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  • Civil War songs to be presented

    The Monmouth County Historical Association will hold its 107th annual meeting and lecture on Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Taylor-Butler House, 127 Kings Highway, Middletown. Admission is free and the public is invited. The lecture will be a musical program, “Songs of the Civil War,” presented by Lisa…

  • Canine pet therapist forms special bond with patients

    Intensive training ensures dogs are polite, responsive, obedient BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Jay Lillianthal, Marlboro, escorts Sami, a 9-year-old golden retriever, during a pet therapy visit at Raritan Bay Medical Center. Snuggling up to a dog isn’t only comforting when watching television; certified pet therapists like Sami have been known…

  • Plans for rec center expansion unveiled

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer New playing fields at an expanded Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, could be ready for play in the fall of 2008. Engineer Greg Valesi of CME Associates, Howell, recently brought the members of the Township Committee up to date on plans for the expansion of the…

  • Fire consumes home in matter of minutes

    Daughter helps her dad escape afternoon blaze BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff No one was injured when fire destroyed a home on Stirrup Drive, Freehold Township, on the afternoon of Dec. 27. The cause of a fire that destroyed a Stirrup Drive, Freehold Town-ship, home on Dec. 27…

  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago The majority of 85 received at the last election by C. Asa Francis, Repub-lican, for sheriff of Monmouth County, over Charles E. Close, Democrat, according to the original returns by the respective election boards, has been reduced to 41 by the county board of canvassers in their work of recounting the ballots…

  • FRHSD administrators begin working on budget

    Process starts with wish lists from principals BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer It’s never too early to look ahead and start planning for the next Freehold Regional High School District budget. That’s just what administrators are doing as they begin to formulate a budget for the 2006-07 school year. After the…

  • Public will air views on Howell master plan

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — The township Planning Board will have to hold another public hearing regarding the township’s revised master plan. At their final meeting of 2005, board members adopted recommendations concerning the master plan that members of the public must be given a chance to address, according…

  • Volunteer always ready to lend a hand

    Al Michenfelder shares his love of model cars with youngsters BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Al Michenfelder (l) and Jordan Cisco, 9, work on a model car at the Allied Hobby Shop inside the Freehold Raceway Mall. Jordan is a member of Michenfelder’s Little…

  • N.J. band gains attention with song for U.S. troops

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer With lyrics written for soldiers serving overseas and Hurricane Katrina victims, the Bob Polding Band has turned these tragedies into inspirational songs which are featured on the band’s first album. Bob Polding, Mike Delikat and Steve Klein along with newcomers John Forsdahl and Jason Vega have…