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  • Basket raffle Feb. 20 at Park Avenue School

    FREEHOLD — The Park Avenue Elementary School, 280 Park Avenue (Route 33), will host its seventh annual PTO Basket Raffle on Feb. 20. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., followed by the raffle at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 per person and includes desserts, refreshments and chances for door prizes. No one under 18 will…

  • Garbage on streets irks resident of Knob Hill

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Mayor Andrew Lucas told a resident that the Township Committee would have an answer in two weeks about a problem with development on Route 33, Manalapan. Jeff Scott, who said he has lived at Knob Hill for five years, raised the issue during the public comment portion of…

  • 9/11 responders urge action on benefits bill

    Pallone urged to move bill out of committee BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Despite a driving rain, more than 30 people rallied in front of Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.’s (D-NJ) Long Branch office on Jan. 25 to urge the congressman to move forward with a bill that would guarantee extended health care for Sept. 11…

  • Teens are concerned about link from candy to tobacco

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A group of Freehold Township High School seniors are trying to keep candy cigarettes our of the hands of the people they are made for — children. Christina Zarnowski, Amanda Cortez and Anjelica Raiten are members of the FTHS Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Prevention Team (ADAPT)…

  • Theater granted spot on national historic register

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The Count Basie Theatre occupies a special place in the Red Bank community and now its provenance has been recognized on the national level. Chief Executive Officer Numa Saisselin announced that the National Park Service added the Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank, to the National Register of…

  • Marlboro police seek robbery suspect

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro Police Department is seeking information in connection with an armed robbery which occurred on the morning of Jan. 27 at Tony’s Appliance and Repairs, Route 79. Marlboro police Capt. Steve Mennona said that at about 9:45 a.m. a robbery took place at the location. Police described the suspect as being a…

  • Middlesex, Monmouth to share juvenile center

    Officials in Middlesex and Monmouth counties have announced an agreement to share youth detention services in hopes of saving taxpayers in each county more than $20 million over the next 10 years. If the freeholder boards in both counties authorize the deal, the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center on Dutch Lane Road in Freehold Township…

  • Y club helps teens learn to be leaders

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The YMCA of Western Monmouth County’s goal is to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities. In the process the YMCA is also building future leaders. The YMCA Community Center on Center Street, Freehold Borough, sponsors the Leader’s Club of Freehold and offers a perfect example…

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    Brionna Rivera performs as Mayzie in the Marlboro Middle School’s recent production of “Seussical Jr.” Pupils performed the play on Jan. 22-23 at the Marlboro school. FRANK GALIPO