• Chess skill earns teen place in world games

    Andrew Ng of Marlboro will visit Turkey in Nov. BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Andrew Ng MARLBORO — Checkmate is a term Andrew Ng says often when his precision and skill have paid off again in another chess tournament victory. In July, Andrew, 14, won the 2009 U.S. Cadet Chess Tournament in Crossville, Tenn. The…

  • Freehold to host townwide yard sale

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Recreation Commission is seeking resident participants for a townwide 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.…

  • Strawberry to speak in Jackson

    Former New York Mets and New York Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry will appear at Jackson Memorial High School, 101 Don Connor Blvd., Jackson, on Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. Strawberry will speak, answer questions from the audience and sign autographs. “Darryl Strawberry will speak beginning at 1 p.m.,” said Glenn Cantor, fundraising cochairperson for Congregation…

  • Golfers ‘chip in’ to raise $36K for girls in Monmouth & Ocean

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore recently held its 18th annual Golf Classic at Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune, and raised more than $36,000 for girls in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The funds will support Girl Scouts in Monmouth and Ocean counties with programming, financial aid and volunteer training, according to a press release…

  • Drunken drivers put on notice

    MANALAPAN — Law enforcement officers from Manalapan will be cracking down on drunken drivers as part of the summer 2009 “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign. The campaign began on Aug. 21 and will run through Sept. 7. As part of the initiative, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints, looking for…

  • Police nab juveniles suspected of puncturing tires on vehicles

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Increased vigilance on the part of Manalapan police patrol units resulted in the identification of four 14- year-old township residents who are suspected of puncturing the tires of 34 vehicles in several developments According to a press release from the Manalapan Police Department, between July 31 and Aug.…

  • Schanck Rd. center will be refurbished

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A shopping center that has been devoid of stores for years will get a new lease on life. At its meeting Aug. 13 the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved an application to refurbish the existing Schanck Road plaza that was once home to a Pathmark supermarket…

  • Blue-collar employees remain without deal

    Marlboro union releases letter with multiple claims about municipal government BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Blue-collar workers who are employees of Marlboro have tried to appeal to residents by distributing fliers about the ongoing contract negotiations between the township and their union. Municipal employees and representatives from the Communications Workers of America (CWA)…

  • Soccer marathon honors Graeme

    Friends and family of youngster raise funds for foundation BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Paige Preston (10), sister of the late Graeme Preston, celebrates a goal with a teammate during the second annual soccer marathon hosted by the Graeme Preston Foundation for Life. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Players from more…

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