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  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago Burglars, thought to be expert in their line, forced an entrance into the First National Bank at Jamesburg, sometime between midnight and morning on Thursday of this week and were evidently frightened away before they had an opportunity to secure any plunder. Entrance was gained by removing the iron grilling from one…

  • Engineer details plans for townhouse project

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Members of the zoning board continued to hear testimony on an application that proposes a 16-unit townhouse project on Oct. 26. The applicant is Robert Passarella of Bay Dock Holdings, Lavalette. Although only five voting members were present for the hearing, attorney…

  • Authors give biblical take on future of the world

    Pair uses high-tech tools in publishing, marketing first of three-part series BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent JERRYWOLKOWITZ staff Russ Scalzo (standing), of Oceanport, and Steven Mamchak, of West Long Branch, have written the first book in a planned Christian fiction series, “Chronicles of the End Times,” about the final years of life on…

  • Datebook

    • A craft fair will be held Nov. 3, 4 and 5 — Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — at Freehold Township Senior Center, 116 Jackson Mill Road, Freehold Township. Handmade items. Details: (732) 294-2029. • Life After Divorce, a nonprofit support group, will meet Nov.…

  • 150 flu shots to be available

    MARLBORO — Elderly people and individuals with chronic illnesses from four western Monmouth County municipalities may be able to receive flu shots on Nov. 5 at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road. Residents of Marlboro, Howell, Englishtown and Farmingdale are eligible to receive the vaccines, according to information provided by Marlboro and the Monmouth…

  • School officials fear impact of funding law

    Administrators claim staff may be cut as a result BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Administrators from local school districts believe a new state law will force them to reduce the size of their teaching staffs and raise class sizes. The representatives were speaking at an Oct. 12 conference organized by the…

  • Mayor charges council failed to remove Vuola

    BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — Mayor Robert Kleinberg is charging that Democrats on the Township Council did not do enough to remove convicted felon Richard Vuola from his position as a commissioner on the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MTMUA). Kleinberg, a Republican, said he believes the Democrats have…

  • Discussion centers on door-to-door permit requirements

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer A Freehold Township resident who believes that an ordinance adopted earlier this year may restrict his civil liberties brought the matter to the attention of the Township Committee at its Oct. 26 meeting. The ordinance that amended the township’s charitable and political solicitation code sets limits…

  • Synagogue slates lectures; seeks kosher food items

    The Men’s Club of Congregation Sons of Israel, Manalapan, will host a special breakfast Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. Retired U.S. Army Capt. Michael Leibowitz, a Vietnam combat veteran and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., will discuss “The Jewish Experience at West Point and in Vietnam.” Leibowitz is post…