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  • Annual walk to be filled with special memories

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Annual walk to be filled with special memories BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The third annual Walk With Joe will be all the more poignant as it is being held three years to the day that the most destructive act of terrorism ever perpetrated on American soil occurred. The…

  • Congressional hopeful seeks seat in 12th District

    Spadea lists health care,safety and dependenceon oil among main issues BY MICHELLEROSENBERGStaff Writer Congressional hopeful seeks seat in 12th District Spadea lists health care, safety and dependence on oil among main issues BY MICHELLEROSENBERG Staff Writer Bill Spadea, who is running as a Republican for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th district, says he is a…

  • New superintendent starts in Colts Neck

    BY DICKMETZGARStaff Writer New superintendent starts in Colts Neck BY DICKMETZGAR Staff Writer Richard Fitzpatrick COLTS NECK — A new era will dawn upon the township’s school district when classes begin on Sept. 7 — the Richard M. Fitzpatrick era. Fitzpatrick, a Mercer County elementary school principal, has been named by the Board of Education…

  • Memorabilia provides glimpse of old Freehold

    Steinberg collectionincludes bits & piecesof community BY DICKMETZGARStaff Writer Steinberg collection includes bits & pieces of community’s history BY DICKMETZGAR Staff Writer FREEHOLD — One of the most unique and interesting memorabilia collections in the area is now in the possession of the Monmouth County Historical Association. For more than 25 years, Carl N. Steinberg…

  • MEMS to begin offering

    Italian to 7th-graders BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — Italian will be offered to seventh-graders at the Manal-apan Englishtown Middle School (MEMS)beginning this month. According to administrators in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, a survey taken last year indicated that several hundred pupils had an interest in studying Italian. Five…

  • New pool a possibility

    MARLBORO — Mayor Robert Klein-berg said municipal officials have discussed the possibility of building a new lap pool at the Marlboro Swim Club. At the conclusion of the talks last month, swim club Executive Director Arthur Lawrence agreed to poll club members at the end of the summer to determine if they would be willing…

  • Manalapan-Englishtown ready for 5,700 students

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Manalapan-Englishtown ready for 5,700 students BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer More than 5,700 children will be returning to the eight schools in the Manalapan-English-town Regional School District for the 2004-05 school year. School will open for students on Sept. 7. "We’re very excited that school is about to open," Superintendent of…

  • Technology students honored at conference

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Technology students honored at conference BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer HOWELL — Students from Howell High School recently competed in the 26th annual National Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference in Nashville, Tenn., and came up winners. "The students attended the conference from June 20-24 along with approximately 4,000 other attendees from…

  • Voters will have chance to OK benefits program

    LOSAP would providedeferred compensationto first aid volunteers BY LINDA DeNICOLAand CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Voters will have chance to OK benefits program LOSAP would provide deferred compensation to first aid volunteers BY LINDA DeNICOLA and CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The governing bodies of Freehold Township and Freehold Borough have approved the creation of a…