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  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago The annual educational tour to Washington, D.C., has been announced by the state Executive Committee of the Young Men’s Christian Association of New Jersey. The party will be limited to boys over 14. They will leave Monday, April 16 via the Old Dominion Steam-boat Line to Old Point Comfort, where they will…

  • Question arises as to when proposal could go on ballot

    Group of Manalapan residents is seeking change of government BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer A movement that would ask residents to change Manalapan’s form of government may not get placed on the election ballot as quickly as its supporters had hoped. According to Township Clerk Rose Ann Weeden, a change of…

  • Smoking ban near building entrances to be considered

    BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent Soon your butts might be unwelcome even outside county buildings.The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is expected to consider a resolution that would ban smoking within at least 25 feet of entrances to the county’s 70 buildings. “People who go to smoke stand right outside the door of…

  • Emergency response

    Freehold Borough sgt. responds when local man collapses BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Thanks to the quick response of Freehold Borough police Sgt. Mark Wodell (r), Jerry Shapiro is alive today. Wodell and trainer Alexann Rose (l) administered CPR to Shapiro after he collapsed at a…

  • Web site offers virtual tours of Freehold

    Freehold visitors can now take a virtual tour of the borough. The Freehold Center Partnership has added to its Internet Web site the ability for visitors to take a virtual tour of the borough. Visitors to www.freeholdcenter.com will find two tour options available: the Historic Freehold tour and the downtown business district tour. “Freehold has…

  • Mom, son connected by special donation

    Manalapan family sees son donate kidney to his mother BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent Seth Dolled, 23, gave the gift of life to his mom, Sharon, when he donated a kidney to her in January. The surgery was performed in a New York City hospital. MANALAPAN — Sharon Dolled will never again feel…

  • Just keep brushing

    SCOTT PILLING staff February was Dental Health Month and to spread the word about good oral hygiene, pediatric dentist Dr. Steven Stern of Manalapan paid a visit to the Yellow Duck Nursery School, Manalapan, on Feb. 23 to instruct youngsters on the proper care of their teeth.

  • League receives gift of AED

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Centra-State Healthcare System in partnership with New Jersey-based T.E.A.M. Life Inc. has donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Marlboro Little League. Early use of the device to restart the heart following cardiac arrest is critical for achieving the best medical outcome, according to the American Heart Assoc-iation, because after four…

  • Producer preps Purim party for NYC theater

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Scott Kluge Break out the Hamantashen and the costumes, it’s time to celebrate Purim. Although Purim is not the most commonly celebrated Jewish holiday, Marlboro native Scott Kluge believes it is one of the most spirited and festive holidays in the Jewish religion. That is why…