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  • Doctor, nonprofit team up to provide tents for Haitians

    Recent visit spurred surgeon to campaign for adequate shelter before rainy season arrives BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Many victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12 have no shelter, and the impending rainy season will bring mud, mosquitoes, malaria and more death, according to David Polonet, M.D., of…

  • Town can lend a hand with home purchase

    Marlboro officials want to retain all credits for affordable housing BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — With the stated goal of keeping Marlboro’s existing affordable housing units in the township, officials have passed a resolution authorizing down payment assistance to the purchasers of certain affordable housing units. Specifically, the assistance would be available to…

  • Fire Co. receives ice rescue training

    MANALAPAN — The Gordons Corner Fire Company conducted ice rescue training on Feb. 13 at Holiday Park pond, Pease Road. According to a press release from the fire company, drowning accounts for about 10 deaths per day in the United States, with more than 25 percent of those deaths being children. Victims who fall through…

  • Nature’s wrath

    Mother Nature unleashed her fury at a home on Avon Drive, Freehold Township, on March 13. Heavy rain and gusting winds brought this tree down on the roof of the home, causing significant structural damage. More photos, www.gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Freeholders consider more cuts to budget

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is working on making additional cuts to the proposed $496 million county budget. Specifically, according to a press release from the county, the freeholders want to reduce the amount to be raised by taxation. As introduced, the budget is up by $8,499,848, or 1.74 percent. The amount to be…

  • Ex-pitcher, wife to discuss Asperger’s

    The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick and Friends’ Health Connection will present an evening with retired major league pitcher Curt Schilling and his wife, Shonda, who will share their family’s journey with Asperger’s syndrome on March 25 at 7 p.m. in the…

  • March 20 gala features sports memorabilia

    MARLBORO — A charity gala will help to raise money for the upcoming Police Unity Tour. The Police Unity Tour is a four-day bicycle ride that begins in New Jersey and concludes in Washington, D.C., at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. In order to raise funds so that some of its members may take…

  • Photo

    High winds and heavy rain during a March 13 storm brought a large tree down on a home on Avon Drive, Freehold Township. The toppled tree smashed through the second story, crushing the roof and part of the back of the residence. Additional picture, page 25. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Bill concerning housing at base passes in Senate

    Monmouth County’s 12th District legislators announced last week that a bill they are sponsoring that would require the state to conduct three independent studies of the impact of the privatization of 300 housing units on Naval Weapons Station Earle was passed by a vote of the full state Senate by a vote of 36-0. Sen.…