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  • Jersey Freeze stays; Olive Garden moves

    Plan to demolish local ice cream stand is on hold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Ice cream, burgers, fries and other popular fare will continue to be dished out at Jersey Freeze for a while longer. Bruce Blackmore, who owns the popular ice cream stand and restaurant at Route 9 and Manalapan…

  • Site eyed for possible rec uses

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Municipal officials are considering a plan to purchase a former state work farm on Conover Road for possible future use as a recreation site. On March 19 the members of the Township Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing an amendment to a professional services contract between Marlboro and…

  • FTHS students excel at Consumer Bowl

    Once again the team of students from Freehold Township High School emerged as the winner of the Monmouth County Consumer Bowl held March 16 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan. Students from high schools in Colts Neck, Freehold Township, Howell, Keansburg, Manalapan, Marlboro, Matawan, and Neptune competed in a game show-style competition by…

  • Lake dredging to begin

    MANALAPAN — Municipal officials have announced that dredging and cleanup work will begin at Holiday Lake, Pease Road, on or about April 2. The lake is within the Holiday Park residential development. To kick off the project, the Manalapanbased Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops who participate in the township’s Community Service Committee have volunteered…

  • EAT RIGHT TO PLAY RIGHT – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial EAT RIGHT TO PLAY RIGHT   Active children–whether simply on the go or on the playing field–have special nutritional needs. Although that goes without saying, young people often skip on the essentials, and need education and guidance on the importance of good nutrition. Food choices have been shown to affect performance…

  • Soldier gets rousing welcome at school

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Flags waved and students sang songs to welcome U.S. Army Specialist John Alfonso home following his 14-month tour of duty in Iraq during a celebration held March 16. Students at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, School Road East, adopted Alfonso, 30, and his Army…

  • Pupils learn to conserve energy

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Children who attend the Goddard School, Route 520, recently got a lesson in going green to help the environment. With the World Wildlife Fund’s 2009 Earth Hour scheduled to have been held at 8:30 p.m. March 28, administrators at the Goddard School decided to hold their own event…

  • DOT outlines upgrades for Colts Neck hot spot

    Intersection of Route 34 and Route 537 due for improvements BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Opinions varied on the estimated $17.2 million improvement plan for the intersection of Route 34 and Route 537 during a recent public presentation of the plan. On March 19, representatives of the state Department of Transportation (DOT)…

  • Gentile case remains open vs. Manalapan

    Lawsuit concerns rezoning that occurred in May 2002; new atty. represents town BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A new attorney is handling one of Manalapan’s longest running lawsuits. Roger J. McLaughlin, of the firm McLaughlin, Gelson, D’Apolito and Stauffer, LLC, Wall Township, is Manalapan’s labor attorney and special counsel. On March 23 he…