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  • Supervisor receives honor

    MARLBORO — Thea Pace, Champions’ area manager who oversees the Marlboro K- 8 School District’s before- and after-care program, was named a Top 10 honoree by the School Advisory Council of Knowledge Universe, Champions’ parent company. The council was formed this year to represent all lines of Knowledge Universe’s business. Honorees were selected based on…

  • Student attends leadership forum

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Myles Hutcherson of Freehold Township, a sixthgrade pupil at the Hun School of Princeton, participated in the recent People to People world leadership forum in Washington, D.C. People to People ambassador programs offer educational travel opportunities for students all over the world. The world leadership forum is designed to discover, develop and…

  • Barkalow students show holiday spirit

    Teens at middle school in Freehold Twp. collect a bounty of toys BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Pupils at the Barkalow Middle School, Freehold Township, were very busy on Dec. 15 as they packed up all of the toys the school community collected in support of the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign.…

  • Board ready to deny 7-Eleven application

    Five-way intersection in Freehold Borough seen as a problem location BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer I t does not appear that a 7-Eleven convenience store will be coming to the corner of East Main and Spring streets in Freehold Borough. Following the conclusion of testimony by professionals explaining the project and residents objecting to…

  • Eyes of the Wild

    Travis Gale, from Eyes of the Wild, shows a chinchilla to audience members at the Marlboro Library on Dec. 8. Gale brought the Wallaby Tales traveling zoo to the library and talked about animal habitats, what animals eat and how animals survive in the wild. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Ben Fried, 8, (l), and…

  • FTHS student charged with locker thefts

    District spokeswoman declines to say if girl has been disciplined BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Township police officers arrested a 17-year-old female student on Nov. 16 at Freehold Township High School in connection with the theft of electronics equipment, cash and jewelry from gym lockers. The girl is a resident of Manalapan. Police…

  • ‘Let It Snow’

    “Copper Beech Tree, Thompson Park” by Christopher Evan Taylor of Lincroft, oil The Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., Middletown, is hosting an exhibit of works relating to the theme of snow. “Let It Snow” features works of art in various media by local artists and MAC instructors who pay homage to the frosty season.…

  • No Stigma group helps young adults with mental illness

    Facilitator, a Millstone mom, reflects on past two years, looks ahead BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Members of the “No Stigma” support group display their shirts and banner at the National Alliance on Mental Illness walk at Rider University in Lawrenceville. A lthough Shrabanee Shah’s No Stigma support group for young adults with mental illness…

  • Mayor Wilson saluted at final council meeting

    Freehold Borough official will conclude decades of public service at end of December BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — There were smiles and a few tears as Mayor Michael Wilson banged the gavel for the final time as he presided over his last Borough Council meeting in Freehold Borough on Dec. 5. Wilson,…