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  • Soccer marathon honors Graeme

    Friends and family of youngster raise funds for foundation BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Paige Preston (10), sister of the late Graeme Preston, celebrates a goal with a teammate during the second annual soccer marathon hosted by the Graeme Preston Foundation for Life. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Players from more…

  • Blue-collar employees remain without deal

    Marlboro union releases letter with multiple claims about municipal government BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Blue-collar workers who are employees of Marlboro have tried to appeal to residents by distributing fliers about the ongoing contract negotiations between the township and their union. Municipal employees and representatives from the Communications Workers of America (CWA)…

  • Schanck Rd. center will be refurbished

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A shopping center that has been devoid of stores for years will get a new lease on life. At its meeting Aug. 13 the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved an application to refurbish the existing Schanck Road plaza that was once home to a Pathmark supermarket…

  • Police nab juveniles suspected of puncturing tires on vehicles

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Increased vigilance on the part of Manalapan police patrol units resulted in the identification of four 14- year-old township residents who are suspected of puncturing the tires of 34 vehicles in several developments According to a press release from the Manalapan Police Department, between July 31 and Aug.…

  • Drunken drivers put on notice

    MANALAPAN — Law enforcement officers from Manalapan will be cracking down on drunken drivers as part of the summer 2009 “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign. The campaign began on Aug. 21 and will run through Sept. 7. As part of the initiative, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints, looking for…

  • Golfers ‘chip in’ to raise $36K for girls in Monmouth & Ocean

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore recently held its 18th annual Golf Classic at Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune, and raised more than $36,000 for girls in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The funds will support Girl Scouts in Monmouth and Ocean counties with programming, financial aid and volunteer training, according to a press release…

  • Strawberry to speak in Jackson

    Former New York Mets and New York Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry will appear at Jackson Memorial High School, 101 Don Connor Blvd., Jackson, on Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. Strawberry will speak, answer questions from the audience and sign autographs. “Darryl Strawberry will speak beginning at 1 p.m.,” said Glenn Cantor, fundraising cochairperson for Congregation…

  • Women win ribbons for new garden’s gifts

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Antonia Sanz FREEHOLD — Turning a desert into a beautiful garden is no easy feat, but the proof is in the pudding as they say, and Antonia Sanz has that proof. Earlier this year Sanz, of Holmes Terrace, signed up to take care of a plot of land in…

  • Freehold to host townwide yard sale

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Recreation Commission is seeking resident participants for a townwide yard sale to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3. To encourage the maximum number of yard (garage) sales within the town limits on that day, the borough will waive any of the normal fees or permits required.…