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  • Teenage journalist wins honor

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Alicia Raia, a recent graduate of Freehold Town-ship High School, recently won the annual $1,000 Robert Stevens Memorial Schol-arship from the Garden State Scholastic Press Association (GSSPA). Stevens was a founding member of the organization. Raia will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and hopes to major in…

  • Borough voters will have say on firefighters’ incentive plan

    Borough voters will have say on firefighters’ incentive plan FREEHOLD — Borough voters will have a chance to participate in the future of the Freehold Fire Department. Council members approved a resolution on July 21 to place a question proposing a Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) on the November ballot. If voters approve the…

  • State will fund almost 30% of school project

    Vote set for Sept. 30 inManalapan-EnglishtownRegional School District By dave benjaminStaff Writer State will fund almost 30% of school project Vote set for Sept. 30 in Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District By dave benjamin Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — State education officials have boosted their contribution to the local school district’s planned Sept. 30 construction referendum. According…

  • Suspended employee due in court to answer charge

    Indictment citesincident from 2001;no mention of 2002arrest or allegations By mark rosmanStaff Writer Suspended employee due in court to answer charge Indictment cites incident from 2001; no mention of 2002 arrest or allegations By mark rosman Staff Writer The only person charged thus far in the case of money missing from Manalapan town hall was…

  • Zoners give consideration to adult day care center

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer Zoners give consideration to adult day care center By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — It will surely take more than a day for zoning board members to make their decision about All In A Day. Representatives of All In A Day, an adult day care center, are seeking a variance…

  • Photo

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Jim Vreeland of Old Bridge performs a maneuver on top of a picnic table during a demonstration by the Planet Bike Trials Team at Olde Freehold Day at Lake Topanemus on Saturday.

  • Fireman’s death determined to have been in line of duty

    By mark rosmanStaff Writer By mark rosman Staff Writer MARLBORO — When Ronald J. Osadacz, 36, the assistant chief of the Morganville Volunteer Fire Company, died after fighting a fire on Jan. 11, 2000, one question left unanswered was whether his death had come in the line of duty. That question has now been answered…

  • Refunds due for lack of pool use

    By larry ramerStaff Writer By larry ramer Staff Writer The parents of children who are attending Marlboro’s summer recreation program will receive a refund because a new pool that was scheduled to be ready this summer has not opened, said Stephen Dick, chairman of the town’s Recreation and Parks Commission. Parents were notified last week…

  • Borough resident robbed of $500

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — An evening that appeared to bring with it dreams of a windfall reward ended up with a South Street resident losing $500 at gunpoint. According to Freehold Borough police Lt. Phil Ecks, the robbery occurred on July 29 at 6:17 p.m. in…