• Appointments made to alliance

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Municipal Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse has a group of new appointees from Freehold Borough. The Borough Council announced the appointments at its Jan. 17 meeting. The new appointees to the alliance are Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer, Freehold Borough Police Detective John Reiff, Freehold Borough Board…

  • on campus 

    Nickolas Marusiak, son of James and Michelene Marusiak of Marlboro, has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in applied meteorology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. Nickolas is a member of Chi Epsilon Pi, a national honor society that recognizes outstanding academic achievement in the field of meteorology. He is a 2007 graduate of…

  • Libraries celebrate Black History Month

    Black History Month (February) will be celebrated at the Monmouth County Library with special weekend programs at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, and the Eastern Branch Library, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury. The programs will explore the power of African American music; the legacy of more than 3,000 New Jersey African Americans…

  • Freehold Twp. appointments announced

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP— Municipal officials made a number of appointments during the Township Committee’s Jan. 7 reorganization meeting. Committeeman Anthony Ammiano was appointed police commissioner, Theresa Patino was appointed deputy municipal clerk, Margaret B, Jahn was appointed dog registrar, and Ronald Kirk was appointed Americans with Disabilities Act compliance officer.…

  • St. Peter’s to present next concert in series

    FREEHOLD — St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Throckmorton Street, will host another performance in its Downtown Concert Series on Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The theme of the concert will be “Music Is the Food of Love” in honor of Valentine’s Day. The performance will showcase a classical presentation featuring guitar and violin, according to a…

  • datebook 

     There will be a free rabies clinic on Jan. 29 from 8-11 a.m. at Michael J. Tighe Park, 66 Georgia Road, Freehold Township. For more information about the clinic, contact the Freehold Township Health Department at 732-294-2060.  George Joynson, author of “Murders in Monmouth County,” will present his second book, “Wicked Monmouth County,”…

  • Professionals, residents appointed in Freehold

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Residents and professionals were appointed to serve Freehold Borough in a variety of capacities when the Borough Council held its reorganization meeting on Jan. 2. Kerry Higgins was appointed borough attorney, Cranmer Engineering was appointed borough engineer, Kathleen A. Sheedy was appointed municipal prosecutor, and Jonathan Lomurro…

  • Proposed fire district to be topic of meeting

    FREEHOLD — A special meeting will be held at Borough Hall, East Main Street, at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 to review and discuss the creation of a fire district for Freehold Borough. The meeting has been called by Mayor Michael Wilson and the Borough Council. For the past several months, representatives of the Freehold Fire…

  • Domestic violence volunteer victim advocates needed

    Formore than 30 years, 180 Turning Lives Around (180), a private nonprofit organization, has been dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual violence, which affects the community. Starting in March, 180 will be conducting a training course for Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) volunteers. Applications are currently being accepted for the program and interviews will…

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