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October 17, 2007
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Therapy dogs deliver gift of compassion
Youths enchanted as they learn about tasks dogs perform
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer
Furry friends visited children at the Marlboro branch of the Monmouth County Library on Oct. 9. Ten dogs of the Furry Angels therapy dogs and their owners arrived at the library to introduce the children to the dogs and to teach the youngsters about the therapy dog program. More...
Senior residences planned for Orchard Street
Proposal is result of settlement between Freehold and developer
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

Orchard Street will become home to a new community of age-restricted condominiums if all goes in the applicant's favor at the Oct. 24 meeting of Freehold Borough Planning Board. More...

Foundation remains source of grants for K-8 teachers
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

MARLBORO - Representatives of the Marlboro Educational Foundation discussed the organization's success to date at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Board of Education. Foundation Vice Chair Barbara Spilken described the organization's growth over the past seven years. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Grant would fund drunk driving enforcement
Freehold Township is applying for a grant to participate in the state's Drunk Driving Enforcement Program. The program, a part of the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, is to increase awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving. The Township Committee has applied for a grant of $... More...
•Advocate for inclusion to speak at high school
•Optimist club to host wine tasting series
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 Letters
•Agency helps victims of domestic violence
'Last night was the first time I slept peacefully in years." At first glance you might think that is a testimonial for a new mattress or some new sleeping aid. In fact those are the words of a domestic violence victim who fled her violent home with her two children in tow and stayed in 180 Turning... More...
•Stiff sentences will set examples for officials
•Former area resident recalls Jersey Freeze
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 Editorials
•There's no substitute for experience on the road
Last week, there was yet another story in one of our newspapers about a teenager killed in a horrific auto accident. This time the accident happened in East Brunswick near the Brunswick Square Mall. Dead was 16-year-old Dana Centanni of Middletown. Badly injured was 16-year-old Lindsay Capatasto,... More...
•Her short-term memory is at a serious deficit
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Walter Samuel Quackenbush Mr. Quackenbush, 80, of East Brunswick, formerly of Old Bridge and Freehold, died Aug. 18, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1986, he was employed as a chemical operator with E.I. DuPont, Parlin section of Sayrev... More...
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 Schools
•Flaherty appointed to seat on school board in Howell
HOWELL - Members of the Howell Board of Education have chosen David Flaherty to fill an open seat on the school board. Flaherty, a sergeant with the Howell Police Department, was sworn into office at the Sept. 26 board meeting. He was appointed to fill the seat of former board member Elizabeth O... More...
•Poetry should be read out loud!
•Guidelines put into place for recess in Howell schools
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 Sports
•Looking for the ball
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff At left, Freehold Boro's Alexa Rozzi (No. 1) tries to break deep into Wall territory during a home game last week. Above, Freehold Boro's Shannon Mayrose (No. 22) beats out Wall's Kerry Hartnet (No. 20) during last week's game. More...
•Pats win; undefeated fall in football action
•Patriot field hockey back in postseason
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 Business
•Foundation continues work under new name
MANALAPAN - Schoor DePalma Community Foundation, dedicated to servicing communities where Schoor De- Palma employees live, travel, play and work, announced that it has changed its name to CMX Community Foundation. The move is in line with rebranding of Schoor DePalma to CMX. More...
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