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  • Committee files notice of intent to recall mayor

    Joseph M. Dibella calls move in Howell BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Freehold Township HOWELL — A notice of intent to petition for the recall of Mayor Joseph M. DiBella has been filed with the township clerk. According to the document filed Jan. 17, a recall of the mayor is being…

  • New museum would offer a home for Jewish history

    Jewish Federation starts to get project going in Freehold Twp. BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The establishment of a museum that would showcase and honor the history and culture of Jewish residents in Monmouth County may soon become a reality. Administrators of the Jewish Federation of…

  • Smokers say ban in bars is a drag

    Smoke-Free Air Act scheduled to take effect in the spring BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Smokers will take their last puff in public places on April 15 when the Smoke-Free Air Act takes effect in New Jersey. Patricia Woodrow is “leaving the state.” The Matawan resident is planning…

  • Meara will leave Freehold for Mercer County post

    Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Phil Meara Freehold Borough Board of Education members will begin the search for a person to lead the K-8 district’s three schools now that Philip J. Meara has accepted a position with the Lawrence Township School District. Meara was appointed as the superintendent…

  • Retired stock broker now invests in helping others

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Stan Rosenthal helps set up the Open Door hot lunch program at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Freehold. The volunteer donates a great deal of time to the program, which he co-founded. Rosenthal, along with many other volunteers, helps thousands of borough residents in need enjoy hot meals several times a week. Volunteer…

  • Teenager makes effort to support U.S. troops

    FREEHOLD — What started out as a class assignment to display moral character turned into much more of a learning experience for Brian Leite. Brian, 13, an eighth-grader at the Jonas Salk Middle School, Old Bridge, was instructed to complete an act of goodwill. He recalled reading a newspaper article about items being collected for…

  • Barham selected to lead freeholder board in 2006

    William C. Barham FREEHOLD — Freeholder William C. Barham has been chosen director of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders for 2006. Freeholder Robert D. Clifton is the deputy director. During the 2006 annual organization meeting last week, the freeholders also welcomed their newest member, Colts Neck resident Lillian G. Burry, who was elected along…

  • Fire company brings new station on line

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The first thing firefighter Bob Urban did after assisting at the scene of a motor vehicle accident a few years ago that killed a woman and her two young children was pick up the phone. “I called my baby-sitter and I said, ‘Give my kids a hug,’ ” Urban said. But Urban…

  • ‘Twins,’ ages 13 & 75, share bar mitzvah day

    Twinning program matches teen with Holocaust survivor BY SHARON H. LEFF Correspondent BY SHARON H. LEFFCorrespondent Holocaust survivor Abraham Chapnick, 75, and Michael Smith, 13, shared a bar mitzvah ceremony that also honored Chapnick’s brother, Moishe, who did not survive the Holocaust. MANALAPAN — Although their ages differ by 62 years, a Temple Beth Shalom…