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  • Moskal-Scacco

    Clayton Scacco & Cara Moskal Susan and Thomas Moskal of Freehold Township announce the engagement of their daughter, Cara Moskal, to Clayton Scacco, son of Penny and Thomas Scacco of Millstone Township. The future bride is a graduate of Howell High School and Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., were she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree…

  • FRHSD supt. receives 5-year pact

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson is set to lead the Freehold Regional High School District for five more years. At its June 17 meeting, the FRHSD Board of Education approved a new employment contract with Sampson, who began his tenure with the district about two years ago. The deal is…

  • Fair will host Antique & Classic Auto Show

    The Monmouth County Fair will host an Antique and Classic Auto Show on July 28 at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. The show will include antique/production autos to 1932, production cars from 1933-85, sports cars to 1985 and fire trucks to 1972. There will be street rods, modified cars, race cars and…

  • Declaration of Independence to be read aloud in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — Area residents are invited to attend Freehold Borough’s annual ceremony that celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The event will be held in front of Borough Hall, West Main Street, at 9 a.m. July 4. July 4, 2013, marks the 237th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in…

  • Proliferation of vacant homes concerns Shutzer

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The increasing number of vacant homes in Freehold Borough is a concern to Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer, who raised the issue at the June 17 meeting of the Borough Council. “It’s a shame that people who work so hard to maintain their homes and keep them looking beautiful have to…

  • New K-8 supt. to start in August

    MARLBORO — Eric Hibbs is set to take control of the Marlboro K-8 School District as the superintendent of schools in August. The Board of Education passed an amended resolution at its June 4 meeting to approve the appointment of Hibbs and his employment contract. Hibbs will be paid an annual salary of $165,000 during…

  • Funeral set for former police chief

    Joseph R. Walker Joseph R. Walker, 77, who served as Marlboro’s police chief from 1968 to 1996, died on June 23. A funeral service for Walker will be held on June 27 at 11 a.m. at the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, Marlboro. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. According to an obituary…

  • Girl Scouts earn Gold Award

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore presented 35 Girl Scouts from Monmouth and Ocean counties with the Girl Scout Gold Award during a special ceremony on May 30 at the Woodlake Country Club, Lakewood. Nationwide, only 5 percent of all eligible Girl Scouts earn this award, which is the highest achievement a teen Girl…

  • Softball is all about the play

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Russ Banasiak tosses a pitch to a hitter during a softball game played at Veterans Park in Old Bridge on June 16. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI When Jack Donahue co-founded the Woodpeckers men’s softball team in 1976, he did not imagine that he would one day play alongside his sons and son-in-law.…