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  • Sides await report from fact-finder

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Sides await report from fact-finder BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — A fact-finder is still examining information supplied by representatives of the Manalapan Englishtown Education Association (MEEA) and the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. On Oct. 16, representatives of both sides supplied information to a fact-finder regarding contract…

  • Glickman, Kleinberg race hits final week

    Mayoral candidatesdebate at Greenbriar BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Mayoral candidates debate at Greenbriar BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer As the campaign for Marlboro mayor enters its final weeks, Robert Kleinberg, the Republican candidate for mayor, has continued to sharply criticize municipal officials for, in his opinion, allowing the town to become overdeveloped. Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Steven Glickman…

  • Balky car leads to arrest of four in shoplifting bid

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Balky car leads to arrest of four in shoplifting bid BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Four people who took aim at Target found out that police had them in their sights. When Michael Dimeo, 26, of Toms River, and Thomas David Merry, 23, of Toms River, entered the Target…

  • Young actor sets sights on long career in acting

    Josh Flitter films moviewith Jim Carrey,appears on TV, in ads BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Young actor sets sights on long career in acting Josh Flitter films movie with Jim Carrey, appears on TV, in ads BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer Josh Flitter Nine-year-old actor Josh Flitter has had the chance to work with some very…

  • Celebrities sign masks to aid Habitat mitzvah

    Nov. 2 sale of specialitems will raise fundsfor home construction BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Nov. 2 sale of special items will raise funds for home construction BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Hand-painted ceramic masks will be auctioned off at the Celebrity Mask Auction to be held at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. These are…

  • Theft of items from baby’s grave upsetting to mother

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Every couple of weeks, Briget Hulse goes to the cemetery to visit the grave of her daughter, Montana, who died almost five years ago at the age of 10 weeks. On Oct. 13, she went to the cemetery to rake up the early…

  • Teen takes part in D.C. forum

    Teen takes part in D.C. forum FREEHOLD — A Freehold Borough High School student was chosen to participate in a forum on defense that was held from Oct. 21-26. Senior Tiffany Orford participated in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy, NYLF/DID, in Washington, D.C. "By participating in the forum, students like…

  • March of Dimes will benefit

    from Nov. 10 culinary event from Nov. 10 culinary event FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Some of the area’s most acclaimed restaurants and chefs will participate in the March of Dimes third annual Star Chefs event to be held on Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. at The Greystone Manor at Van’s Freehold Inn, South Street. Proceeds will…

  • Locals join protest

    CHARLES W. KIM Melanie Matrejek, Union Beach, and Dan Vieira, Brick, hold up the middle of the group’s banner during Saturday’s protest in the nation’s capital. in Washington, D.C. Crowds march against military presence in Iraq WASHINGTON, D.C. — They came by the tens of thousands, including residents from central New Jersey, to protest the…