• Programs will honor Patriot Day

    MANALAPAN — The Monmouth County Library Headquarters will feature a two-part series in September to commemorate Patriot Day. By a U.S. House of Representatives Joint Resolution approved Dec. 18, 2001, Sept. 11 of each year was designated as “Patriot Day” to remember those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on…

  • Freehold to host town yard sale

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Recreation Commission is seeking resident participants for a town-wide yard sale to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3. To encourage the maximum number of yard (garage) sales within the town limits on that day, the borough will waive any of the normal fees or permits required.…

  • Commission seeks ghost stories

    FREEHOLD — The borough Historic Preservation Commission is looking for a few good ghost stories. Commission Chairman Dave Loring said the commission is tentatively planning a major event for the Halloween season of 2010, highlighting the variety of ghost tales and strange events that have reportedly occurred in the borough over the past century. “There…

  • Keeping alive the memory of the Forgotten War

    Marine travels around country to interview Korean War veterans BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer AMarine Corps combat veteran has begun a noble journey to document the story of the Korean War veterans who survived one of the most decorated battles in American history. Top: Korean War veteran Charles Crilly is filmed as he recounts his…

  • Developer hits Freehold Twp. with suit over plan’s denial

    Kozloski Properties’ application focused on Kozloski Road parcel BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Alawsuit has been brought against the Freehold Township Planning Board and the municipality by Kozloski Properties, which is seeking to declare the municipal zoning of a property invalid, null and void. The heart of the matter is an ordinance that was…

  • School board questioned on drug testing proposal

    FRHSD administrator explains procedures for new policy BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Apolicy to initiate random drug testing among certain Freehold Regional High School District students was met with questions from members of the public when it was introduced at the Board of Education’s Aug. 31 meeting in Englishtown. District administrators have said that socalled…

  • Fall sports begin

    ERIC SUCAR staff Marlboro High School sophomore Nikita Raman works on her serve during tennis practice at the high school on Sept. 3. Area high school teams will be opening the fall sports season this week.

  • Helen Stefanick

    Mrs. Stefanick, 83, of Howell, died Aug. 26, 2009, at Evangelical Hospital, Lewisburg, Pa. She was a grower for Olbis Nursery, Freehold Township, until her retirement. Mrs. Stefanick is survived by her husband, John P.; three sons, John Jr. of Howell, George and his wife, Mary, of Lancaster, Pa., and Steven of Jackson; three daughters,…

  • Mary Ann Lepore

    Mrs. Lepore, 61, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 2, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, FreeholdTownship. Born and raised in Newark, she had lived in Manalapan before moving to Freehold Township. She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Freehold. Mrs. Lepore was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Felice Fredo, and…

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