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  • Foundation finds ways to help cancer patients

    BY DEVIN ALESSIO Staff Writer Monica Vermeulen knows how horrible it feels to hear the words, “Your child has cancer.” In February 1991 her family members’ lives were forever changed when her 3- year-old daughter, Ashley, was diagnosed with Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer that occurs in children. Ashley, now 21, endured years…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Arielle Jacob, 17, of Freehold Township, and Edan Mohr, of Ocean Grove, perform with Tribal Dance and Friends during the charity Renaissance Faire, hosted by the Lakewood Lions Club and the Society for Creative Anachronism at Pine Park, Lakewood, Sept. 20.

  • Area parishes embark on pastoral planning process

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Cooperation, coordination and collaboration among parishes are some of the expected outcomes of the pastoral plan recently released by the Diocese of Trenton. Titled “Led by the Spirit,” the plan would impact the 111 parishes in the counties of Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington and Mercer. More than 175 members of parishes, who…

  • Child was chased home by man

    Child was chased home by man MANALAPAN — Police are investigating an incident of suspicious activity in which a 9-year-old Arbor Court boy told police that a man he did not know chased him on foot to his home. Arbor Court is off Lafayette Mills Road, near the Monmouth Heights residential development. According to a…

  • Local singer lands a slot on MTV’s ‘Starmaker’

    Bayshore native poised for career as music superstar BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Ever since she was 6 years old, Bayshore native Lauriana Mae knew she wanted to be a singer. Initially too shy to sing in public, Lauriana Mae has gone on to land a spot on the nationally televised MTV show “P. Diddy’s…

  • Wasser to step down as supt. in June ’10

    Agreement calls for him to oversee special projects during 2010-11 school year BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The end of the 2009-10 school year will mark the conclusion of James Wasser’s tenure as the superintendent of the Freehold Regional High School District. Wasser, who has been the district’s superintendent since November 1998, announced his resignation…

  • H1N1 flu slated for discussion

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Information about the H1N1 influenza will be presented to the community during two meetings that will be held at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, Millhurst Road, Manalapan. The meetings are open to all residents and they will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 7. Manalapan health officer…

  • Intersection approved to be fixed

    MANALAPAN — The intersection of Gordons Corner and Pease roads will be improved following action taken by the Township Committee on Sept. 9. The committee awarded a bid to the Earle Asphalt Company, Farmingdale, in the amount of $225,513 for upgrades to the busy intersection. Earle Asphalt submitted the lowest of four bids that were…

  • District seeks end to modular units

    Marlboro referendum proposes an addition at Defino Central School BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Leaky ceiling panels and cracked and rotted wood foundations are some of the conditions that almost 200 Marlboro children see when they enter their modular units for class every day. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Duct tape is used to hold carpet…