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  • Met tenor will give benefit concert at Freehold church

    Freehold Borough FREEHOLD – Eduardo Villa, a world-renowned tenor who performs at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, will hold a benefit concert at the First Baptist Church, 81 W. Main St., at 2 p.m. Dec. 10. Villa, of Manalapan, has made notable appearances on stages throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia during…

  • History is in the air at Lakehurst base

    Area residents tour site of famous Hindenburg crash BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Tour guide Donald Adams tells members of the Four Seasons at Metedeconk Lakes Men’s Club how the surrounding area looked on May 6, 1937, the day the Hindenburg burst into flames at Lakehurst naval air base. The plaque…

  • Feds charge Abate with misuse of WMUA post

    Former exec. director faces jail time, fines in U.S. allegations Frank G. Abate, the former executive director of the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA), has been charged in a federal indictment with taking thousands of dollars worth of free or discounted home improvements and services from contractors and developers in exchange for exercising his authority…

  • Student’s work wins honor

    Monmouth University, West Long Branch, senior Preethi Pirlamarla, a biology major from Freehold, was awarded first place for best research poster presentation at the 39th annual conference of the Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB) held Oct. 28 at Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, N.Y. According to a press release, 71 posters were presented…

  • AAUW awards scholarships

    On behalf of the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women, Scholarship Chairwoman Pat Armhold (c) presented scholarships to Rachel Capolupo (l) and Suzanne Harris, who have returned to college. When the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women awards scholarships to women returning to college, branch members are…

  • Marlboro will hold off on new school

    Administrators are carefully evaluating demographer’s numbers BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer The Marlboro Board of Education has decided not to go ahead with plans to build a new school after the latest set of projections shows a possible dip in future enrollment. The Marlboro K-8 School District is projecting an increase…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff While portraying the famous composer Mozart, Dennis Kobray works with first-grader Daniel DeFeo and second-grader Souyma Alturo during his presentation at the Frank J. Dugan Elementary School, Marlboro, on Nov. 13. For more, see page 24.

  • Board selects Maglione to fill open seat on panel

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – Dr. Valerie Maglione, a 13-year resident of Manal-apan, has been appointed to fill an open seat on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. Maglione will serve until the next school board election in April at which time she or any other resident…

  • Officials: Town settled to cut flow of legal fees

    Freehold officials have harsh words in wake of case with day laborers BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Mike Wilson FREEHOLD – A federal lawsuit that was filed against the borough in 2003 has been settled, but according to Mayor Michael Wilson, “there are no winners in this situation.” A…