• Retired AD warns that NJSIAA could go bankrupt in two years

    What personal agenda does stateAssemblyman John Burzichelli have against the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association? Or is there a political motive (or appointment) behind his relentless crusade to bankrupt and abolish the NJSIAA? He has used his political prowess to bully the state athletic association. Arealistic look at what is actually happening at games…

  • Resident is opposed to plan for fire district

    The following is a letter that I have written to the Freehold Borough mayor and Borough Council. At the public hearing to consider a fire district, one question was asked three times. “What will the taxpayers of Freehold gain from a fire district?” Attorney Joseph Youssouf (who represents 14 fire districts in New Jersey, including…

  • on campus 

    Christopher Pallarino of Freehold has earned dean’s list status at Daemen College, Amherst, N.Y. Evyn Rabinowitz, son of Steven Rabinowitz and grandson of Roslyn Rabinowitz of Manalapan, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., where he is majoring in economics. He is a 2008 graduate of…

  • Allaire to celebrate president’s birthday

    George Washington’s birthday will be celebrated at the Historic Village at Allaire State Park, Route 524, Wall Township, from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 20. The villagers of James P. Allaire’s Howell Iron Works Company invite the public to join them at 1 p.m. in the historic chapel for an 1830s-style patriotic and commemorative service…

  • Indictment charges 2 men with murder

    On Feb. 7 a Monmouth County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging two men in connection with the May 3, 2008, shooting of two Freehold Borough men in Freehold Borough. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, the indictment charges Brandon Montes, 30, of New York City, and Terrell Ryans, 24,…

  • auditions 

    Berdanhand Productions will hold auditions for “Fade Out at Clo-Achers” from 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 24 and Feb. 28 at the East Windsor Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. The two-act spoof about active adult community living seeks men and women to fill many roles. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin in early April. Performances will…

  • Entrants sought for zombie band battle

    Bands are being sought to participate in a Battle of the Bands to be held Feb. 26 at the Beachcomber Bar, 100 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights. The event will help raise funds for the independent film “Blood Lodge, which is scheduled to go into production in mid- March in Vermont. According to horror filmmaker Kevin…

  • Sims named to task force

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough Councilman Jaye Sims has been appointed to serve on the New Jersey League of Municipalities Emergency Management Preparedness Task Force. Mayor Michael Wilson said Sims’ presence on the task force will be a benefit to Freehold Borough and to Monmouth County. “Jay is very dedicated to…

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