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  • Marlboro Republicans switch mayoral candidate

    Craig Marshall will face Jonathan Hornik for four-year term By Rebecca Morton MARLBORO — There has been a change at the top of the Republican ticket in the 2011 Marlboro municipal election. Craig Marshall will run for mayor against incumbent Jonathan Hornik. Marshall is replacing resident Michael Mirne as the Republicans’ candidate for mayor. Hornik…

  • Community garden returns in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN — Last year, for her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Alyssa Petersen created a community garden along Route 522 in Manalapan literally from the ground up. This spring, the rising Manalapan High School senior replanted the Manalapan Community Garden in late May with the help of Brownie Girl Scout Troop 350, Manalapan High School…

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    Visitors to Freehold Township Day enjoy a fireworks show during the event held at Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold Township, on July 9. The community get-together featured a classic car show, rides, food and activities that organizers said celebrate small-town camaraderie and the American spirit. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Board decides novel will stay in honors class

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Themes such as suicide are understandably tough topics to have to read about, but after reviewing the curriculum for Honors English, administrators in the Freehold Regional High School District believe the current curriculum should remain in place. Several months ago the parent of a student came to an FRHSD Board of…

  • Two men plead guilty to investment fraud

    A n attorney with a practice in Ocean Township and a real estate developer have admitted to their roles in an investment fraud conspiracy that embezzled nearly $1 million raised in connection with a series of purported commercial real estate developments in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. According to information provided by…

  • FTHS students to lead teen safe driving summit

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Six members of Freehold Township High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapter will help lead New Jersey’s first statewide, peer-to-peer Teen Safe Driving Summit, GDL4U: Good Driving for Life, on July 15 at Rutgers University’s Busch Campus in Piscataway. Designed to help teens stay safe behind the wheel, the summit is…

  • Former teachers on a mission to help New Jersey youth

    MARLBORO — If you ask Cheryl Berman how she became involved with 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline, she will tell you it was fate. A few years ago, the former middle school media specialist cut out a newspaper article about 2NDFLOOR – a nonprofit that supports New Jersey youth through its free, confidential and anonymous helpline –…

  • County offers assistance to local business owners

    COLTS NECK — On June 8, the members of the Colts Neck Business Association (CNBA) gathered at the Colts Neck Library to listen to a presentation by guest speaker Amy Fitzgerald, director of Monmouth County Economic and Workforce Development (MCEWD). According to a press release from the CNBA, Fitzgerald began her presentation by indicating that…

  • Contract awarded for road improvements in Yorktowne

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has awarded a contract to S. Batata Construction of South River for road improvements in the Yorktowne residential development. S. Batata Construction submitted the lowest of three bids at $530,070. The other bids were received from Jads Construction, $563,633, and Earle Asphalt, $792,013, according to information…