• Seniors to be celebrated

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD — The second annual Senior Appreciation Day in Freehold Borough will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 21 in the Monmouth County Hall of Records Annex parking lot on Main Street. The event is sponsored by the Freehold Borough Human Relations Committee. Its purpose is to shed light…

  • Walk With Joe returns Sept. 6

    MANALAPAN — Memories of those who were killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will be on the mind of many people when they participate in the 12th annual Walk With Joe at 10 a.m. Sept. 6 at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan. The walk will cover 5 kilometers, or 3.1…

  • Former reporter takes post with school district

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Being a journalist comes in handy. In July, the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education welcomed a new member to the team: Rebecca Morton, who will serve as the district’s special projects and communications coordinator. Morton is no stranger to the district. She is a former reporter with…

  • Audubon to host authors of guide

    Scott Whittle and Tom Stephenson, authors of the new book, “The Warbler Guide,” will present a program and hold a book signing at the Monmouth County Audubon Society meeting set for 8 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Road, Fair Haven. The public is welcome; admission is free. According to…

  • Firm hired to review Freehold’s utility bills

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — In an attempt to control consumption and the cost of energy as a means of helping the environment and benefiting taxpayers, Freehold Borough officials have entered into an agreement with EnergySolve LLC, Somerset, to provide services that will work toward achieving those goals. Recently, Borough Council members…

  • Marlboro teenager is youngest worker on international project

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Simon Seth Roffe MARLBORO — For Marlboro resident Simon Seth Roffe, this summer resembled something like a Hollywood blockbuster movie, where a super-smart teenager is recruited by the government and plucked from his everyday life in order to save the planet. Although Roffe was not chosen to save the world, he was…

  • Burglars target liquor store

    MANALAPAN — Burglars stole $600 from a Manalapan liquor store in the early morning hours of July 28. Police said that at 12:08 a.m., Patrolman Steven Turner and Sgt. Daniel Carey responded to an alarm activation at Gordons Corners Liquors, 350 Route 9 North. An investigation determined the store was burglarized by unknown individuals between…

  • Freehold Borough police deserve praise

    I t is Saturday night, Aug. 23. I just returned home from a restaurant in Freehold Borough where I witnessed a team of Freehold Borough police professionals working together to try and save the life of an 80-year-old man who could not breathe. The officers arrived at the restaurant within minutes of a 911 call…

  • Writer grateful for church’s support of Israel

    The Roberstville Bible Church on the corner of Church and Tennent roads in the Morganville section of Marlboro should be commended for placing a sign in the front of the church stating simply and directly: “Pray for Israel.” In these very dangerous and difficult times, it is gratifying that the members of this congregation are…

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