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  • Pair hit Freehold banks in check-cashing spree

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Most people have a tough time trying to cash a check at a bank where they do not have an account. That fact does not appear to have been a problem for two men who came to Freehold Borough and Freehold Township on Oct.…

  • Coyne, Kane win re-election to Freehold Borough council

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Voters returned a pair of incumbents to the Borough Council on Election Day, Nov. 2. Democrats Kevin Coyne, 45, and Kevin Kane, 47, won re-election to three-year terms on the governing body. In December, Coyne will have completed four years of service…

  • Recycling message rocks Lafayette Mills students

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Young Audiences of New Jersey artist Billy B. inspires pupils at the Lafayette Mills School, Manalapan, to consider the importance of recycling during his visit to the school on Oct. 25. MANALAPAN — Recycle those cans, bottles and newspapers to help keep the planet…

  • Libertarian candidate enjoyed campaigning

    Marlboro resident Ken Chazotte made first bid for Congress BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — People listen to the opinions of candidates who are running for Congress. That is the opinion of Ken Chazotte, who ran for Congress as a Libertarian in the Nov. 2 election. Chazotte, 37, has been…

  • Datebook

    • Life After Divorce, a nonprofit support group, will meet Nov. 10, 17 and 24 at 7:15 p.m. at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Details: (732) 786-8425. • Need a Friend, a social group for singles ages 50-70, will meet for dinner Nov. 10 (every Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. at the Golden Bell…

  • Issues of bias explored in puppet performance

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff A scene at town hall represents the community coming together in “The Town That Fought Hate,” which was performed at the Laura Donovan School, Freehold Township. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The student body at the Laura Donovan School was treated to an innovative and…

  • Auditions

    Under the Rainbow Productions, a youth theater company, will hold auditions for its set of fairy tales Nov. 11 from 4-7 p.m. at the Eatontown Playhouse in the Tower Market shopping center, Route 35, Eatontown. All rehearsals and performances will also be held at the playhouse. The show will be presented in January. Details: (732)…

  • Schools sought to help raise funds for research

    MARLBORO — The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is seeking interested schools to participate in its nationwide program, Pennies for Patients, to raise funds for leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma research and local patient services any three weeks in February and March. Part of the society’s school and youth programs, Pennies for Patients features…

  • Board wants input from owners of small farms

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials want to hear from property owners who farm their land in any fashion; specifically, those whose properties are 6 acres or less and who are not formally listed on the tax rolls as being farmland assessed. The Planning Board wants the message…