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  • Town trying to match teens with employers

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Local business owners who are looking for help this summer now have an opportunity to find teenage employees. The Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) has started a classified advertising section on the Marlboro Township Internet website. TAC has combined its efforts with the Marlboro Economic Development Committee (EDC) in…

  • Board taps Lawson

    One incumbent resigned and four new members were sworn in at the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education’s reorganization meeting on April 27 in Englishtown. Joining the board were Bill Bruno of Howell, Barry Hochberg of Marlboro, Heshy Moses of Freehold Borough and Jennifer Sutera of Manalapan. Bruno, Moses and Sutera were elected…

  • Dogs welcome at BlueClaws game

    LAKEWOOD — All dog owners are welcome to bring their four-legged friends to a Lakewood BlueClaws baseball game at FirstEnergy Park from noon to 3 p.m. May 9. WJRZ-FM (100.1) and WRAT-FM (95.9), two Greater Media radio stations, are hosting “Bark in the Park,” a Lakewood BlueClaws’ tradition for the past four years. Before the…

  • Olde Silver Tavern still closed after fire

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Olde Silver Tavern and Grill, Route 522, remained closed this week in the wake of a fire that damaged the popular gathering place. The fire broke out on the morning of April 28. George Sapirstein, who has owned the business for five years, said he was grateful…

  • Planner discusses cell tower impact

    Residents still waiting for chance to question Omnipoint’s professionals BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Denise Timmons, Kathy Dezerga and Kathie Hockenjus all attended the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on April 16 to hear the continuing testimony on Omnipoint’s proposal to build a 120- foot-tall cellular communications tower in…

  • Safety patrol member honored

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Vincent Annetta, a fifth-grader at the Joseph J. Catena School, Burlington Road, recently won an Outstanding School Safety Patroller of the Year Award sponsored by the AAA Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education. According to a press release from the Freehold Township School District, Vincent competed among school safety patrol members from…

  • Public hearing May 13 on Englishtown budget

    ENGLISHTOWN — A public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 13 at Borough Hall on Englishtown’s 2009 municipal budget. The Borough Council has introduced a spending plan that totals $1,938,631 for 2009 and relies on the collection of $959,931 in local taxes. The 2008 budget was higher, at $1,975,895, but it relied on…

  • Police seek tips on local crime

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Police Department will be making its Crimestoppers tip line information much easier to see. According to Detective Christopher Otlowski, the police department has placed posters about the tip line at several locations. The posters have been written in English and in Spanish and discuss how to provide anonymous tips about…

  • Missed it by that much

    AMY ROSEN Freehold Township police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Wemrock Road and Route 522 on April 28 after the driver of a truck attempted to pass under the railroad overpass that is known as “the hole in the wall.” This photo shows the damage sustained by the truck. Police Officer James Kolis…