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  • YMCA is coming home to Freehold Borough Community organization to sublease space from town in renovated rug mill

    Staff Writer By dick metzgar YMCA is coming home to Freehold Borough Community organization to sublease space from town in renovated rug mill FREEHOLD — The borough has spearheaded a long-term, three-way agreement that provides a community center for young people and senior citizens to be located in the renovated former rug mill on Jackson…

  • Officers, canine capture suspect

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Mul-tiple charges were lodged against a township man after police tracked him down with the help of a K-9 officer on Jan. 13. Police said the incident began when Officer Michael Denham attempted to stop a vehicle at 6:33 p.m. at Center Street and Kozloski Road. The driver did not respond to…

  • Goggles give teens a clear picture of drunken driving Howell community alliance director brings

    Goggles give teens a clear picture of drunken driving Howell community alliance director brings program to Howell H.S. By clare M. Masi Staff Writer HOWELL — Nicole Davanzo, Megan McCarthy and Mike Gooch, all sophomores at Howell High School, were recently granted a unique opportunity. These 15-year-olds, along with a host of other students enrolled…

  • Winter fun

    Winter fun Kathryn Foley, 6, of Colts Neck, speeds down the sledding hill at Holmdel Park on Monday morning. JEFF HUNTLEY

  • Benkov named chairman of Manalapan planners

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Benkov named chairman of Manalapan planners MANALAPAN — Howard Benkov moved to the center seat on the podium when he was elected chairman of the Planning Board for 2001 during the board’s Jan. 11 reorganization. Seated next to him will be Beth Ward, the new vice chairwoman, and Michael Palazzo,…

  • Zoners turn thumbs down on Sprint town proposal

    Staff Writer By brian walsh Zoners turn thumbs down on Sprint town proposal MARLBORO — The zoning board has denied an applicant’s request to construct a cellular communications tower in a residential zone. In a case that began in December 1999 and concluded on Jan. 10, board members rejected Sprint-Spectrum’s request for a variance that…

  • Friends say football plans don’t mix with battlefield

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Friends say football plans don’t mix with battlefield MANALAPAN — A plan to use the Village Green just east of Tennent Road on Route 522 as a home for the Manalapan Youth Football Association has drawn criticism from the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield. An application under review by the Planning…

  • Mayor calling for opposition to homes US Home plans show 135 homes on Howell tract

    Staff Writer By Kathy baratta Mayor calling for opposition to homes US Home plans show 135 homes on Howell tract Mayor Timothy J. Konopka of Howell said a challenge to the town’s commitment to open space and farmland preservation must be met by a large turnout of residents at the Planning Board’s Jan. 18 meeting.…

  • K-9 unit

    Freehold Borough Patrolman Michael Sweetman and his German shepherd Hunter are ready to launch a K-9 unit in the town’s police department. For Dick Metzgar’s story, see page 29. JERRY WOLKOWITZ