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  • Hard feelings expressed on dispatcher decision

    Local Freehold Township police service will be transferred to county BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The good news is that the three Freehold Township police officers who were targeted to be laid off will most likely keep their jobs. The bad news is that 10 Freehold Township public safety communications employees…

  • Former bank teller enters guilty plea

    On June 26, Carmella DiBenedetto, 27, of Manalapan, appeared in state Superior Court, Freehold, and pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree theft by deception. DiBenedetto entered her guilty plea pursuant to a plea agreement negotiated with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. According to a press release, the terms of the plea agreement provide that…

  • Veterans alliance hosts celebration of U.S. spirit

    All residents are invited to Michael J. Tighe Park for July 11 special event BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Red, white and blue will be the colors of the evening at the sixth annual Freehold Township Day, A Concert and Movie in the Park, to be held from 5-11 p.m. July 11…

  • Manalapan officials act on issues of public safety

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee took several actions at its meeting of June 24 with an eye toward improving public safety. The committee passed a resolution designating target enforcement areas in Manalapan. Mayor Richard Klauber and committee members Michelle Roth, Andrew Lucas and Don Holland voted in favor of the…

  • ‘Jersey Shore’ reads like the cat’s meow

    The 1920s roar to life in local author’s new book BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Flappers, diving horses and, yes, ladies and gentlemen, even Al Capone can be found in the 100-plus-page coffee table book spanning the Roaring ’20s as chronicled by local author and historian Karen L. Schnitzspahn. Illustrations from ‘The Roaring ’20s…

  • Officers break up break-in

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — An Eatontown man was arrested and charged with burglary, theft of stolen property and possession of a stolen vehicle on June 24. According to Freehold Township police Sgt. Daniel F. Pasquinucci, shortly after midnight and while Police Officer Drew Galaydick was on patrol, he came upon an open gate at the DCH…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Former Freehold High School football standout Darrell Reid, who plays for the Denver Broncos, has some fun with a youngster during a football camp the NFL player organized and conducted in Freehold Borough on June 27. For more, see Sports.

  • Lakewood man faces charges

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A Lakewood resident was arrested on June 30 in connection with a burglary at the Pine Belt Chevrolet automobile dealership on Route 9 south. According to Freehold Township police Sgt. Daniel Pasquinucci, while Police Officer Drew Galaydick was on patrol on June 30, he observed a person committing a theft from a…

  • Friends look, and laugh, at adult community life

    BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Myra Danon and Meryl Berness seem surprised to find themselves playwrights and theater producers. But what started as a casual Wednesday night gettogether for the two residents of the Renaissance at Monroe, Route 33, Monroe Township, has turned into “Fade Out at Clo-Achers,” a play that takes a satirical look…