• in the service

    Army Pfc. Melissa S. Conrad, daughter of Charles and Kathy Conrad of Jackson, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical…

  • Apartment complex gets OK for payment in lieu of taxes

    BY GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that will permit the Akabe Village apartments to enter into a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) program. The council adopted the ordinance with a unanimous vote and with no comment from any member of the public at its May 7 meeting. The ordinance was…

  • Sheriff Youth Week returns

    Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced that applications are being accepted from Monmouth County high school-age students for participation in the 21st annual Sheriff Youth Week program. The deadline is June 7. The weeklong program, which will be held at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township, from July 8-12, affords participants the opportunity…

  • Metz kept bicycle history rolling at Freehold museum

    Enthusiastic collector dies at 97; helped found local hospital BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The bicycle world lost a dear friend, archivist and keeper of the history of bicycling in the United States when David Metz, 97, died at his Freehold Township home on April 17. Metz and his late wife, Sadie, raised their…

  • FTHS grad moving up in world of writing

    David Iserson accepts honor during recent visit BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer David Iserson A Kurt Vonnegut rip-off — that is how David Iserson, a young-adult novelist and TV writer, recalled his style of prose as a student at Freehold Township High School. As he pushed through the ebb and flow of high school in…

  • Two arrested after scuffle with police

    MANALAPAN — Two individuals were arrested after police officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Church Lane to follow up on a report that the drivers were fighting. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, at 2 p.m. April 16, witnesses reported that one driver attempted to assault the other driver,…

  • Applications for Sheriff Youth Week available

    Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced that applications are being accepted from Monmouth County high-school-age students for participation in the 21st annual Sheriff Youth Week program. The deadline to apply is June 7. The weeklong program, which will be held at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township, on July 8-12, affords participants the…

  • You, Only Better

    DIET VS. EXERCISE By Bev Bennett CTW Features Eat well or exercise hard — which is more effective? There’s a debate in the medical community about the path to faster, long-term weight loss. So … which is it? You hear advice all the time about the key to slimming down. Cutting calories is an obvious…

  • datebook

     A disco-night themed gift auction will be held May 31 at the Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School, 1025 Larsen Road, Jackson. Doors will open at 4 p.m. and tickets will be called at 7 p.m. More than 150 themed baskets will be auctioned, as well as several grand prizes and a super grand prize. Details: www.cr.jacksonsd.org…

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