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  • Freehold landmark slated to become a hotel again

    Guest rooms, banquet space, day spa in plans for American Hotel BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Steve Goldberg took on a challenge of epic proportions when he said yes to purchasing one of Freehold Borough’s most beloved historic landmarks. Stepping up to the plate and taking a…

  • New panel will promote Freehold to the world

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – A new committee will sing Freehold Borough’s praises and focus on getting others to hear that song. The Community Information Committee will establish a public perception that Freehold Borough is a vibrant and diverse town to visit, conduct business in and reside,…

  • Park graffiti irks resident

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer BY REBECCA MORTONStaff Writer MARLBORO – A four-letter expletive and scribbles covered the playground equipment and a sign at Hawkins Road Park. Resident Scott Rothschild was in the park, off Union Hill Road, with his 4-year-old son and discovered the graffiti on July 3. “I was shocked to see something…

  • SharkFest set for Saturday

    Matawan will host the second annual SharkFest from 4-9 p.m. July 21 at the Matawan Community Center and Ter-hune Park, Broad and South streets. The day will begin with a 3 p.m. memorial service at Rose Hill Cemetery at the graves of Lester Stillwell and Watson Stanley Fisher, who both lost their lives on July…

  • Italian-American festival set

    FREEHOLD – The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will hold its first Italian-American Festival at Freehold Raceway, Route 33 (Park Avenue), from July 18-21 from 6-11 p.m. each night. Featured will be rides, games, Italian novelties, 50-50 raffles, a raffle for a cruise, food and entertainment. The event will open with a color guard…

  • Family stays positive in face of challenges

    Manalapan residents want others to know about rare disease BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer BY AMY ROSENStaff Writer Lisa Reinish embraces her daughter, Shelby, during a recent parents’ day visit to the performing arts camp Shelby was attending. The Manalapan mother and daughter are both battling the effects of von Hippel-Landau disease. MANALAPAN – The…

  • Marlboro board will hear plan for office building

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer BY REBECCA MORTONStaff Writer MARLBORO – The Planning Board will consider an application that proposes the construction of an office/warehouse building at the intersection of Amboy and Tennent roads. The plan filed by Ambten Road Associates is expected to be heard at the board’s meeting on Aug. 1 at 8…

  • Worship center’s summer mission heads for Ecuador

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer BY REBECCA MORTONStaff Writer MARLBORO – When asked how their summer went, some members of the Monmouth Worship Center, Route 79, will be able to discuss their adventures in Ecuador. A total of 34 parishioners – adults and youths – will spend more than a week on a missionary trip…

  • In the

    Arts Dr. Richard Fernicola, author of “Twelve Days of Terror,” about the 1916 Matawan Creek shark attack, will be the honored guest at the second annual SharkFest, July 21, 4-9 p.m., at the Matawan Community Center and Terhune Park, Broad and South streets, Matawan. The rain date is July 22. SharkFest is co-sponsored by the…