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  • Be-Bop Cruisers car club revs up for fun, charity

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Be-Bop Cruisers car club revs up for fun, charity BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Jill and Steve Infanti were joined on their wedding day by their friends from the Be-Bop Cruisers of Freehold, who brought some classic cars to spice up the ceremony at the historic Allaire church in Wall Township.…

  • Residents asking for safety upgrades on Hawkins Road

    Cooperation sought inManalapan, Marlboroon street at border BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Residents asking for safety upgrades on Hawkins Road Cooperation sought in Manalapan, Marlboro on street at border BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A resident has asked the Township Committee to address a situation that crosses municipal boundaries. Residents who live on Hawkins…

  • Stream law encroaches on backyard enjoyment

    Howell woman seeksto replace 20-year-oldswimming pool, patio BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell woman seeks to replace 20-year-old swimming pool, patio BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Carol Borne wants to replace a 20-year-old above-ground pool and surrounding deck behind her Western Drive home with an in-ground pool and patio. The resident of Howell’s Ramtown…

  • First aid pension program gains approval in Howell

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer First aid pension program gains approval in Howell BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — A pension plan for the township’s first aid volunteers was approved by voters on Nov. 4 through a binding public referendum. The Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) for emergency service volunteers was approved by a…

  • CentraState foundation supports learning center

    Board members toldpartnership offto good start BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Board members told partnership off to good start BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Students Christine Lin (l-r) and John Wilder and Freehold school district staff Susan Seigel and Jennifer Seerey are presented a Nikon biomedical microscope by Nathan Davidson and John McGeehan (r)…

  • Writer forever linked to ‘Unchained Melody’

    Feelings for youngwoman inspiredwords to famous song BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Feelings for young woman inspired words to famous song BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer William Stirrat (l), aka Hy Zaret, was 16 when he wrote lyrics about Mary Louise “Cookie” Pierce (center). Alex North (r) wrote the music to “Unchained Melody.” Ask anyone over…

  • N.J.’s unique role in

    Civil War on exhibitState was tied to South,but fought hard for Union BY LORI ELKINS SOLOMONCorrespondent Civil War on exhibit State was tied to South, but fought hard for Union BY LORI ELKINS SOLOMON Correspondent During the Civil War, Old Bridge supplied the Union troops with salt hay to feed their horses. The Mason Dixon Line —…

  • Milford Brook program teaches students to care

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Milford Brook program teaches students to care BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Inspired by author Shel Silverstein’s book "The Giving Tree," pupils at the Milford Brook School are learning they can make a difference. "An important component of what we teach in the primary school is community and responsibility,"…

  • Residents, engineering firm settle septic suit

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Residents, engineering firm settle septic suit BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Elton Point septic tank lawsuit which has drawn on for about four years has been settled out of court. Elton Point is a development off Route 537 near Manalapan’s border with Freehold Township. Residents claimed there were…