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  • Mall arrest nets Va. fugitive

    Mall arrest nets Va. fugitive FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Police caught a man who turned out to be a fugitive from justice following a foot chase at the Freehold Raceway Mall on Friday night. According to Freehold Township Police Lt. Bob Brightman, Jamel J. McIntosh, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged with obstruction of the administration…

  • Bulletin Board Manalapan student to attend medicine forum

    Bulletin Board Manalapan student to attend medicine forum Adam Widener of Manalapan will participate in the national Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, to be held in Washington, D.C., from June 23 to July 2. Widener will join 350 high school students from around the country. The program is for high school students who demonstrate academic…

  • Neighbor presents detailed objections to Hindu temple

    Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Neighbor presents detailed objections to Hindu temple MARLBORO — A crowd of about 100 people packed the main meeting room in Town Hall on April 17 for the Planning Board’s continued hearing on the proposed construction of a Hindu temple. In the end, it was one resident who surprised the…

  • Mausoleum approved for cemetery

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Planning Board granted site plan approval to the owners of the Maplewood Cemetery to construct a mausoleum. The 2,249-square-foot structure is expected to be built on a part of the 12.79 acres of the existing cemetery property on West Main Street (Route 537). According to…

  • Jewish center seeks vendors for flea market

    Jewish center seeks vendors for flea market The Freehold Jewish Center is seeking vendors for its outdoor rummage sale and flea market. The event is scheduled for June 9 (rain date, June 16) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the center, 59 Broad St., Freehold. New and used items will be featured. The cost…

  • Boro school budget passes

    FREEHOLD — Borough residents said yes to the Board of Education’s 2002-03 school year budget in the April 16 election. By a count of 232 in favor to 218 opposed, voters gave the thumbs up to the board’s $12.8 million spending package for the coming school year. The approved budget carries a 7-cent increase in…

  • Musich, Toto to challenge

    Aaronson, Scherer in Nov. MANALAPAN — Two incumbent Democratic members of the Township Committee will seek re-election in November against a pair of Republican challengers. Democrats Bill Scherer and Rebecca Aaronson will seek their second three-year terms on the committee. They will be challenged by Anthony Musich and Tom Toto. Toto and Musich were both…

  • Bulletin Board Catena fifth-graders to fill ‘Empty Bowls’

    Bulletin Board Catena fifth-graders to fill ‘Empty Bowls’ The fifth-graders of the Joseph J. Catena School, Freehold Township, will host an "Empty Bowl" dinner from 6:30-8 p.m. April 25 at the school, Burlington Road. Sponsored by Project EAT, the meager dinner of soup is a symbolic gesture to draw attention to the fact that many…

  • Paddock Club will host benefit concert June 23

    Paddock Club will host benefit concert June 23 MANALAPAN — Two of the Jersey shore’s favorite musicians will play a benefit concert in Manalapan on June 23. John Eddie and Eddie Testa will bring their high-energy brand of rock and roll to the Paddock Club, Route 33, in a benefit for Manalapan’s Domestic Violence Crisis…