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  • Temple’s former rabbi pleads guilty to theft

    On Jan. 29, Peter Light, the former chief rabbi at the Marlboro Jewish Center, Congregation Ohev Shalom, Marlboro, pleaded guilty to theft by deception, a second-degree crime, before state Superior Court Judge Ira E. Kreizman, sitting in Freehold. The plea agreement calls for Light to receive a five-year sentence to New Jersey state prison. Light…

  • Freehold man selected as showhouse designer

    Freehold resident Nelson Kuper-berg is one of 35 leading interior designers who have been selected to design and furnish the Stately Homes By-the-Sea designer showhouse in Rumson. The house, formerly the Metcalf Estate and now known as Scothigh Farm, will be open to the public for the month of May. Kuperberg, a trustee of the…

  • GMN takes 12 awards in national SNA contest

    Above: Greater Media Newspapers staff photographer Chris Kelly won third place for Best Sports Photo in the Suburban Newspapers of America national competition. Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold Township, received 12 awards in the 2006 Suburban Newspapers of America contest, including a first place for sports writing, a second place for community service, and eight advertising…

  • Monmouth freeholders propose $472M budget

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will be taking its 2007 budget “on the road” this month with a program that will feature a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed spending plan followed by opportunities for the public to provide input. The first stop was Feb. 6 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan. The…

  • Ban on renting to illegals may be requested

    Advisory committee is aware this type of law has been challenged in other towns BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer The Borough Council was expected to be asked on Feb. 5 to consider adopting an ordinance that would prohibit the renting of apartments to illegal aliens in Freehold Borough. The Rental Property…

  • Food challenge

    PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Youngsters put their mealtime courage on the line when the Howell library recently hosted a version of “Food Fear Factor.” The event’s menu listed challenges such as “Simple Pimples,” “Hairball Salad with Saliva Dressing,” “Spam with Sauerkraut and Avacados,” “Pus Smoothie,” “Baby Clam Milk Shake” and “Kitty Litter Cake.” Enjoying (well,…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Children’s author Betty Tatham gives some advice to fourth-grader Dana Hill, 10, during a creative writing workshop at the Freehold Learning Center elementary school, Freehold Borough. See staff writer Clare Marie Celano’s story on page 28.

  • Piano students perform in 9th ‘monster concert’

    On Jan. 14 the Cecilian Music Club, sponsored by the Steinway Piano Gallery of Paramus and its manager Gavin English, held its ninth annual monster concert at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. A monster concert is a multiple-piano event, led by conductor and event organizer Beth Chen. Diane Dollak was the monster concert…

  • Transportation officials searching for an answer

    3 construction options are being considered for Halls Mill Road BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Traffic at the intersection of Halls Mill Road and Route 524 (Elton-Adelphia Road) in Freehold Township remains a concern for area motorists. Transportation officials are considering three plans to improve the area of Halls…