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BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer In a move that will save the Amanda’s Easel art therapy program, Hazlet, the state restored funding for the program in its 2004 budget. 180, Turning Lives Around, formerly the Women’s Center of Monmouth County, was notified last month that the state reversed its initial decision…

Parents upset withchanges that tookeffect this school year BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Academic grouping will be given another look Parents upset with changes that took effect this school year BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Everyone makes mistakes and the Freehold Borough Board of Education members readily owned up to one of…

BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Hot lunch program draws plaudits in Freehold Boro BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Jim Benedict puts a tray of ziti into the oven as he helps to prepare the hot lunch being offered at St. Peter’s Church, Freehold Borough, twice a week. FREEHOLD — The borough…

by employeeBY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Not guilty plea entered by employee BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Manalapan’s suspended assistant treasurer has pleaded not guilty to a count of falsifying or tampering with a public record. Jacqueline Matus appeared before state Superior Court Judge Paul F. Chaiet on Sept. 16 for arraignment and it…

The Chamber Music Series of the Monmouth Arts Foundation has announced its schedule of performances by chamber groups of worldwide recognition. This is the Monmouth Arts Foundation’s 45th season of chamber music presentations. The funds from state and local subsidies that once sustained the series have been greatly reduced, and the foundation has become more…

BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has handed down a three-count indictment against a Freehold Borough youth following a shooting in April that left another teenager possibly permanently paralyzed. The charges against Timothy Parrish Jr., 17, include attempted murder and stem from an April 19…

Wayne Siet has seenShaari Emeth grow to 740 families BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Wayne Siet has seen Shaari Emeth grow to 740 families BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Wayne Siet is beginning his 30th year as cantor at Temple Shaari Emeth, Manalapan. MANALAPAN — His resonant baritone voice has been permeating the sanctuary…

MANALAPAN — The preservation of New Jersey history will be the focus of Archives and History Day Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive. Celebrated during Archives Week, Archives and History Day was established by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference in 1996. The event brings together archivists,…

Additions to MEMS, Clark Mills are key components of plan BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer School officials seeking support for referendum BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Administrators in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District are asking for residents’ support for a major construction project. Voters will go to the polls on Sept. 30 from 6 a.m. to…