fliers sent home with school children quickly led authorities to four Manalapan boys believed to be responsible for speaking to several young girls on March 24 in what police initially called attempted child luring incidents. "In…