• Police officer will not face punishment

    Charges lodged following investigation are not sustained against Freehold Borough cop BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Disciplinary charges that were brought against a Freehold Borough police officer were not sustained, according to a decision reached by a hearing officer. The charges were lodged by the Freehold Borough Police Department following an internal investigation, according…

  • Residents want local road made safer

    Stream of dump trucks on Woodward Road irks Manalapan citizens BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Residents who live along Woodward Road on the south side of Manalapan attended the Aug. 12 Manalapan Township Committee meeting and asked the township’s elected officials to address their concerns about the constant flow of dump trucks and cars that…

  • Drunken drivers will be targeted in Manalapan

    Drunken drivers will be targeted in Manalapan 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. Beginning Aug. 21 and running through Sept. 7, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints, looking for motorists who…

  • Monroe Township man killed in Englishtown crash

    By Mark Rosman Monroe Twp. man killed in Englishtown crash By Mark Rosman ENGLISHTOWN — An 18-year-old male died in a two-vehicle crash on Wood Avenue (Route 522) on the night of Aug. 25. Englishtown police Sgt. Richard Settele said the driver of one of the vehicles, Matthew Bowdenhodge, 18, of Monroe Township, was pronounced…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Karen Smyth (r) and Kelly Smyth, 16, of Englishtown, fall in love with Heather, a 13-week-old beagle and hound mix, during CARE Animal Rescue’s puppy adoption event held at Dill’s Feed and Supplies, Freehold Borough, on Aug. 22. Randi Decicco, of Marlboro, is holding Heather.

  • Luella DuBois Davison

    Mrs. Davison, 88, of Marlboro, died Aug. 22, 2009, at home. She was born in East Brunswick and resided in Howell for her married life. Mrs. Davison was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Charles Davison, in 2001. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte and Jack Collins, with whom she lived, and Elsie…

  • Adrienne (Giglio) Kehoe

    Ms. Kehoe, 46, of Howell, died Aug. 17, 2009. She is survived by two daughters, Jaclyn and Allison; her parents, Adrian and Amelia Giglio; a sister, Teriann and her husband, Hal Shaw; and two nephews. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Farmingdale, followed by entombment at Woodbridge Memorial Gardens, Woodbridge.…

  • Donald W. Dempsey

    Mr. Dempsey, 80, of the Greenbriar section of Marlboro, died Aug. 17, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel. Born in Brooklyn, he lived there until moving to Marlboro 18 years ago. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Dempsey was a life member of the VFW Post in Brooklyn. He was employed…

  • Raphael J. Capobianco

    Mr. Capobianco, 88, of Manalapan, died Aug. 17, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. Born in Jersey City, he lived there until moving to Manalapan 21 years ago. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and was a life member of the VFW Post 8867 in Brick. Mr.…

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