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  • Young artists display talent at annual show

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer If anyone can lure children away from the din of the electronic world, it’s Elaine Smith and the local artist has been doing just that for years. CLARE MARIE CELANO Art instructor Elaine Smith congratulates two of her students whose work was honored at a recent art show held…

  • U.S. attorney sought records on The Village

    Project in Manalapan has preliminary OK for Route 33 location BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Records pertaining to The Village at Manalapan commercial project were subpoenaed by the U.S. District Attorney’s Office in Newark in 2005. Aspokesman for U.S.Attorney for New Jersey Christopher Christie told the News Transcript this week that Christie would…

  • Dancer extols meaning behind the movements

    Howell’s ‘White Eagle’ performs Hoop Dance in Thompson Park BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent American Indian dancer Matthew “White Eagle” Clair held his audience spellbound as he performed a hoop dance at a recent meeting of the Intertribal Indians of New Jersey at Thompson Park, Jamesburg. ERIC SUCAR staff Matthew “White Eagle” Clair, of Howell,…

  • Second former mayor lambastes Internet posts

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN- For the second meeting in a row, the topic of anonymous Internet attacks was front and center at a Township Committee meeting. Another former mayor came forward to state his opinion about the anonymous attacks and a sitting committeewoman said the attacks, which can be seen by a worldwide…

  • Applicant takes defeated athletic center to court

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – The applicant who recently came up short in a bid to build an athletic training facility on Fairfield Road has filed suit against the Zoning Board of Adjustment in an attempt to reverse the outcome. The people who proposed to construct the Monmouth County Athletic Center sought a…

  • Wonderful ‘Wizard of Oz’ makes stop in Marlboro

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer REBECCA MORTON The cast of the Marlboro High School production of “The Wizard of Oz” includes (l-r) Michael Harris, Nicole Vosk, Philip Mazzara and Adam Pestreich. The show will be performed at the high school on Feb. 29 and March 1 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 2 at 3…

  • Scouts mark anniversary

    During February 2008 the Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America, is celebrating the Boy Scouts of America’s 98th anniversary of service to youth and families, and proud tradition of participating in citizenship, character development and community service. According to a press release, Monmouth Council serves more than 7,000 youths, including young women in the coed…

  • Loyal following makes band the people’s choice

    Freehold resident Jim Garcia brings fun to Nerds shows BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Jim Garcia seems like a typical family man living in Freehold Township. But onAug. 15, 1985, something happened that changed his life. Ever since that day, whenever he goes to work he becomes – a Nerd! And his family couldn’t be…

  • Grant would fund study of transportation issues

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – As part of a stated intent to develop additional commuter parking for residents, Manalapan officials will apply for a $50,000 planning assistance grant from the state Department of Community Affairs. Mayor Michelle Roth said at the Township Committee’s Feb. 13 meeting that if Manalapan is awarded the grant…