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  • Students show a knack for selecting hot stocks

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO Park Avenue Elementary School pupils who succeeded in a stock market game were honored at a recent meeting of the Freehold Borough Board of Education. FREEHOLD — A group of students at the Park Avenue Elementary School are playing games with…

  • Group marks year of advocacy

    FREEHOLD — As they marked the first anniversary of their group’s creation, members of an immigrants rights organization say they are continuing to circulate a petition seeking support for an organized muster zone for the town’s day laborers. According to Stan Organek, a member of Casa Freehold, “The petition effort is continuing.” Plans are to…

  • Marine pilot helps squad support troops in combat

    AL ASAD, Iraq — Freehold Township, N.J., native David C. Forrest and the sailors and Marines with the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing recently completed its longest deployment in the unit’s 62-year history. The Miramar, Calif.-based command arrived in Al Asad, the former Iraqi air base, to support Operation Iraqi Free-dom in February 2004. During their…

  • Newark firm wins approval to demolish Dreyer house

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — The end is near for the stately Dreyer home that sits in the middle of the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522. The Township Committee voted 4-0 on March 30 to award a bid for the demolition of the circa 1845 home to T. Fiore…

  • Singer to perform in home

    FREEHOLD — A house concert will be held at a private residence in the borough on April 17 at 4 p.m. This type of event is new to the area and will be hosted by borough resident Mark Costanzo. The concert will feature singer Amy Rigby, who is making a stop in the borough in…

  • Historic home to provide one last memory

    Bartleson mansion will give way to new office building BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Trees rest on the lawn in front of the Bartleson home, South Street, Freehold, as a developer continues to clear the lot in anticipation of demolishing the home and constructing an office…

  • On Campus

    Kristina Cain, daughter of Kathleen and William Cain of Marlboro, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at The College of New Jersey, Ewing. She is a 2004 graduate of Colts Neck High School. Virginia A. Cavaliere of Manalapan was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at The Catholic…

  • Organizations plan to build treatment center

    New Hope & Discovery found Recovery and buy land at Marlboro hospital BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer A piece of property on the Route 520, Marlboro, campus that formerly housed the Marlboro State Psychi-atric Hospital is expected to become the home of a new rehabilitation facility. The New Hope Foundation and…

  • Datebook

    • Heroin is the topic of a free forum, April 6, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manal-apan. Details: (732) 446-1417. • Prom dresses will be featured among the many items, new and used, at the Colts Neck High School PTSO flea market April 9 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain or…