• International relations buoyed by summer visit

    Marlboro families host Japanese guests during exchange program BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — They came, they saw, they made friends and created memories to last a lifetime. Marlboro recently hosted 11 Japanese students who visited the community as part of the Marlboro-Nanto City Youth Exchange Program. The Japanese students visited Marlboro with their…

  • N.J. open space question officially on Nov. 3 ballot

    Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation on Aug. 18 that puts a public question on the Nov. 3 statewide ballot to let voters decide whether to continue the state’s efforts to preserve clean water, fish and wildlife habitat, working farms, historic places, and forests. On June 25 the New Jersey Assembly and Senate approved the legislation…

  • A journey out of the darkness into the light

    Jennifer Sands writes about the loss of her husband on 9/11 & finding her way to the Lord BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Jim Sands could not take the commute from Brick Township in Ocean County to lower Manhattan anymore. COURTESY OF JENNIFER SANDS Jim and Jennifer Sands in happier times, on their boat…

  • Home’s use as office denied in Freehold

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Unified Planning/Zoning Board has denied an applicant permission to use a home on Court Street as a law office. Attorney Veronica Davis was seeking a use variance for mixed professional/residential use. A resolution to deny Davis the use variance was supported by board Chairman…

  • African Children’s Choir to perform in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — The internationally acclaimed African Children’s Choir will perform a free community concert in Freehold Borough on Sept. 20. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 118 W. Main St. For 25 years the African Children’s Choir has shown the world that Africa’s children have unlimited potential, they…

  • Fun times in Marlboro

    Morganville’s Edan Cohen, 13, and Vicky Cigna race against each other on a bungee tag game during the 2009 Marlboro Day festivities held on Sept. 13 at the Marlboro municipal complex, Wyncrest Road. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • County planning upgrades at Freehold Twp. locations

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Municipal officials are pleased that Monmouth County representatives have listened to their requests for traffic improvements in the community. Monmouth County Engineer Joseph M. Ettore presented plans for the traffic upgrades during the Sept. 3 meeting of the Planning Board. The first proposal calls for a…

  • Report outlines ticketing of local Latino population

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A report detailing the issuance of tickets by police claims that in some instances Freehold Borough’s Latino community is being ticketed in a disproportionate fashion. The report drew an angry response from borough officials who said they and police have sought to smooth relations with Latino residents.…

  • Springsteen selected for Kennedy Center Honors

    Freehold High School graduate and Freehold Borough native Bruce Springsteen is among the individuals selected by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009. Springsteen, whose career in music stretches from the late 1960s to today, will be joined as an honoree at the 32nd annual…

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