• Immediate assistance

    DAVE BENJAMIN Employees who work in Building 3 at the Freehold Office Plaza, Route 9 north, Freehold Township, receive assistance from emergency responders on Oct. 26 after the building was evacuated because smoke that was feared to be toxic was found to be coming from computer equipment in one of the offices.

  • Hugh Oakley

    Mr. Oakley, 82, of Salisbury, Del., formerly of Freehold, died Oct. 30, 2009, at home. He began his career with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and later went to work as a fruit broker for Blue Goose Growers in Hagerstown, Md. Mr. Oakley served on the Freehold Township Board of Education in for 20…

  • Audience will render a verdict

    MARLBORO — The decision of guilty or not guilty will be left up to the audiences in attendance at Marlboro Memorial Middle School’s fall production of “You, the Jury.” The show will be performed at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School cafetorium, Nolan Road, on Nov. 12-13 at 7 p.m. Admission is free. The plot focuses…

  • Colts Neck hoping for long run in state play

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer With the state sectional tournament to look forward to, the Colts Neck High School boys soccer team’s loss to Marlboro in the Shore Conference Tournament did not close the 2009 campaign. But the prospect of playing in the state tournament this week did not make last week’s loss to the…

  • Charles H. F. Morris Jr.

    Mr. Morris, 94, of Freehold, died Oct.28, 2009, at Applewood Estates, Freehold. He was a resident of Allentown for 41 years before moving to Applewood 17 years ago. In 1984, Charles retired from RCA, Princeton, where he was employed for 50 years. He was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, Grace Jean Morris; and…

  • Board makes plans for possible strike

    Marlboro teachers union head: District is ‘engaging in an outright provocation’ BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Qualified substitute teachers are being sought by the Marlboro K- 8 School District Board of Education in the event that members of the Marlboro Township Education Association (MTEA) go out on strike. The previous contract between the…

  • Sayreville drops Howell from undefeated ranks

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Abattle of undefeated high school football teams lived up to its hype on Oct. 30. The gridiron squads from Sayreville War Memorial and Howell high schools entered the contest in Sayreville with the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state playoffs on the line. ERIC…

  • Jeanne DuBois King

    Mrs. King, 89, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 28, 2009. She had a career as a dog breeder. She also volunteered for the MCOSS Nursing Services for more than 35 years, was an organizer of the Frogtown Frolic, and an assistant at health clinics for migrant workers. She was predeceased by her husband, Daniel L.…

  • Fate of historic home still up for discussion

    East Main St. structure in downtown Freehold is topic for advisory panel BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — During an Oct. 26 discussion about the possible razing of the Richmond house on East Main Street, the members of Freehold Borough’s Historic Preservation Advisory Commission were given two messages from the public. The messages…

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