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  • Greater Women of Central N.J. winners to be honored Feb. 15

    Greater Media Newspapers is hosting its first annual Greater Women of Central New Jersey Feb. 15. For the past two months, nominations have been solicited for women working in the disciplines of business, health care and nonprofit. The nominees are women who have been able to triumph despite the challenges and make a true difference…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Manalapan’s Matt Kronisch drives to the hoop during the Braves’ Class A North loss in Ocean Township on Friday. For story, see sports.

  • Hoops for Hope takes shot at cancer research

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A barrel of basketballs will by flying at the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, East Freehold Road, for a very good cause on Jan. 16. Jonathan Zucker, 12, of Freehold Township, who will turn 13 in February and celebrate his bar mitzvah on…

  • Great inventors gather at Park Avenue school

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — One dozen inventors came together at the Park Avenue Elementary School and displayed their creativity as part of Suzanne Peltzman’s “Plus” program. Twelve fourth-graders dressed up as their favorite inventor and shared facts and stories about that person with their classmates. The…

  • Girls put heart, sole into special project

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Manalapan Girl Scouts (l-r) Jordan DiBari, Lindsay Peterson, Andrea Minken, Jessica Adorno and Jasmine Ipaktchi show some of the old sneakers they collected and sent to Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe community service project. MANALAPAN — Sneakers are meant to be walked on for both sports and leisure. Now…

  • Immigrant activists turn up heat on town

    Officials refute claim that residents will ever turn to violence BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — A representative of a local immigrants rights group has compared the borough to a Long Island, N.Y., community where immigration issues have been marked by periodic outbursts of violence. Gavrielle Gemma and…

  • Holiday concert brightens season

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer PHOTOS BY DAVE BENJAMIN Members of the Wemrock Brook School, Manalapan, chorus sing a medley of holiday songs during a performance just prior to the start of their winter break. MANALAPAN — More than 140 fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from the Wemrock Brook School joined their…

  • Hindu temple collects funds

    BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — A local Hindu temple and cultural center is collecting donations to help Indian victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami that struck nations throughout the Indian Ocean region. More than 150,000 people throughout that region are reported to have been killed in the tragedy. Estimates…

  • Freeholders reorganize for new year

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Amy Handlin and Robert Clifton were sworn in to the all-Republican Monmouth County Board of Freeholders at a reorganization meeting last week. State Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson administered the oath of office to both freeholders, as well as to Joseph Oxley, who is…