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  • Freehold police department traces roots back to 1919

    Formation of borough By dick metzgarStaff Writer Formation of borough’s force coincides with break from Freehold Township By dick metzgar Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The borough’s police force started modestly with the appointment of Joseph Clancy as a special police officer at $3 per day on Sept. 15, 1919. The action took place at the…

  • Freehold native aims to take hat world by storm

    Fashionable headgearfrom iLids nowsported by celebrities By Clare Marie celanoStaff Writer Freehold native aims to take hat world by storm Fashionable headgear from iLids now sported by celebrities By Clare Marie celano Staff Writer Lisa Wilson (l) and Kristen Winnicki (r) model two hat designs from their Leather Lowrider collection. The two young women own…

  • Freehold: Feds turn deaf ear to immigrant issues

    Police chief says INSis not called unless aperson commits a felony By Clare Marie celanoStaff Writer Freehold: Feds turn deaf ear to immigrant issues Police chief says INS is not called unless a person commits a felony By Clare Marie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough police administrators and municipal officials know the question is…

  • INS confirms police may not ask for papers

    Only exception in casesof illegal immigrants isif they commit a crime By clare marie celanoStaff Writer Only exception in cases of illegal immigrants is if they commit a crime By clare marie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — If you are seen driving 50 mph in a 35 mph speed limit zone, you can expect to…

  • Exchange gives 2 brothers chance for weeks of peace

    Israeli youths enjoyvisit to homes offamilies in Marlboro By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Exchange gives 2 brothers chance for weeks of peace Israeli youths enjoy visit to homes of families in Marlboro By karl vilacoba Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Brothers Nadav, 15, (l) and Noam Kerem, 13, enjoyed a summer vacation with host families in Marlboro.…

  • Investigation into missing

    Manalapan funds continues By dave benjaminStaff Writer By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Law enforcement authorities are still trying to determine how $105,000 in cash and checks that was collected by the township has gone missing. As the investigation by the Manalapan Police Department and Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office entered its third week, police…

  • Town supports concept of builder impact fees

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Town supports concept of builder impact fees By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee passed two resolutions last week, one urging the state Legislature to support bills that allow the assessment of impact fees on developers and the other that would allow municipalities to adopt timed-growth ordinances.…

  • Activists step up efforts to restart bog cleanup

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Activists step up efforts to restart bog cleanup By karl vilacoba Staff Writer MARLBORO — Local environmental activists are planning their next moves in the wake of reports that cleanup efforts at the Burnt Fly Bog Superfund site on Texas Road may not resume in the foreseeable future. In early July,…

  • Freehold Township meeting takes on a patriotic flavor

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Freehold Township meeting takes on a patriotic flavor By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — It was a unique Township Committee meeting on July 16 when the Liberty Oak Chorus entertained the committee and the audience with old favorites and patriotic tunes. The chorus, which is a chapter of the…