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  • Shrewsbury claims crown at firefighters competition

    Shrewsbury claims crown at firefighters competition MARIE ORTIZ Firefighters from the Adelphia Fire Company, Howell, hold a ladder steady while their teammate aims a hose at a target during the Hose and Ladder competition at the Monmouth County Fair, Freehold Township. A total of 14 teams from fire departments around the county took part in…

  • 10 sponsors sign on to welcome visitors

    By dick metzgar 10 sponsors sign on to welcome visitors JERRY WOLKOWITZ A new sign that commemorates the Battle of Monmouth welcomes visitors to Freehold Borough. FREEHOLD — The borough has often been called the hole in the doughnut because it is completely surrounded by Freehold Township. Perhaps it would be more apt to think…

  • Rug mill apartments get set to welcome new residents

    Staff Writer By dick metzgar Rug mill apartments get set to welcome new residents FREEHOLD — The first of the new apartment dwellers could be in residency in a section of the renovated old A&M Karagheusian rug mill on Jackson Street by the end of this month. Developer Matt Gallagher, of Ridge-wood, principal partner of…

  • SED change up for mgr.’s review

    SED change up for mgr.’s review HOWELL — An amendment providing for commercial recreation facilities to become permitted uses in the town’s Special Economic Development (SED) zones has been submitted to the township manager for her review. The Township Council has not held any formal deliberations regarding the proposed amendment. Public hearings will be required…

  • Club members show heart with donation for machine

    Staff Writer By dick metzgar Club members show heart with donation for machine FREEHOLD — Borough police now have the capability to provide extra emergency treatment to victims of sudden cardiac arrest, courtesy of the Exchange Club of Western Monmouth. Through a $2,700 donation from the nonprofit civic organization, the police were able to purchase…

  • AAUW honors five seniors

    The Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of Univer-sity Women has recognized the academic achievements of the highest ranking women in the five senior classes this past year in the Freehold Regional High School District. Each honoree received a certificate and a monetary award at a recent AAUW meeting. Denise Cole of the branch’s…

  • Symphony to conduct summer musical camp

    Manalapan Battleground Symphony will sponsor a Prep Orchestra Camp this summer. The musical camp is for ages 9 through adult and will meet from 6:45-8:45 p.m. on Aug. 14, 15, 16, 21 and 22 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The registration fee is $35 for the five-session program. For more information,…

  • Howell manager cites productive first year

    Howell manager cites productive first year HOWELL — With her first year on the job behind her, Township Manager Jacqueline Ascione has presented the Township Council with a report detailing what she sees as her accomplishments on the job. The four-page report lists what the township manager characterizes as cost-saving initiatives and labor relations achievements.…

  • Thieves accost salesman in afternoon jewelry heist

    Thieves accost salesman in afternoon jewelry heist MARLBORO — Township police are investigating a robbery that occurred in the parking lot of the Cambridge Square shopping plaza, Route 9 and Union Hill Road, last week, which could be related to a recent incident in Union County. A traveling jewelry salesman from Lakewood was robbed of…