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  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago Born in England of Gypsy parents more than 100 years ago, and living the roving life of a Gypsy all of her life, Mrs. Louise Smith died at the Gypsy camp between Freehold and Marlboro at 11 a.m. Wednesday. She was 101 years, two months and 12 days old, and was believed…

  • Girl Scouts plan fundraiser

    Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts and Jersey Central Power & Light will present Taste of the Holidays on Nov. 6 at Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune, from 6-9 p.m. Taste of the Holidays, an annual fundraiser to benefit Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, will feature delicacies from the area’s finest restaurants. Tickets are $60 each.…

  • Farming roots are spark for Eagle Scout project

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – Newly minted Eagle Scout Joseph Garaffa wanted to show his community pride as part of his service project. So he helped the township remember its roots. Garaffa, 18, a Howell High School graduate now in his freshman year at West Chester University,…

  • Flag honors heroes of 9/11

    Martin Mabe, of Manalapan, (third from left) recently donated a “Flag of Heroes” to the township. Mabe, an emergency services volunteer, said he donated the flag in honor of his father, Larry, a decorated World War II veteran and community volunteer who passed away last year. The flag is hanging in the courtroom at town…

  • Candidate seeking write-in support in Manalapan race

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Dennis Bruzzi MANALAPAN – Although he is running without a party affiliation, Dennis Bruzzi has a slogan that speaks to his professed tenacity: “I’m not going away.” Bruzzi announced last week that he is running as a write-in candidate for a three-year term on the Township…

  • Freehold VFW plans for rebirth with new veterans

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer There is a major effort afoot to breathe new life into the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 4374 on Waterworks Road, Freehold Township. The post was chartered in 1946 by a group of returning World War II veterans who wished to serve the needs…

  • Walking for a good cause

    CHRIS KELLY staff Adele Barbera, of Marlboro, participates in the “Walk for the Cure,” a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The Marlboro Greens adult community, Marlboro, hosted the walk on Oct. 22.

  • Freehold class of 1956 will recall good times

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Fifty years ago, the newly created Freehold Regional High School District was experiencing growing pains. In 1956, the 2-year-old regional high school district had only one school, the then 30-year-old Freehold High School at the corner of Robertsville Road and Broadway. The enrollment in…

  • Fundraiser benefits local Women’s Health Center

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Wall Township resident Sharon Watt has donated $2,117 to the Women’s Health Center at CentraState Medical Center. The gift was generated through a fundraising event honoring women that Watt, 27, hosted last month as an assignment for a professional/personal-development course, and represents the contributions of more than 50 area women. “Each student…