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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • CentraState Cancer Navigator Program gets boost from ball

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation held its 51st annual Celebration Ball on Jan. 19 with 366 guests in attendance. The affair, titled “Fire and Ice,” was held at the Encore Event Center in Freehold Township and included a silent auction, dinner, and dancing to the Eric Marshall Band from New York City. Guests enjoyed a post-dinner opportunity…

  • Split vote delays payment for Lucas farmland deal

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The monthly list of municipal bills, of all things, created a flap at the Feb. 13 meeting of the Manalapan Township Committee. One bill in particular was the subject of some discussion among members of the governing body. A $185,000 payment that Manalapan was scheduled to make to…

  • Professor to speak in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — As part of its “Historically Speaking” lecture series, the Monmouth County Historical Association will welcome back Walter Greason, who will address “Suburban Erasure: How the Suburbs Ended the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey” on Feb. 24 from 3-5 p.m. The lecture, which is being presented in celebration of Black History Month, will…

  • Freehold has plan for capital improvements

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Road repairs, drainage work and new equipment are part of Freehold Borough’s capital improvement plan for 2013-17. Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said some work that had been planned for 2012 was delayed by bad weather and will be completed this year, specifically road work on Douglas Road…