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  • Corzine: Dire times call for tough choices

    Governor defends budget as maintaining priorities BY JENNIFER AMATO and BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writers In the weeks since delivering his $29.8 billion budget proposal, Gov. Jon Corzine has faced criticism for what one New Jersey radio station has described as “the death of the middle class.” Gov. Jon Corzine Much of the backlash stems from…

  • Teens honored for idea to cure AIDS

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer When four Manalapan High School sophomores were challenged to come up with a project that reflects changes they would like to see made in the world, they not only rose to the occasion, they provided a foundation for change that can bring hope, and potentially good health to many people.…

  • Green teams tackle climate warming

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Green Team members from more than 20 municipalities gathered at the Monmouth County agricultural building in Freehold Township on March 21 to listen to speakers discuss ways to reduce energy costs, decrease greenhouse emissions and create a climate plan for their towns. Monmouth County Freeholder Director Barbara J. McMorrow welcomed the…

  • Singer teams with café for music in Freehold

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Jo Wymer has a mission: to bring live music back to Downtown Freehold. The first stop on the singer-songwriter’s journey was an appearance at the new Bayou Café, West Main Street. Wymer, a Freehold Township resident and noted jazz and blues musician, and her Itty Bitty Band…

  • The new chamber of life in Millstone Township

    Equine clinic provides hyperbaric oxygen therapy BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer In a cinder block building behind the New Jersey Equine Clinic (NJEC) in Millstone Township, a revolution in the treatment of injuries and infections is taking place. Dr. Scott Palmer, owner of the NJEC, has installed a hyperbaric chamber for his equine clients. The…

  • Club seeking those ‘touched by Optimism’

    In celebration of its 50th year in existence, the Freehold Optimist Club will host a dinner on Sept. 12 at the Elks Club in Freehold. Dinner, catered by the Federici family, will cost $25 to attend. A cash bar will be available at club prices. To help celebrate, the Optimists are currently seeking 50 people…

  • Loeb, Wolff, Hochberg seeking Marlboro seat

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Three candidates will vie for the Marlboro seat on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education in the April 21 school election. The person who is elected will serve the final two years of an unexpired term. The candidates are Gordon Loeb, David Wolff and Barry…

  • FAMILY FITNESS – Advertorial

    by Gloria Averbuch Advertorial FAMILY FITNESS The family that plays together, gets fit together. Working out as a unit-including everything from casual family activities to sports and exercise-is an excellent, proven vehicle for practicing healthy habits and developing social and emotional bonds. Particularly in relation to children, research has shown that the number one influence…

  • Shopping center’s façade to be upgraded

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Yorktowne shopping center at Pease and Gordons Corner roads will be getting a new look. At its meeting March 26, the Planning Board granted a waiver of site plan approval on an application filed by the shopping center’s owner, Trans Equity Realty LLC. Attorney Kenneth Pape presented…