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  • Officials call for end to bickering

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – The bell has sounded for another round of action, and Mayor Joseph DiBella has come out swinging. According to DiBella, the prevailing attitude of Howell seems more akin to a heavyweight fight at Madison Square Garden rather than respectable Township Council meetings…

  • Chabad to mark 20 years of service to community

    MANALAPAN – Celebration 20 will offer an opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of Chabad of Western Monmouth County during the past 20 years and look ahead to projects that are being planned for the future. The gala journal dinner celebrating two decades of service will take place at the Excelsior, Route 9, Manalapan, on…

  • Prosecutor: No evidence of anyone stealing money

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – New guidelines regarding the collection of summer recreation money are going to be instituted following the end of an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The prosecutor’s office began an investigation of the recreation department during the summer of 2005 following allegations that…

  • Charitable efforts honored

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – Following the presentation of a hefty donation to the Simpson Baber Foundation for the Autistic, Marlboro High School was named the high school that contributed the most money in the state to charity. Marlboro’s executive student council board donated $13,500 to the foundation, a…

  • Author enjoys entertaining young readers

    R.L. Stine discusses craft with FRHSD’s enthusiastic readers BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF FREEHOLD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Author R.L. Stine signs copies of his books for Manalapan High School students Sarah Hahn and Julian Hebert during his appearance at the Freehold Regional High School District’s enthusiastic readers…

  • Library events

    Monmouth County Library Head-quarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manal-apan, will host the following programs. All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Details: (732) 431-7222. + Play chess, May 27, June 3, 10, 17 and 24, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. + “Knitting: Fun to Learn and Fun to Teach,” June 1 and 15 at 7 p.m.…

  • Domestic violence response team seeks new volunteers

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Municipal officials want to expand the present membership roster of the domestic violence response team, which is in its 10th year of service to the community. Susan Cohen, who serves as president of the team, has been involved since the beginning. She said the…

  • Celebration of heritage

    PHOTOSBYSCOTTPILLING staff An Asian Heritage Festival was held at Manalapan High School on May 6 to celebrate all Asian cultures. In photo at left, Molly Tumulty, 11, performs. In photo above, Marcio Noguchi teaches Stacy Gross, 9, the art of origami (paper folding). The event was presented by the Manalapan Mayor’s Arts Council under the…

  • Shakespeare comes alive at annual h.s. festival

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Howell High School freshman Rebecca Van Nosdall, 15, portrays a scene from William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” during the Freehold Regional High School District’s Shakespeare Festival at Marlboro High School on April 27. MARLBORO – The Freehold Regional High School District hosted its annual…