• Marlboro board considers putting meetings online

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Residents whose schedule prevents them from attending a Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education meeting may eventually have a chance to watch those meetings online. On July 12, board members discussed the possibility of having their meetings recorded for later viewing on the Internet. Business Administrator Cindy Barr-…

  • Writing competition seeking authors

    The Unlimited Potential Theater Company (UPTCo), a project of VSA New Jersey (VSA/NJ), is seeking poems, essays, short stories and plays by New Jersey residents, 18 years of age or older, for its 18th annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. The contest is open to all writers, and submissions by writers with disabilities are…

  • Throckmorton Street due for improvements

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Walking along and crossing Throckmorton Street should get a little easier in the near future. The Borough Council has awarded a contract for pedestrian crosswalks and sidewalk improvements on that thoroughfare. The resolution states the council has determined that the installation of brick paver sidewalks on Throckmorton…

  • No words to describe pain of loss

    GIRL TALK CLARE MARIE CELANO Life, as we know it, can change in a minute. Someone gets married, someone gets divorced. Someone says you’re hired, someone says you’re fired. Someone is born, someone dies. And these events change you. The passing of my 86-year-old mother on June 18, two months before her 87th birthday, has…

  • Community event provides assistance to Army veteran

    BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Assisting veterans who have fought in combat, promoting American patriotism and offering people family fun is the mission of Freehold Township Day. Mission accomplished in 2011. Freehold Township Day took place on July 9 at Michael J. Tighe Park, Georgia Road. The event is presented by the Veterans…

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    David Clemenko, organizer of Freehold Township Day, pays tribute to U.S. Army veteran Bridget Mervin (rear), who was this year’s honored veteran during the community event held July 9 at Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold Township. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • FTHS class of ’81 planning Oct. 15 reunion

    The Freehold Township High School class of 1981 is planning to celebrate its 30th class reunion on Oct. 15 at the Battleground Country Club in Manalapan. Additional information can be found on Facebook by typing in Freehold Township High School Class of 1981. Email contact information to [email protected]. For further information, call Michele Ehret Fee…

  • Senior center slates two A.C. show trips

    The Freehold Township Senior Center will host two show trips to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City. The first trip will be a tribute to Liza Minelli and Judy Garland in “Liza and Judy Together Again” on Sept. 12. The cost is $37 per person for the show ticket and $15 back in slot play.…

  • Travelin’ music for the Jazz and Blues Festival

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation’s three-day Jazz and Blues Festival will be divided among three towns on three dates this summer. “We are actually bringing the music to a couple of new communities,” foundation manager Doris Lazur said. In some ways, organizing and executing the three one-day events…

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