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  • 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…

  • Horse park schedules fundraiser

    UPPER FREEHOLD – The Horse Park of New Jersey will present its spring clinic and fundraiser on April 14. Clinicians Paul Maye, Audrey Bost-wick and Michelle McBride will all take part in the clinic at the Horse Park of New Jersey, Route 524, Upper Freehold Township. Proceeds from the event will go to the Horse…

  • Council acts to preserve 43-acre Marlboro farm

    MARLBORO – The Township Council has adopted an ordinance authorizing the purchase of a 43-acre parcel on Pleasant Valley Road for the purpose of preserving open space. The site, known as Golden Dale Farm, was owned by Marilyn McCarron before she died. According to Councilwoman Patti Morelli, McCarron’s heirs approached township officials with the idea…

  • Boots keep pedicures perfect in winter

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Sisters Erika Whitman, Deanna Kipnes and Pamela Karp (l-r) are the creators of Bootie Pies, a pedicure boot that is generating buzz in the fashion industry. MARLBORO – While some boots are made for walking, these boots are made for pedicures. The launch of a new…

  • Christie professes support for residents of Marlboro

    MARLBORO – During the public comment portion of the Township Council’s Feb. 1 meeting, resident Paul Schlaflin read a letter into the record from U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie. For the past two years Schlaflin has taken issue with numerous decisions made by Mayor Robert Kleinberg and the council regarding township business. In a recent letter…

  • Exhibit to show village in Israel

    FREEHOLD – The Court Street School Education Community Center will present “Pictures from a New World: An African American Village in Israel,” Feb. 17-18 from 2-5 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children under 12. For tickets to the exhibition, call (732) 303-8724. The exhibition, “Pictures from a New World: An African…