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Area charity to host BBQ
The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Inc. (Michael’s Feat) will remember five years since the passing of Adam and Dana Puharic’s son Michael during an upcoming charity barbecue event at St. Clement’s Church in Matawan. The Michael’s Feat Summertime Family Barbecue will take place from 1-5 p.m. July 30 at the picnic grounds behind the…
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Demolition may be spark for real preservation law
Landmark home razed to make way for office building BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer PHOTOS BY TODD BERNSTEIN A heavy machinery operator punches a hole through the John Wesley Bartleson mansion, as the landmark at 83 South St., Freehold Borough, is razed July 13. Developers will construct an office…
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Scout proposes building picnic area, fixing trail
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Designing a community service project as part of the requirements to become an Eagle Scout is not an easy job. But for Peter Hauge, 17, a member of Boy Scout Troop 180 sponsored by Old Tennent Church, his project may well bring him the…
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Campers get into spirit of Olympic competition
BY Adam Riback CHRIS KELLY staff Nino Gagliano, 9, whoops it up in the hula-hoop contest on Olympic Day at Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold Township, July 15. The activities were part of the Freehold Township summer camp program. Correspondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Start-ing off the day with the well-known cha-cha slide and the legendary…
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Wizards, witches turn out for ‘Harry’ book party
Sixth book in popular Harry Potter series draws crowds to stores BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer As the clock neared midnight on July 15, the Barnes & Noble bookstores in Freehold Township and Howell were filled with admiring and aspiring young witches and wizards eager for the latest on their hero,…
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Plan for 39 homes withdrawn
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — A plan that called for 39 age-restricted homes to be built on Route 79 has been withdrawn from the hearings before the zoning board. Representatives of Centex Homes had appeared before the zoning board several times over the past year to seek a use…
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Doctors pleased to open Franklin Lane building
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — A new medical arts building has opened on Franklin Lane. “This building was a concept my partners and I had in 2000 because of the extension of our practice and the needs of the community, we decided to expand our ability to provide services,”…
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Council approves changes for first aid LOSAP plan
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council adopted an ordinance on July 14 that changes the point system of the existing Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP). LOSAP rewards the volunteer members of the Marlboro First Aid Squad and the Morganville First Aid Squad for their “loyal, diligent…
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Restaurant hit by burglars
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Police officers responded to a report of a burglary at the South Street Victorian Restaurant at 6:15 a.m. July 16. According to Freehold Borough police Capt. Michael DiAiso, a witness who lives in an apartment above the restaurant on South Street called…
