• Manalapan chief accepts one-day paid suspension

    MANALAPAN — Police Chief Stuart Brown will serve a one-day paid suspension as a result of actions he took and/or comments he made during a Sept. 18, 2008 meeting with several municipal officials. The Township Committee authorized a one-day unpaid suspension for Brown after a hearing officer recommended the punishment for Manalapan’s top cop. Brown…

  • ‘Heart of Gold’ party will support mission

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer As the holiday season draws closer, area residents are invited to get a head start on their shopping and help orphans in Romania. “The Heart of Gold” Christmas party will be held on Nov. 15 from 3-7 p.m. at the Freehold Township Independent Fire Company, 30 Siloam Road, Freehold Township.…

  • What you can lose because of booze

    • Alcohol is the No. 1 drug of choice among the nation’s youth. • Alcohol kills more teenagers than all other drugs combined. It is a factor in the three leading causes of death among 15- to 24- year-olds: accidents, homicides and suicides. • A child’s first drink is found next to the milk container…

  • Law tosses lifeline to underage drinkers

    Friends of ill person will receive immunity if they call for help and remain at the scene BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The serious ramifications of the underage drinking problem that exists in New Jersey reach far and wide, ranging from inappropriate behavior that leads to trouble, and in some instances, to death. A bill…

  • Newman wins seat for GOP in Freehold

    Shutzer re-elected in close Borough Council race BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer For the first time since 2001, a Republican will hold a seat on the Freehold Borough governing body. The last Republican to serve on the Borough Council was Richard Daesener, who served from 1999-2001. In January, Republican John Newman will be sworn…

  • 2 Dems, 1 Republican win in Marlboro

    Mazzola, Metzger, Cantor win 4-year terms on Township Council BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer It was a tight race for three seats on the Marlboro Township Council, but in the end the victors were Republican Carol Mazzola, incumbent Democrat Jeff Cantor and Democrat Scott Metzger. Mazzola led a field of six candidates on Election Day,…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Members of the Heart of New Jersey chorus are getting ready for their annual show Nov. 15. The Sweet Adelines chapter welcomes women to join their four-part-harmony group. Story, page 56.

  • John James Kallighan

    Mr. Kallighan, 88, a resident of Freehold Township for 41 years, died Nov. 5, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a manager for New York Telephone Co. Mr. Kallighan was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Anne Lau Kallighan; his children…

  • Cougars’ O’Dowd wins state sectional X-C race

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It took 15:50 for all of Mike O’Dowd’s off-season miles, dedication and sacrifices to pay off. That is how long it took the Colts Neck High School harrier to run around the Thompson Park 5K layout in Jamesburg, Middlesex County, on Nov. 7 to win the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group…

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