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We all know students who excel in academic, fine arts or volunteer service. Here's one local resident who is having an impact in Freehold.

The Township Council voted to approve an employment contract for Township Manager Joseph A. Clark.
Police said JCP&L and Verizon crews were expected to work into Friday night to make repairs.
A grant by the Holmdel Foundation for Educational Excellence has made Indian Hill School's Life Skills room even more fun - and educational.
Students bound for Marlboro High School Friday morning were all uninjured, police said. Driver of other vehicle was brought to hospital.
A fire at two adjoining units on Wren Way in the Windmill Club in Howell left the families needing everything. Here's a way to help.
Wegman's, Best Buy report shoplifting incidents in Manalapan.
Marlboro Hebrew Academy, Reich family team up to lead donations for a lifesaving rescue vehicle - the model Israel is now using in Turkey.
The Red Bank Borough Council voted Wednesday night to allow early, in-person voting before the May 9 election for a new council.
A fire Jan. 23 at 363 Lanes Pond Road has resulted in several summonses being issued, including for violation of short-term rental rules.
Chef Joseph Settepani of Bruno's Bakery in Freehold Township shares his heartfelt craft with lots of offerings on the sweetest of holidays.
More than 6,500 people - some from other countries - urge saving the Holmdel Horn antenna, instrumental in developing the Big Bang Theory.
A fire heavily damaged two properties on Wren Way. No injuries were reported, police said, but two families are displaced.
Duke, the German shepherd who ran from a fire at his owner's house in Holmdel, is still missing; community continues to respond.
Holmdel police advise motorists to consider an alternate route because of a planned closure on parts of Schanck Road on Wednesday.
In Farmingdale, plans for the second Fairy Trail are in the works, and meetings are set to plan the Memorial Day parade.
"Red Bank's Ready" includes Mayor Billy Portman, Councilwoman Kate Triggiano and five others running in the upcoming nonpartisan election.
The theft of the F-250 model took place at the lot on Franklin Lane, Manalapan police say.
1 adult, 3 juveniles are charged with attempted burglary in Holmdel after a Kimball Turn resident reported an attempt to enter his garage.
A fire on Holland Road in Holmdel Friday destroyed the house, but the family escaped. Their dog, cats are still missing.