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EXCLUSIVE REPORT | SECOND IN A FOUR-PART SERIES

CHILDREN OF HEROIN

DEATH
OF THEIR
FATHER

Cops probe
missing funds
at Freehold
Soccer League

Heroin takes its toll as once-prosperous family

is left fatherless with almost no money

KAREN YI @KAREN_YI

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - An independent childrens soccer league that plays in Freehold Township
says it is working with the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office as authorities probe the possibility of missing funds.
There has been information provided to the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office about league business, and weve turned it over to them for an investigation, said Richard E. Incremona, an attorney representing the Freehold Soccer League, which is open for
students in pre-K through 12th grade. He said the
league was cooperating fully and completely with the
prosecutors office.
Incremona did not detail how much money could potentially be missing but said the ongoing investigation
will not impact the more than 700 kids who participate
in the league from the township and Freehold Borough.
The league is continuing as is. Were committed to
fulfilling the obligations of the spring season as well as
the upcoming tournaments, said Incremona, an attorney with Helmer, Conley and Kasselman in Freehold
See PROBE, Page 7A

BOB BIELK/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Lenny Boldmans 19-year-old daughter, Carly Boldman, talks about her familys tragedy.

KEN SERRANO @KENSERRANOAPP

VINCENT DISALVIO/CORRESPONDENT

Lacey resident Rich Koppenjan, who is blind, stands before his

audio dartboard.

Hes blind, and a

champion at darts
PHOTO COURTESY OF KIM BOLDMAN

JERRY CARINO
CARINOS CORNER

Lenny Boldman spent his free time outdoors with his

children before losing his Blairstown home.

LACEY - The sunlight was fading, but

Rich Koppenjan didnt turn up the
lights as he squared up eight feet from
the dartboard in his bedroom.
All right, shoot for bull, I said.
The 53-year-old threw three darts,
two of which landed just millimeters
outside the bulls-eye.
Lets try 20, I said.
Koppenjan planted one on the 20 and the others
just a hair off on either side.
We went on like this for nine rounds 27 throws
and none of his darts missed the board. Four of
them hit the intended target, which I changed each
round. A dozen more came very close.
Then Koppenjan, who is blind, handed me a blindfold.
Why dont you try it? he said.

DO YOU NEED HELP OR

KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES?
The Mental Health Association in New Jerseys NJ
Connect for Recovery provides a safe, free, confidential, nonjudgmental place where New Jersey residents
may call for support: The toll-free number is 855-6523737 (TTY: 877-294-4356) and the website address is
www.njconnectforrecovery.org
Source: Mental Health Association in New Jersey, Inc.

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See HEROIN, Page 4A

and to read the complete Children of Heroin series.

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The Fall
Lennys addiction took him to the edge
of death at least two times. He overdosed and police revived him twice with
the opioid antidote spray Narcan, Kim
Boldman said. Lenny also smashed up
two cars.

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See CARINO, Page 6A

ADVICE
BUSINESS
CLASSIFIED
COMICS
LOCAL

enny Boldman wasnt just

one more heroin victim in a
state with 5,000 heroin-related deaths in a decade. The
drug left a family shredded
and shattered, as if a giant balloon had
burst. Five children, now 15 to 25, without a father. A widow with broken memories and wrecked finances. A once-prosperous family with almost no money,
who ended up living in a stone-cold
house with lights powered by a clattering outdoor gasoline generator.

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