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  • Renowned tree pioneer dies of cancer at 80

    Halka Nurseries is famous for its large-caliper trees BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Chester Halka Sr. and wife Elsie If you want to see a small piece of Chester Halka Sr.’s legacy just look at the back of a new $50 bill. His trees are pictured along the sidewalks heading to…

  • Family seeks support for teenager with cancer

    BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Samantha Stanley The family of an aspiring Broadway actress battling lymphoma is seeking a supporting cast to come out for two upcoming fund-raisers. With her dreams of stardom temporarily on hold, Samantha “Sami” Stanley, a 2004 graduate of Old Bridge High School, is recovering…

  • Corps studies town’s request

    MARLBORO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may offer assistance to help address drainage problems in the community, Mayor Robert Kleinberg reported. The mayor and several other municipal officials met with Jason Shea, a representative of the Army Corps of Engineers Sept. 24. Shea told the Marlboro officials that the corps will review the…

  • Council honors Hammer for community service

    Family patriarch sat on Freehold Borough boards for 40 years BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Jerry Hammer, who has served on various boards and committees in Freehold Borough for more than 40 years, was honored at a recent Borough Council meeting for a “lifetime of caring” for his community.…

  • Volunteers respond to call for hurricane assistance

    MANALAPAN — Two residents contributed their time and displayed the spirit of volunteerism as they aided emergency efforts during recent hurricane disasters in the south. Nancy Berzen and Steven Levine, members of the Manalapan Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), volunteered their services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency following a…

  • Court Street education center slates programs

    FREEHOLD — The Court Street School Education Community Center will offer the following programs during the 2004-05 school year: Back in its third year, the Freehold chapter of New Jersey Orators offers communication skills training and cultural enrichment to all youths ranging in age from 7-18 using primarily African-American literary material. According to a press…

  • Fire company to sponsor blood drive, open house

    MANALAPAN — Roll up those sleeves and share a pint of the red stuff with your neighbors. The Manalapan Township Fire Co. No. 1 on Sweetmans Lane just south of Route 33 will host its second annual blood drive and open house Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Manalapan Day Blood Drive…

  • On Campus

    Dara Goldrich, daughter of Lisa and Jay Goldrich, of Marlboro, was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and has been accepted to the Rutgers Business School. Melissa Karsh, daughter of Carole and Bill Karsh, of Manalapan, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University…