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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Middletown High School South’s Megan Kiefer slides around Freehold Township catcher C.J. Teufel to score the Eagles’ only run during an April 16 softball matchup at Freehold Township High School. The Patriots won the battle of the top two teams in the Shore Conference, 2-1.

  • Partnership planning full slate of Freehold events

    Staff Writer By Clare Marie celano Partnership planning full slate of Freehold events FREEHOLD — A resolution adopting the 2002-03 budget for the borough’s Special Improvement District (SID) was unanimously approved by Borough Council members on April 15. According to Jayne Carr, director of the Freehold Center Partnership, which oversees the SID, the organization has…

  • Family: Tape proves passengers fought back Hearing final moments of Flight 93 emotional for Driscoll family

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Family: Tape proves passengers fought back Hearing final moments of Flight 93 emotional for Driscoll family On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Patrick Joseph Driscoll, 70, boarded United Airlines Flight 93 at Newark Airport. The longtime resident of Man-alapan was headed for his annual hiking trip out west. Joe…

  • State record tree commands attention at new retail center

    Staff Writer By karl vilacoba State record tree commands attention at new retail center The developer of a shopping center on Route 9 south, Marlboro, will build the project around this state record-holding river birch. The tree was recently pruned and had damaging vines removed from its limbs. MARLBORO — Standing alone in an area…

  • Hometown heroes honored

    Staff Writer By Clare Marie celano Hometown heroes honored FREEHOLD — Under a sunny blue sky on the morning of April 13, the new day brought what many people consider to be the official kickoff of spring — opening day of a new Little League baseball season. As the Freehold Little League prepared to open…

  • Town offers support for constitutional convention Solutions may be sought for reliance on property taxes to fund education

    Staff Writer By linda denicola Town offers support for constitutional convention Solutions may be sought for reliance on property taxes to fund education FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Voters in 19 out of 54 Monmouth County school districts rejected proposed 2002-03 school year budgets in the April 16 election. Districts in which budgets went down include the…

  • Officials push for renewal of Superfund cleanup tax

    Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Officials push for renewal of Superfund cleanup tax MARLBORO — On a hot and windy day, the pungent odor of oil in Burnt Fly Bog’s soil carried through the air. This Texas Road site, named two decades ago to the Superfund list of the nation’s most polluted areas, is ordinarily…

  • Park, road work to be covered by bonds

    Staff Writer By linda denicola FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Residents can look forward to improvements that will enhance municipal services and provide additional recreational opportunities. Township officials are planning to spend more than $6.5 million on a variety of improvements including roads, development of park land and the purchase of vehicles and equipment. The governing body…

  • Court Street School event to support new programs Restored building now serves as Freehold education center

    Staff Writer By clare marie celano Court Street School event to support new programs Restored building now serves as Freehold education center FREEHOLD — Lillie Hendry is widely known by borough residents for her desire to help others and her devotion to the town she loves. Hendry, who was presented with the borough’s McGackin Award…