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  • Board delays hearing on condos

    BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Citing a computer snafu and scheduling conflicts, the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Sept. 22 did not begin considering an application from a developer who wants to build 204 condominiums on a farm that is zoned for fewer than 10 single-family houses. Instead the board…

  • Fire co. will host open house

    MANALAPAN — An open house and blood drive will be held at the Manalapan Fire Company No. 1 firehouse, Sweetmans Lane, just south of Route 33, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 2. Assistant Fire Chief John Moretti said the blood drive will be dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. He said there…

  • Car club keeps tooling along after half-century

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer PHOTOS BY JOE ZUGCIC Harry Dunn, of Brielle, pictured with his wife, Joan, brought his 1930 Cadillac Phaeton to a 50th anniversary celebration of the North Shore Antique Auto Club. There is something majestic about well-preserved antique and classic cars, which is evidenced by the popularity…

  • School has warm welcome for new Torah

    JEFF GRANIT staff Rabbi Yisroel Kellner, founder of Shalom Torah Academy, and A. Joseph Stern, president, celebrate the arrival of a Torah at the Marlboro school as students dance around them in the parking lot. Students, families and staff are thrilled with arrival of sacred scroll BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer In a celebration that…

  • Council tries again for panel

    HOWELL — Hoping that the third time will be the charm, the Township Council has once again introduced an ordinance that would let residents decide if they want to study a change in Howell’s form of government. The ordinance would give voters the opportunity to approve the formation of a charter study commission and to…

  • American Hotel to go on auction block

    Freehold Borough Main St. landmark has been closed since BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Freehold Borough officials are hoping that a public auction of the American Hotel on Oct. 5 will mean a move in the right direction for one of the town’s most visible landmarks. However, members of…

  • Shore Point decision delayed

    BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Once again a decision about the future of the Shore Point Distributing Co.’s expansion plan has been deferred. The Planning Board at its Sept. 22 meeting granted Shore Point’s request for a 60-day extension so the beer distributor, with headquarters on Three Brooks Road, may…

  • ‘Greatest Game’ is next step in actor’s career

    Josh Flitter of Marlboro plays key role of caddy in true story of golfer BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Josh Flitter (center), of Marlboro, one of the stars of the new Disney movie “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” meets some fans at a screening of the movie in Freehold Township. MARLBORO…

  • Harry Potter movie on tap

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Com-munity Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse is partnering with the Freehold Center Partnership to present the movie “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” on Sept. 29, outdoors in the Monmouth County Hall of Records parking lot on Main Street. The rain date is Sept. 30. Suggested donation is…