Category: News Transcript Calendar
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Freehold Township man faces charges
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Follow-ing a three-month investigation and the execution of a search warrant at a township home, Corey Fishbein, 21, of Freehold Township, was arrested and charged with multiple violations, according to a police press release. Freehold Township police said Fishbein was charged with possession of more than 50 grams of a controlled dangerous…
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Freehold wants raceway to stay put
FREEHOLD — Borough officials are hoping that Freehold Raceway, Park Avenue, will stay just where it is for a long time, but they may develop a contingency plan "just in case" that doesn’t happen. Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina told the News Transcript that Freehold Raceway is a "valued neighbor" in the town. Referring to a…
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NJPAC seeks musicians for summer concerts
"Absolut Sounds of the City," New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s free outdoor summer music series, is seeking musicians to perform in its 2003 series of concerts. The concerts are held Thursdays, June through August, in Theater Square, NJPAC’s public plaza in downtown Newark. Three groups are featured per evening, each performing one 45-60-minute set. An…
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Music discussions are open to the public
Music discussions are open to the public The Cecilian Music Club held its monthly music meeting Nov. 17 at Alan Wasserman’s home in Freehold. Wasserman is one of the club’s performing artists and, along with performer and teacher Barbara Lerro, he conducted a discussion of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. After a brief discussion of…
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Freehold girl is finalist in children’s art contest
Twenty-nine young artists from across the United States have been named finalists in the first Deck the Walls Kids Masterpiece Contest. The artists are state winners in the national competition that will award a free trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., as the grand prize. The finalists, selected from more than 240 entries,…
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Work on oral history project nets honor
Work on oral history project nets honor The New Jersey Historical Commission will present its 2002 Awards of Recognition, along with the Driscoll Prize, and its highest honor, the Richard J. Hughes Award, at its annual conference Dec. 7. The conference, "The People of Colonial and Revolutionary New Jersey," will be held at the Trenton…
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Preservation of farm in works
HOWELL — At no cost to the township, a $1 million land acquisition deal, when closed, will add 140 acres to Howell’s land preservation program. Barry Lefkowitz, the township’s economic development consultant, announced that a deal brokered between Councilman George Pettignano and the Monmouth County Park System and Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commis-sioners is…
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Christian Women’s Club to host Christmas party
Christian Women’s Club to host Christmas party The Freehold Christian Women’s Club will host its annual Christmas party from 10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 11 at the Battleground Country Club, Tennent section of Manalapan. All women are welcome to attend. The event includes brunch and a program by guest speaker Lynn Holbrook, who will talk about the…
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Rail line hearing
set for Dec. 9 set for Dec. 9 A public scoping meeting — where several detailed presentations on the NJ Transit Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail project will be made — will be held on Dec. 9 from 1:30-9:30 p.m. at the Freehold Gardens, 50 Gibson Place, Freehold Township. NJ Transit is preparing to advance the…
