• Sports equipment will go to Haiti’s children

    The Freehold Kids Helping Haiti’s Kids Through Sports campaign is a way to help Haiti’s children find relief from the recent earthquake by donating new or gently used sports equipment. Needed are soccer balls and equipment, basketballs and portable hoops, footballs, baseball/softball equipment, Frisbees, Wiffle bats and balls, jump ropes, bikes and more. Sports equipment…

  • No police officers will be laid off in Howell

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — No Howell police officers will lose their jobs and none will be demoted, following some last-minute concessions by both police unions. “There will be zero layoffs, zero demotions,” Howell Mayor Robert F. Walsh said. “I asked the police to fill the gap. We are glad it’s going…

  • Tara’s Law will protect disabled from abuse

    Registry will be created to identify caregivers who have abused individuals BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG A local family’s quest for justice after the death of their young relative has resulted in landmark legislation being signed into law that will offer protection to developmentally disabled people who are in the care of the state. “This is a…

  • Howell has to deal with septic situation

    HOWELL — The Township Council’s recent decision to keep the town’s offices at the municipal complex on Preventorium Road means that aging septic systems at that location will have to be addressed soon. Representatives of the Monmouth County Health Department inspected the outdated septic system in the public works building “multiple times this year,” Township…

  • Pride in the Philippines Day comes to library headquarters

    MANALAPAN — Celebrate the rich culture of the Philippines in recognition of Philippine Independence Day on June 12, with a special program of art, music and dance at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The free program begins at 1 p.m. and will include a performance by award-winning singer Lianah Sta. Anna,…

  • State recognizes equines’ impact on economy

    Horse events scheduled throughout state in June, including three in Freehold Twp. New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher kicked off the Month of the Horse in New Jersey by recognizing the state animal’s impact on New Jersey’s economy and residents’ quality of life. Speaking on June 2 at a therapeutic horseback riding facility,…

  • Memorial ‘tree’ will travel to Arlington

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Cherie Reid often wondered why it took so long for a World War II memorial to be built in Washington, D.C., so she decided several years ago that the families of military personnel who died in Iraq and Afghanistan should not have to wait decades to see a memorial…

  • Cardiologist gets straight to the heart of the matter

    Women can fight off No. 1 killer, knowing the risks and symptoms of heart disease BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. The association created Go Red for Women, an initiative designed to empower women to take care…

  • Knights of Pythias planning to take part in Relay for Life

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Members of the Knights of Pythias will field a team at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life on June 12-13 at Freehold Raceway, Route 9, Freehold. The Knights of Pythias is a nonsectarian fraternal order dedicated to friendship, charity and benevolence. The American Cancer Society is the national charity…

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