• FTHS students excel at Consumer Bowl

    Once again the team of students from Freehold Township High School emerged as the winner of the Monmouth County Consumer Bowl held March 16 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan. Students from high schools in Colts Neck, Freehold Township, Howell, Keansburg, Manalapan, Marlboro, Matawan, and Neptune competed in a game show-style competition by…

  • Jersey Freeze stays; Olive Garden moves

    Plan to demolish local ice cream stand is on hold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Ice cream, burgers, fries and other popular fare will continue to be dished out at Jersey Freeze for a while longer. Bruce Blackmore, who owns the popular ice cream stand and restaurant at Route 9 and Manalapan…

  • Business owner indicted

    AMonmouth County grand jury returned an indictment March 18, charging Marco Scaranni, 58, formerly of Jackson, with one count of second degree theft by deception. The charge relates to Scaranni’s operation of Scaranni Tile, LLC, on Route 9 north in Freehold Township. Scaranni Tile, LLC., was a contracting firm engaged in the business of home…

  • Pupils’ fitness at heart of program

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Call it fitness, call it math or science. Whatever you call it, pupils at the Freehold Learning Center elementary school on Dutch Lane Road in Freehold Borough are calling the new Dance Rhythms to Bio-Rhythms initiative a lot of fun. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Pupils at the…

  • Consultant will take a look at Entron site

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Marlboro officials will have a redevelopment study conducted on the former Entron property on Route 79 to determine if the site meets the necessary criteria to be deemed an area in need of redevelopment. During their March 19 meeting, the members of the Marlboro Township Council passed a resolution authorizing…

  • Merger plan is news to Manalapan

    Englishtown may poll residents to gauge interest on joining neighboring town BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer In the end, it will take two to tango. Reacting to a story that appeared in a local daily newspaper last week, Manalapan Mayor Richard Klauber expressed surprise to learn that officials in Englishtown are apparently going to consider…

  • Leimbach will not seek FRHSD seat

    By Toynett Hall Leimbach will not seek FRHSD seat By Toynett Hall HOWELL — Joan Leimbach, one of Howell’s two representatives on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, has dropped out of the race to retain her seat. Leimbach confirmed to Greater Media Newspapers that she will not be seeking re-election to…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff U.S. Army Spec. John Alfonso describes what life in the Army is like to an audience of children at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, Marlboro, during a visit. Alfonso recently returned home from Iraq. For the story by staff writer Rebecca Morton, see page 62.

  • BlueClaws slate open practice

    The Lakewood BlueClaws have announced that they will hold their annual open practice on April 7 at 6 p.m. at FirstEnergy Park, Cedar Bridge and New Hampshire avenues, Lakewood. The event, which is free to the public, is the first and only opportunity to see the 2009 BlueClaws players before the season begins April 9.…

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