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Mayor Wilson saysrecreation, housingwill remain key issues By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Shutzer elected president of Freehold council for ’03 Mayor Wilson says recreation, housing will remain key issues By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Mayor Michael Wilson addressed a packed room at Borough Hall as the borough’s government held its 2003 reorganization…

Reporter 1902 conspiracy trial put actress in spotlight Reporter’s Notebook Dick Metzgar Yesteryear strikes again. The old Freehold Transcript was covering juicy Hollywood-type supermarket tabloid stories before the advent of Hollywood and long before there were supermarkets. The Laura Biggar story was front page stuff with scandalous undertones in late 1902, which resulted in a…

JERRY WOLKOWITZ Snow rests on the branches of an evergreen tree in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records, Freehold Borough, on Dec. 25, a day that turned out to be a white Christmas in western Monmouth County.

By jeanette m. engStaff Writer By jeanette m. eng Staff Writer The Marlboro Township Living Memorial has been selected to receive an $8,000 Living Memorial Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. The living memorial will be built at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center on Wyncrest Road and it is hoped that…

Child stole heartsof police who respondedto a call for assistance By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Officers ‘played dad’ for child left home alone Child stole hearts of police who responded to a call for assistance By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Some holiday stories bring us joy, others bring a touch of sadness.…

Manalapan officials updated on hospital improvements 2002 saw many changes at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Twp. By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — As western Monmouth County’s population has continued to grow, so, too, have the departments and programs at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. At a recent meeting of the Township Committee, Roman…

Marlboro artist By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Marlboro artist’s design at the heart of county’s commemoration plan By gloria stravelli Staff Writer MOUNT MITCHILL SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 MEMORIAL PARK – PROPOSED A beam of steel, twisted by the devastation wrought on the World Trade Center by terrorist attacks, was the inspiration for an artist’s vision for…

Freehold man, 26,was killed Dec. 21 By clare marie celanoStaff Writer Police, prosecutor seek murder suspect Freehold man, 26, was killed Dec. 21 By clare marie celano Staff Writer Freehold Borough police are continuing to search for the person who shot and killed a borough man on Marcy Street on Dec. 21. According to Monmouth…

By kathy barattaStaff Writer By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — A new three-year contract has been approved by the Howell Township Education Association (HTEA), according to Valerie Rosenberg, chairwoman of the Board of Education’s Labor Committee. Rosenberg said the membership of the HTEA voted to approve the new contract on Oct. 21. Prior to…