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  • Students’ creativity on display

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Seeing the fruits of their imagination performed on stage by a touring theater group was a dream come true for three creative young ladies at the Robertsville Elementary School, Menzel Lane. On May 2, members of the Child’s Play Touring Theatre visited the school to perform works that…

  • Freehold to host Battle of Bands

    FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough Recreation Commission has opened up a call for entries to any Freehold-based or local, high school or college-age bands that would like to compete in the town’s second annual Battle of the Bands. Scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 30, the competition will be held in the Monmouth County Hall of…

  • Winners named in Pinewood Derby

    Fifteen local Cub Scouts emerged victorious during the fourth annual Battleground District Pinewood Derby Race held recently at Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Raceway. The Scouts hailed from 18 Cub Scout packs from Freehold, Howell, Marlboro, Manalapan,Millstone Township and Colts Neck. The 63 Scouts had to win their local Pinewood Derby races to qualify. The Pinewood…

  • Minivan flips on way home to New York

    MANALAPAN – The combination of speed and a highway left slick by an earlier rain is believed to be responsible for a minivan overturning on Route 9 north late in the evening of May 17. The accident occurred about a quartermile north of the Gordons Corner Road overpass, according to Manalapan police Lt. Lloyd Drucker.…

  • Radio veteran John Gallagher named market manager of Greater Media Detroit

    Greater Media Inc., Braintree, Mass., announced that John F. Gallagher, a New Jersey native, has been named market manager of its Detroit-based radio properties, including WRIF-FM, WCSX-FM and WMGC-FM. John F. Gallagher The 23-year radio veteran most recently served as the vice president/market manager of ABC Radio/890 WLS in Chicago. Prior to that, he worked…

  • Bill would move school election, end budget vote

    BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer New JerseyAssembly Speaker Joseph Roberts (D-Camden) has introduced legislation that would eliminate the state’s April school election and move the election for school board members to the date of the November general election. The bill recently had a hearing before theAssembly Education Committee.Under the terms of the bill, residents of…

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    JEFF GRANIT Tahjair Davis, 4, enjoys some playtime with blocks as he attends a Freehold Borough School District preschool program in space that the school district rents at the First Presbyterian Church. School district administrators are hoping to be able to expand the preschool experience from a halfday to a full-day program. For a story…

  • Wayward bull caught; finds home at area farm

    MANALAPAN – A 1,500-pound black Hereford bull that eluded Manalapan police and animal control officers on Mother’s Day, May 11, is safe for now, grazing with some cows on a farm in neighboring Millstone Township. The bull, which spent Mother’s Day roaming through parts of Manalapan and Millstone, was caught in Wagner Park, Millstone, by…

  • Historic panel honors Freehold homeowners

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The borough of Freehold is known for its character, its small-town ambiance and its historic homes. The Freehold Borough Historic Advisory Commission recently honored two homeowners for their efforts to maintain, restore and beautify their homes. Top photo shows a home on South Street, which received the Restoration Award.…