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  • Freehold police seeking shooter

    FREEHOLD — As of the morning of Aug. 26, Freehold Borough police officers were still searching for a suspect believed to have been involved in the shooting of a 41-year-old borough man in Liberty Street Park a day earlier. Lt. Mark Wodell said police received a call from Monmouth County dispatch at 5:21 p.m. Aug.…

  • Kudrak-Giblin

    Victoria Kudrak & James Giblin Edward and Linda Kudrak of the Morganville section of Marlboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Victoria Lynn Kudrak, to James Robert Giblin, son of James and Karen Giblin of Wayne. The future bride is a graduate of the Academy of Allied Health and Science, Neptune, and The College of…

  • Lt. gov. supports business owners in visit to Freehold

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno was welcomed home to Freehold Borough by business owners in Downtown Freehold on Aug. 15. Guadagno’s visit highlighted the continuing efforts of the Christie administration to promote entrepreneurship and support the needs of New Jersey’s small-business community, according to a press…

  • School standards spur full-day kindergarten

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer More school districts are offering full-day kindergarten programs as educational standards now place a greater emphasis on a strong curriculum for the young learners. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Many of New Jersey’s educational leaders agree that full-day kindergarten is a bona fide plus for students. But to establish the more…

  • Young woman represents county

    4-H teen delegate McKayla Tyrrell of Freehold recently represented Monmouth County at the 2013 Citizenship Washington Focus Conference. “The conference provides opportunities for young people to identify individual citizenship rights and responsibilities,” said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, liaison to Monmouth County’s Cooperative Extension Service that includes the 4-H program. “Youths who attend this longstanding conference…

  • New principals in Freehold K-8 schools

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Freehold Borough K-8 School District will start the 2013-14 academic year with a new principal in each of the district’s three schools. Joseph Jerabek, who was the principal of the Freehold Intermediate School, has left Freehold Borough for a position in the Keansburg School District. Ronnie Dougherty, the…

  • Photo contest winners named

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer “Kissing Bears” by Kristen Rass MANALAPAN — Municipal officials announced the winners of Manalapan’s fifth annual photo contest during the Aug. 14 meeting of the Township Committee. Health officer Dave Richardson told the committee that 34 photos were submitted this year, including several from residents who also submitted photos in…

  • Disney’s dreams capture author’s imagination

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Chuck Schmidt (r) had a chance to meet former Disney Imagineering leader Marty Sklar in 2011. Schmidt is the author of “Disney’s Dream Weavers.” Sometimes the dreams of childhood go by the wayside as time and life progress. That is not the case with Freehold Township resident Chuck Schmidt.…

  • Acre of Marlboro farmland helping to feed the hungry

    MARLBORO — One acre of the Peppadew Fresh Farms property in the Morganville section of Marlboro will now be used to grow crops to feed the hungry. Pierre Crawley, the president of the farm, said he donated his first batch of produce to the Freehold Area Open Door food pantry on Aug. 12. The initial…