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Jade Fire to play in Battle of Bands Local band Jade Fire will, once again, perform at The Saint in Asbury Park when it competes in a "Battle of the Bands" on March 30. The competition will run from 1-5 p.m. "The Battle of the Bands" is a series of competitions in which bands perform…

Missing woman believed to be victim of homicide FREEHOLD — The Monmouth Coun-ty Prosecutor’s Office considers the Feb. 21 disappearance of a borough woman to be a homicide and is asking members of the public to come forward with any information they may have about the case. Authorities are continuing to search for a female…

Freehold Borough womaninspired after attendingWashington, D.C., event By linda denicolaStaff Writer Freehold Borough woman inspired after attending JEFF GRANIT Donna Koloski of Freehold Borough holds one of the masks she created after being inspired at an anti-war rally in Washington, D.C. She created two masked figures and one mask that are on display, along with…

FREEHOLD — A $10 million operating budget that will necessitate a projected 3.6-cent increase in the municipal tax rate was introduced at the Borough Council’s March 3 meeting. The budget includes several new full-time positions, including a new code enforcement officer, a police dispatcher, patrolmen and an additional special police officer for the borough’s Quality…

JERRY WOLKOWITZ Firefighters battle smoke conditions as they place a hose inside the window of a home on Cold Spring Road, Freehold Township, where a fire broke out on Friday afternoon. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A fire in a house at 76 Cold Spring Road, off Double Creek Parkway, was aflame by the time police officers…

Panel members opt notto allow residential usein commercial zone By jeanette m. engStaff Writer Proposal for adult condos rejected by Zoning Board Panel members opt not to allow residential use in commercial zone By jeanette m. eng Staff Writer MARLBORO — Zoning board members have rejected an application filed by a developer who was seeking…

Greater Media Newspapers wins 33 NJPA awards for ’02 “High Sticking” by Chris Kelly First Place, Sports Feature Greater Media Newspapers has won a total of 33 editorial, photography and advertising awards in the weekly division of the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2002. The tally included a record 19 awards in…

By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Planning Board has approved the final site plan for the Freehold Business Park East on Asbury Avenue, off Route 33 near Kozloski Road. The application, filed by Shore Office Group II, LLC, proposes eight office/flex buildings (a permitted use in the zone)…

By jeanette M. engStaff Writer Pedestrian struck, killed on Route 9 By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer MARLBORO — Icy road conditions may have played a role in a pedestrian fatality on Thursday at 10:57 a.m. According to Sgt. Joseph M. Lenge, who heads up the Marlboro Police Depart-ment’s Traffic and Safety Bureau, a driver…