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      October 28, 2009  RSS feed

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      FRANK GALIPO Molly Loprete, 7, of Freehold Borough, puts the finishing touches on her jack-o'-lantern during the annual Freehold Borough pumpkincarving contest. The event was held at the Freehold Fire Department Annex on Oct. 24. Youngsters throughout western Monmouth County will be hitting the streets in search of treats on Halloween, Oct. 31. More...
      FRHSD will not go to court to get web posters
      By Rebecca Morton

      The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education will not seek a court order to enforce a subpoena it issued in an attempt to determine the identity of individuals who posted messages on an Internet forum. More...

      Manalapan police announce arrest in home burglary

      MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with the Oct. 19 burglary of a home on Belaire Lane. More...


      Oct. 24 Freehold volunteer fair cancelled by weather forecast

      FREEHOLD – The Freehold Volunteer Fair, which was postponed due to poor weather on Oct. 18 and rescheduled for Oct. 24, has been postponed once more. More...


      Mischief night party planned at Manalapan library

      MANALAPAN — Calling all teenage werewolves, young wizards and witches, and all other spooky and fantastic creatures! Put on your ghoulish best and come to the ultimate Mischief Night party at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, on Oct. 30. More...


      Manalapan joins with county for road work
      BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

      The Manalapan Township Committee will partner with Monmouth County and proceed with a road improvement project that has been on the drawing board for several years. Manalapan and Monmouth County will undertake the work at the intersection of county Route 527A (Iron Ore Road), Mount Vernon Road and High Bridge Road in Manalapan. More...


      Random drug tests to be used in FRHSD
      Students who have privileges will be subject to possible screening during school year
      BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

      Students throughout the Freehold Regional High School District who have certain privileges at their school will have to think twice before experimenting with drugs or alcohol because the beginning of the 2010-11 school year will bring about the start of random drug testing. More...


      Three seeking seats for freeholder
      BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

      T hree Monmouth County residents are seeking a threeyear term on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders in the Nov. 3 election. Republican John P. Curley, 56, is a resident of Middletown. He is the vice president of Jim Curley Pontiac, Buick, GMC in Lakewood. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Lecture will focus on learning through play
      Turtle Creek Learning Academy invites parents of toddlers ages 2-5 to attend "Don't Hurry Childhood: Children Learn Best Through Play" from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 14 at the school, located at 10 Railroad Ave., Marlboro. The free community event will feature Edward Miller, a founding partner and co-director of the U.S. More...
      • Hospital auxiliary slates trip to A.C.
      • Libraries will host charity book drive
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       Letters
      • Reassessment will leave us with same tax bill
      The article in the Oct. 21, 2009, News Transcript, "Manalapan Homes Will Be Reassessed," makes me think: if the values of our homes are dropping rapidly and everyone knows it, why is Manalapan Township fighting the tax assessment appeals? It is not the fault of the homeowners. More...
      • Road construction is causing problems for drivers in Manalapan
      • Plans will be made to hold Freehold Volunteer Fair in 2010
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       Editorials
      • For the Record
      According to minutes of the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority, MTMUA Commissioner Jack Zatz missed a special meeting of the authority on April 6, 2009, and a regular meeting of the authority on May 5, 2009. The number of meetings Zatz has missed was incorrect in a letter to the editor from Zatz that was published in the Oct. 21 News Transcript. More...
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Price war could change the look of your library
      Coda • GREG BEAN
      When I was a kid, there weren't many bookstores in our town. There were a couple of places where you could pick up paperbacks, but because they doubled as pool halls, cigar shops and betting parlors, we weren't allowed to go in them. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Cougars' O'Dowd 2nd in county X-C
      Howell High School girls finish 2nd in team standings
      The time for waiting was over. Two miles into the Oct. 20 Monmouth County Championships' 5,000-meter cross country race at Holmdel Park, Colts Neck High School's Mike O'Dowd decided to shake things up. More...
      • Cougars wrap up perfect A North soccer campaign
      • Rebels remain perfect, beat Brick Memorial
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       Business
      • 100th anniversary gives retailer P.C. Richard reason to celebrate
      In a year of economic turmoil that has taken a toll on many businesses throughout the United States, one company found reason to celebrate. P.C. Richard and Son, an appliance and electronics retailer with 2,800 employees and stores in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, is marking its 100th anniversary this year. More...
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