• Officers revive overdose victim

    MANALAPAN — Police officers used an antidote to revive a young man who had overdosed on drugs on Dec. 26. Police said that at 10:38 p.m., officers responded to a home on Appomattox Drive for a report of a drug overdose. The officers found a 19-year-old Manalapan resident unconscious and unresponsive, but breathing. The officers…

  • LaRocca accepts judge’s post, relinquishes seat on council

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — Councilman Frank LaRocca has resigned from the Marlboro Township Council following his acceptance of a municipal judge’s position in Keyport. LaRocca stepped down at the Jan. 8 meeting. “It is sad to see him go,” Mayor Jonathan Hornik said. “Frank has been a tremendous part of all the…

  • Freehold works toward redesign of website

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A plan to update Freehold Borough’s website is in the works, and it is expected to focus on improved content, making the site more efficient and userfriendly. The site will be connected to social media. “We want to create a better website that residents will find helpful,”…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A man on a bicycle makes his way along a crosswalk in downtown Freehold Borough on a cold and snowy afternoon on Jan. 6.

  • Speaker will discuss equality in Jewish community

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — In Daniel Bahner’s experience, the Jewish community has always been one of inclusion and acceptance. But when it comes to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community, Jewish congregations may still be taking steps toward learning how to fully embrace members of that community. “Most of…

  • Committee chooses Cook to serve as mayor in 2015

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Municipal officials, Monmouth County representatives and residents came together on Jan. 2 to begin a new year in Freehold Township, a year that will see Committeeman Thomas Cook serve as mayor for the first time. Cook was tapped by his fellow members of the…

  • Wanted man arrested in Freehold Borough

    FREEHOLD — A Millstone Township man who was stopped by a Freehold Borough police officer for motor vehicle violations was subsequently arrested on a fugitive warrant for larceny that had been issued in Virginia. According to Sgt. Andrew DeMuth, Patrolman Eduardo Santana observed the driver of a vehicle that had New York license plates make…

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     The Jewish Heritage Museum, 310 Mount’s Corner Drive, Freehold Township, will present a lecture and slide show about the Rev. John Stanley Grauel, a Methodist minister and resident of Roosevelt, at 2 p.m. Jan. 25. For several decades before his death in 1986, Grauel was a speaker about Israel and the Holocaust. Admission is…

  • Infrastructure and downtown are focus for 2015

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — Continued improvements on infrastructure and to the Marlboro Village are some of the areas Mayor Jonathan Hornik said he plans to work on in the new year. “We are going to continue to improve sidewalks and roads,” Hornik said in an interview during which he discussed his goals…

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