• American icon’s eloquence is poetic and profound

    Maya Angelou speaks to sellout crowd at Brookdale College BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Alone on a stage, she captured the minds and hearts of about 2,500 people with her words, her song, her wisdom. In her 80 years, she has shared the lessons of her life’s journey with an eagerly receptive crowd. Author Maya…

  • Wal-Mart expansion approved

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The township Planning Board has approved a resolution which paves the way for an expansion of the Wal-Mart department store on Route 537 at Wal-Mart Drive. The expansion is expected to include what has been described as a full-service supermarket. The board approved the resolution on…

  • Working together

    CHRIS KELLY staff Dawn and Julia Antonis, 6, of Freehold Township, teamed up to build an art easel at the Knights of Columbus Kids Day event in Freehold Borough on Feb. 21.

  • Supreme Court will not hear football prayer case

    BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer After four years of legal wrangling and national attention, East Brunswick High School, Middlesex County, football coach Marcus Borden’s fight to participate in team prayer has apparently come to an end. On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Borden’s petition to hear the case, leaving the legal victory in…

  • Church gains use variance for building’s conversion

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHLOLD TOWNSHIP — The entire congregation of the Chinese American Bible Church appeared at a recent meeting of the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment to show support for a proposal that will provide them with a new church. On Feb. 26, members of the zoning board unanimously approved…

  • Church of the Master schedules fundraising dinner on March 29

    HOWELL — The Church of the Master, 110 Salem Hill Road, has announced a series of upcoming events. The Church of the Master Senior High Youth Group is sponsoring a baked ziti fundraising dinner on March 29 at 6 p.m. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children (under 5 free). Call 732-364-3456 to…

  • Mayor says tough times drive difficult choices

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The uncertainty of one’s job security continues to be a concern for many individuals, including people who work for Freehold Township. For the second straight year the municipality will be laying off employees as a result of the strained economy. For the first time in the…

  • Crowd upset at plan for affordable rentals

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Residents who live in the area of a proposed affordable housing development on Ticetown Road filled Town Hall on Feb. 12 in the hope of preventing a zoning change to the property in question. As part of Marlboro’s affordable housing plan, the township has proposed the construction of…

  • Teen puts training to good use in India

    Marlboro resident helps out in clinic during malaria outbreak BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Pranoy Mohapatra, 16, of Marlboro, a student at the Monmouth County Vocational School District Academy of Allied Health and Science, examines a young patient at a clinic in India, where he used his skills to help assess people during an outbreak…

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