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  • Artist cuts deep through America’s horrors, joys

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Robert Emmett Mueller, a Roosevelt woodcut artist, prepares for an upcoming exhibit and displays a print he made from a woodcut of Ben Shahn. ROOSEVELT – Robert Emmett Mueller believes woodcutting is a social communicator that can help free people. Born…

  • Reps from two towns plan to discuss police coverage

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – A meeting is being planned that will bring together representatives of Englishtown and nearby Millstone Township to discuss police coverage in Millstone. Borough Councilwoman Jayne Carr confirmed that officials from both towns will meet in the near future to discuss the possibility of having…

  • Council tries again to rezone properties

    Resident promises to be like a ‘fish bone’ with another lawsuit BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – Several residents spoke out on May 18 against an ordi-nance that would upzone certain properties in Marlboro from 2-acre to 5-acre residential zoning. The ordinance was introduced on May 4 and would, if…

  • Annual book sale supports AAUW’s education goals

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Gloria Berman of Freehold Township helps to sort books in preparation for the Freehold Area Branch of the AAUW annual book sale, June 7-10, in Freehold Borough. FREEHOLD – Thousands of books await readers at the annual used book sale of the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of…

  • Revaluation process will get under way in township

    BY ELANA ARON Correspondent BY ELANA ARONCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – An ordinance authorizing the revaluation of property in the municipality was adopted at the May 23 meeting of the Township Committee. All parcels of residential and commercial property will be revalued by representatives of Realty Appraisal, a revaluation firm. The mandated revaluations are expected to…

  • Bill would permit signs to warn of development

    A bill sponsored by state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer), which would allow municipalities to post signs marking where development is planned to take place on a property and increase the notice requirements from 200 feet to 300 feet from a proposed development was approved by the Senate on May 18 by a vote…

  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago With perfect weather conditions, a large list of good horses entered, and good music, one of the largest crowds that has ever attended a race meeting in Freehold gathered at the driving park here Wednesday to witness the races held by the Freehold Driving Club. It is estimated that more than 5,000…

  • Info offered on home research

    FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Advisory Committee will hold an informal session on “How to Research the History of Your House” at the Freehold Public Library, East Main Street, on June 7 from 7-9 p.m. Members of the committee will be on hand to help Freehold Borough homeowners who would like to trace…

  • It’s Stiller time

    Beloved TV favorite set for performance at Toms River temple BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Jerry Stiller Consider it a Festivus for the rest of us. The creator of the faux holiday, actor Jerry Stiller – through his Frank Costanza character from television’s “Seinfeld” – will entertain local residents…