September 20, 2001 RSS feed / Front Page

Officers call New York City devastation overwhelming

Staff Writer
By DICK METZGAR

FREEHOLD More...

Crowd turns out to oppose Nextel plan

County concerned about effect on park; hearing continues Nov. 19 More...

Passenger viewed as hero Friends convinced Joe Driscoll would have fought hijackers

Staff Writer
By kathy baratta

The line snaked out the door of a funeral home in Freehold and around the parking lot and continued to grow as Sunday afternoon wore on. More...

Area police on high alert; no tolerance for bias, they say

In Middletown bias More...

Letters

A young girl’s tribute to the twin towers

My daughter came off the school bus yesterday (Sept. 11) crying. She was afraid for our family More...

Not getting to say good-bye has left emotional hole

As I was truly preoccupied with more important events of the day, I had not even seen the second plane hit the twin towers. At first glance on the newscast, I reckoned it to a freak of nature. More...

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Sports

Brookdale fortified by talented freshman class

Staff Writer
By tim morris

With four starters returning and a very talented incoming freshman class to bolster the team, Brookdale Community College women More...

Sport Shorts

The Millstone Strikers, a girls U12 travel soccer team in the Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association More...

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Local man exits twin tower in nick of time Cantor Fitzgerald employee bittersweet about his fortune

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By linda denicola

Millstone resident Chris Pepe says he feels like the luckiest man in the world, but he can More...

U.F. woman aids ground zero search-and-rescue efforts Rescuers hope to find survivors in 16 acres of tunnels

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By linda denicola

Alice Holmes, an Upper Freehold resident, returned home late Sunday night after spending five days in the hellish environment that used to be the financial center of the world, the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. More...

Local engineer escapes from tower’s 73rd floor

Staff Writer
By PAUL GODINO

In the confusion that engulfed the north tower of the World Trade Center just after it was struck by a hijacked airplane at 9 a.m. Sept. 11, one thing stood out, according to an eyewitness to the terrorist attack on America. More...

Board seeks changes to subdivision access road

Staff Writer
By RUTH CALIA STIVES

MILLSTONE More...

AMERICA RECOVERS

VERONICA YANKOWSKI Kathy Szczepanski gets a big kiss from her dog Mississippi in front of their Allentown home Tuesday morning. More...

The following crisis mental-health services are available for all persons affected by the World Trade Center disaster: Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, (732) 923-6200 Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, (732) 530-2438 Jersey Shore Medica

Thursday, Sept. 20 More...

Bulletin Board

Panhandle is prominent in Scenic Roadway Plan County hoping to enhance and preserve its scenic roadway system

Correspondent
By jane meggitt

Based on a countywide scenic roadway plan, the panhandle area ranks highest in miles of scenic byways. More...

Funds approved for local trail projects

Bob Shinn, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection commissioner, announced the dedication of $1.6 million in federal funds to improve and develop state and local trails. More...

Handicapped High Riders to host cycle tour

The Handicapped High Riders Club, which gives children and adults an opportunity to ride or carriage-drive horses at Riding High Farm in Upper Freehold, will sponsor its eighth benefit cycle tour Oct. 6. More...

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