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  • MHS music men inspired

    by thrill of performanceBy jeanette M. engStaff Writer by thrill of performance By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer Scott Joshua Schafler Gleich MARLBORO — Joshua Gleich and Scott Schafler did not score the winning touchdown. They did not make the picture-perfect slam dunk. They did not pin an opponent to win a state title. These…

  • Optimists pick essay winners

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — In what turned out to be a very timely project, the Sunrise Optimist Club chose the winners at the local level of the "Optimist International 2002-03 Essay Contest." This year’s topic is "When Our Freedom Is Threatened." According to a press release, 150 students from six western Monmouth County high schools participated…

  • Soldier fights on as parents pray for his safe return

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer By clare MARie celano Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI U.S. Marine Sgt. Eric Tiedemann Jr. is serving with American forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom while his friends and family members in Freehold Borough and his wife in North Carolina wait and pray for his safe return. On Jan. 3, U.S. Marine…

  • Birch Hill site approved for adult community

    Plan for 285 age-restrictedunits must now getapproval from Marlboro By sue m. morganStaff Writer Birch Hill site approved for adult community Plan for 285 age-restricted units must now get approval from Marlboro By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A developer who wants to construct an upscale age-restricted community on the site of…

  • Campground owners fear rules may hurt business

    Campground owners fear rules may hurt business FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Mike and Nancy Beck, the owners of the Pine Cone Campground, Georgia Road, attended the Township Committee’s workshop meeting last week to explain why a move to amend a local ordinance regulating campground occupancy might hurt their business. The ordinance was introduced last month and…

  • GOP hoping to get in race

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer GOP hoping to get in race By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Local Republicans hope to have candidates for the Borough Council and mayor on the election ballot in November. Although no Republican filed a petition to run for office by the April 7 filing deadline, the borough’s…

  • Pringle, Basen to square off in Dems’ freeholder primary

    June 3 winner will faceincumbent Narozanickin November election By dick metzgarStaff Writer June 3 winner will face incumbent Narozanick in November election By dick metzgar Staff Writer Two Democrats have filed to run in the June 3 primary election to represent their party and seek the one open three-year seat on the Monmouth County Board…

  • State to delay last 5% of school aid payment

    Superintendents, boardmembers angered overgovernor State to delay last 5% of school aid payment Superintendents, board members angered over governor’s ‘sleight of hand’ Area school districts will have to make do with even less this year, according to the state. New Jersey will be delaying the last state aid payment for the 2002-03 school year to…

  • Club members to dedicate project at historic spring

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Club members to dedicate project at historic spring By linda denicola Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A community improvement project at the Molly Pitcher Spring is complete and will be dedicated on April 27 from 2-4 p.m. Louise Smith, chairwoman of the improvement project, said Molly Pitcher Woman’s Club of Freehold members…