• FEMA Corps member graduates after 10 months of service

    They responded to hurricanes, tornadoes and explosions; assisted disaster survivors nationwide at their greatest time of need; helped pioneer new methods of disaster response; and developed leadership and problem solving skills to last a lifetime. Lisa Krasner, a resident of Manalapan, successfully completed Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Corps, a 10- month national service program…

  • Fire cuts power in Freehold Borough for 11 hours

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A fire caused by wires feeding a transformer that is housed in an underground vault caused a power outage on Main Street, forcing the closure of businesses on much of Freehold Borough’s primary thoroughfare on Jan. 4. According to Fire Chief Dan Megill, Freehold firefighters and police…

  • Teen chess champ teaches game to younger players

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A teenage chess champion will continue to pass his knowledge of the game on to area residents. Alex Schwartzberg of Manalapan, who is a sophomore in the Freehold Regional High School District’s Science and Engineering program at Manalapan High School, will soon start another instructional chess program through…

  • Proceeds from blues festival help furnish veteran’s home

    By JACK MURTHA The organizers of the Marlboro Blues and BBQ Festival raised money for veterans whose lives were negatively impacted by superstorm Sandy in 2012. The fund recently provided furniture for Edward O’Neill, pictured, at his new residence in Middletown. FRANK GALIPO The rain refused to stop during the afternoon of Dec. 23 as…

  • Freehold Borough officials and builder reach settlement

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD — After almost five years, a settlement has been reached in a legal matter that involved Sofia Homes, Freehold Borough and property on Orchard Street. The Borough Council recently passed a resolution authorizing the settlement. The resolution states that Sofia Homes filed an action against the borough, “contending, in part,…

  • Chromebook becomes basic tool for local sixth-graders

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District are on a mission to stay on the cutting edge of education. According to Assistant Superintendent Neal Dickstein, the plan is to do that with an infusion of technology, beginning with the issuance of a Chromebook to every…

  • MILESTONES

    Wachstein–Alpert Ross Alpert and Alexa Michele Wachstein Bob and Ellen Wachstein of Manalapan announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexa Michele, to Ross Alpert, son of Irwin and Robin Alpert of Milburn. The future bride is a graduate of Manalapan High School and Rutgers University. She is employed as director of sales at Indeed.com. Her…

  • Neighbors take up collection for residents impacted by fire

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A recent house fire on Moreau Avenue brought a neighborhood together. The fire, which broke out at 2 a.m. Dec. 19, did not lead to any injuries to the residents, Candy and Ed Galves, or to the 20 firefighters from the East Freehold Fire Company who responded to battle the blaze, according…

  • Minors charged in theft of van

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Police have lodged juvenile delinquency charges against four minors who were clients of the New Hope Foundation after the youths allegedly stole a van from a nearby home. The New Hope Foundation operates a rehabilitation and detoxification clinic off Conover Road. Marlboro police Capt. Bart Lombardo confirmed that…

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