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  • Proclamation calls attention to addiction recovery month

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Proclamation calls attention to addiction recovery month By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Labor Day weekend was the time for one last summer party, many of which had to be moved inside because of the rain. The wet weather didn’t dampen partygoers’ enthusiasm for drinking everything from cold beer…

  • Freehold bids farewell to final founding member of aid squad

    Correspondent By dick metzgar Freehold bids farewell to final founding member of aid squad FREEHOLD — You could define community spirit backed up by unselfish service by one name in the borough — Robert W. Searby Sr. Searby was a member of a small group of special men from the old A&M Karagheusian Rug Mill…

  • 4-mile walk will support terror victims in Israel

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer 4-mile walk will support terror victims in Israel By dave benjamin Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Roey Wieser, Hila Wieser and Rachel Shevick (l-r), with the support of the Jewish Community Center of Western Monmouth, have organized a walk for the Israel Emergency Solidarity Fund which will take place Oct. 6 at…

  • Area walk will raise funds to support disease research

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Area walk will raise funds to support disease research By karl vilacoba Staff Writer MARLBORO — Participants are wanted to help push medical progress toward the finish line through the "Step Forward to Cure Tuberous Sclerosis" walk-a-thon. To Marlboro resident Celia Mastbaum, secretary of the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (TS Alliance), the…

  • Water resources association gets word out about drought

    Water resources association gets word out about drought Members of the Monmouth County Water Resources Assoc-iation (MCWRA) appeared before the Board of Freeholders seeking assistance in expanding public understanding of the long-term drought that the county is now experiencing. According to a press release from the county’s Department of Public Informa-tion, Harry Conover, the county’s…

  • Police seek assistance in combating burglaries

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Police seek assistance in combating burglaries By karl vilacoba Staff Writer Police are asking Marlboro residents for increased vigilance in the face of a rash of burglaries that have plagued the community in recent weeks. According to Marlboro Police Capt. Brian Hall, about five similar burglary incidents have oc-curred over the…

  • A year later

    Towns to reflect on 9/11 and remember victims By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Workers complete a memorial at the Freehold Township municipal complex. A year has passed. While the nation has worked hard to overcome the devastating blow dealt its people on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans have also had…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Manalapan High School’s John Papa races away from a pair of Woodbridge High School defenders after catching a pass during a scrimmage on Friday. The Braves will open the 2002 football season on Friday at home vs. Brick Memorial High School. For more, see today’s sports pages.

  • A year later

    Small airports feel pinch of tightening regulations By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer At two local general aviation (GA) airports, several planes sat unguarded on recent afternoons, tied down with cord to turnbuckles in the ground. The only barrier between them and a visitor were short fences which could be walked around…