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Basketball milestones achieved
Freehold High School’s Camerin Spahn joined the 1,000 career points club on Feb. 26. The Colonials’ senior had 997 points heading into a first round Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament basketball game played at home in Freehold Borough against Red Bank Regional High School of Little Silver. Spahn scored eight points in the…
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New York man charged in Colts Neck bank robbery
COLTS NECK — A Staten Island, N.Y., man was charged with the armed robbery of the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank in Colts Neck after investigators tracked the suspect to an Alabama hotel, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. According to a press release, Waleed A. Saleh, 32, of Staten Island, was found on…
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Freehold girls capture first Central Jersey state sectional basketball title
Colonials edge Neptune in overtime thriller By Tim Morris This text will be replaced As freshmen, Kim Dana and Camerin Spahn were starters on a Freehold High School girls basketball team that won just seven games. The future did not look very bright for the team, but coach Jenn Brzucki insisted that by the time…
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The sting of stigma
Expert: Mental illness is one of the last ‘acceptable’ forms of discrimination BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Dave Slover has a smile that’s contagious. He ignites like a spark plug when he talks about working on cars, and his own Chevy Monte Carlo, which he lovingly built, holds a special place in his heart. He…
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Firearms discharge ordinance scheduled for committee vote
Colts Neck residents, officials debate changes BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Public discussion surrounding Colts Neck’s proposed firearms discharge ordinance has covered many hotly debated issues, including safety concerns related to hunting and a spike in the deer population, but the conversation has recently shifted to the letter of the law. On Jan. 30 the…
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Freehold council nixes plan for boarding home
Couple wanted to keep two apartments; create seven rooms BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Officials have rejected a couple’s proposal to establish a boarding house at 29 Hudson St., Freehold Borough. The two-and-a-half-story home, which is owned by Yilmaz and Audrey Hassan, currently contains two one-bedroom apartments on the first floor and living space…
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Women unite to heal grief that comes from losing a child
Center of Hope, Peace and Light offers various therapies to individuals BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The founding mothers of the Center of Peace, Hope and Light are (l-r) Joan Morrissey, Jennifer Amato, Christine Volpe and Karen Zitzow Montenegro. Jennifer Amato, Joan Morrissey, Christine Volpe and Karen Montenegro all have one thing in common.…
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Mayor asks residents to speak up about wood-recycling proposal
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Mayor Jonathan Hornik has sent a letter to more than 300 homes to encourage residents to attend a public hearing for a proposed wood-recycling facility on Tennent Road in the Morganville section of Marlboro. The Monmouth County Solid Waste Advisory Council is scheduled to hear an initial presentation…
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Sniffing out big ideas with Clifford
The cast of “Clifford the Big Red Dog— Live!” will perform at the State Theatre on March 3. MICHAEL F. OBRIEN The State Theatre will present “Clifford the Big Red Dog — Live!” on March 3 at noon and 3 p.m. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Scholastic’s beloved “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” the…
