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  • Storm did not stop first aid responses

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO A Dec. 26-27 blizzard that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on the area did not stop local first aid squads from providing emergency care and transporting people in need of medical attention to the hospital. StuartMarcus, president of the Marlboro First Aid and Rescue Squad, said he had at…

  • Foundation’s generosity aids entire community

    Family hopes to motivate others to make charitable contributions as well BYAMY ROSEN Jennifer, Barry, Star and Michelle Tobias (l-r) of Manalapan are committed to helping improve the quality of life of others in their community and surrounding areas. Their names are often affiliated with major donations to help children and improve hospitals, most notably…

  • DPW crews spent long night on roads

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Blinding blizzard conditions, almost 2 feet of heavy snow and gusting winds kept more than 40 municipal employees and several outside contractors extremely busy as they worked to clear township roads during what has been dubbed “The Holiday Blizzard of 2010.” Snow blanketed the region from the late…

  • Mayor praises effort of public works crews

    Police captain reports officers transported hospital employees to work under new agreement BY CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD — Mayor Michael Wilson expressed his admiration for the Department of Public Works employees who cleared Freehold Borough’s streets during and after the blizzard of Dec. 26. The storm dumped more than 2 feet of snow on western…

  • Marlboro helps state clear snow

    BY REBECCAMORTON MARLBORO— Winter kicked off with a blast this year as most of New Jersey was bombarded with a blizzard on Dec. 26. Published reports indicated that Monmouth County was among the hardest hit areas of the Garden State. The storm dumped about 2 feet of snow in Marlboro. Strong winds, combined with the…

  • New Americans board issues recommendations

    The New Jersey Commission on New Americans (CONA) has issued its first “Report to the People,” setting forth seven recommendations for positive change to assist the immigrant community to better integrate into the fabric of the state. The report was sent to Gov. Chris Christie and every member of the state Legislature and New Jersey…

  • Bill honoring memory of teenager advances

    A proposal that would honor a late Middlesex County teenager by creating a next-of-kin registry to be used to notify familymemberswhen a loved one is incapacitated in a serious accident is moving forward in the state Legislature. TheAssembly approved the bill in a 78- 0 vote in June, and the Senate Budget and Appropriates Committee…

  • CVR honors Freehold resident Mary Inge

    Mary Inge Mary Inge, a longtime board member, was honored by the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation (CVR) at its holiday board meeting held recently at CVR’s Eatontown center. Inge taught special education classes in the public schools in Newark and Passaic and retired in 1994 after 27 years of service to the New Brunswick School…

  • FRHSD eyes solar panels project

    Members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education have given the go-ahead for the first steps to be taken that could lead to solar panels being placed on the roofs of the district’s six schools. During the board’s Dec. 20 meeting at Howell High School, a resolution authorizing the submission of capital…