• Marlboro police targeting the wrong drivers

    I am writing this letter after the tragic fatal accident that occurred on Nov. 13 on Route 18 south by the Tennent Road exit. I am extremely sorry for all the families involved. As a result of this accident, the Marlboro police are having their officers park on the shoulder of Route 18 with their…

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    MATT DENTON The sun beams down and lights up the autumn leaves in Allentown.

  • Wellness center to hold fundraiser

    Collaborative Support Programs’ Freehold Community Wellness Center, in conjunction with Raymour & Flanigan, is holding a fundraiser to benefit adults with mental health conditions and other special needs. Raymour & Flanigan, 550 Trotters Lane, Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, will host the event on Nov. 22 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The fundraiser will…

  • Manalapan Fire Co. seeking volunteers

    The Manalapan Township Fire Company No. 1 (Millhurst) is seeking volunteers. Potential members do not have to be residents of Manalapan, but they must live within a five- to 10-minute drive of the firehouse, which is at 5 Sweetmans Lane. New members will receive benefits and free firefighter training. The training will take place at…

  • High school to stage ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

    Every time a bell rings from Nov. 21-22, an angel will get its wings, courtesy of the Colts Neck High School Drama Club’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The play is about George Bailey, who learns the impact his life has had on others from the quirky yet endearing angel Clarence Odbody. Show times…

  • Charges pending in pepper spray incident at school

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Pepper spray that was released inside Freehold Township High School by a 14-year-old male student on the morning of Nov. 5 sent one school cafeteria employee to CentraState Medical Center for evaluation. Authorities said 17 additional employees were evaluated on-site in the aftermath of the incident.…

  • School officials may consider temporary home in Colts Neck

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — A possible “godsend,” as one school board member described it, for two school districts arose at a recent Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education meeting. At the Nov. 11 meeting, board members discussed the possibility of temporarily conducting a full-day kindergarten program in a Colts Neck school…

  • Salkind, Walsh served towns as suburbia was developing

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Two men who were involved in municipal government as their respective communities developed into suburban enclaves died within a month of each other. According to an obituary published in the Nov. 4 edition of the New Jersey Jewish News, Morton Salkind, 82, of Denville, who in the early 1970s served…

  • Message of inclusion at heart of Tyler Clementi Foundation

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer A family photo shows James Clementi and his younger brother, Tyler, as children. Right: James Clementi speaks to students at Monmouth University about his brother’s struggle as a gay college student. COURTESY OF JAMES CLEMENTI Students in Monmouth University’s School of Social Work received an intimate look at the hardships…

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