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  • Consultant hired to raise funds for 9/11 memorial

    Consultant hired to raise funds for 9/11 memorial A fund-raiser has been hired to help raise the $850,000 needed for the county’s memorial to local victims of the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks. Jennifer Anderson, an independent consultant based in Monmouth Beach, was chosen from a field of three candidates who responded to a request for…

  • 165 homes OK’d at

    East Freehold tractDecision was resultof legal action; towngets land for park By linda denicolaStaff Writer East Freehold tract Decision was result of legal action; town gets land for park By linda denicola Staff Writer After a contentious hearing on plans for a large East Freehold Road subdivision, the residential development was granted approval by the…

  • Funny look at working world comes to New York City stage

    Jennifer Ostrega wrote,will star in performancesat Independent Theater By dave benjaminStaff Writer Funny look at working world comes to New York City stage Jennifer Ostrega wrote, will star in performances at Independent Theater By dave benjamin Staff Writer Jennifer Ostrega MANALAPAN — A one-woman show written and performed by a native of Manalapan will return…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Dave Weatherhead (l), a lumberjack from Haywood, Wisc., and Marvin Weeks, a lumberjack from Prince Edward Island, Canada, try to knock each other off a log during a lumberjack demonstration at the Monmouth County Fair, Freehold Township, July 27.

  • Actress sees ‘Fever’ role as chance to move ahead

    Howell By Adam Riback Actress sees ‘Fever’ role as chance to move ahead Howell’s Kristin Piro has dreams of making her mark on Broadway Correspondent Kristin Piro HOWELL — Kristin Piro, 18, has been expressing herself creatively since the age of 2. Looking back 16 years later, what has she accomplished? Piro spent 14 years…

  • Children’s day to be held at fair

    Children’s day to be held at fair FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Children (and their parents) seeking a day full of in­expensive, summertime fun are invited to Children’s Day on July 25 at the Monmouth County Fair. Everyone 17 and under enters free from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Children’s Day, anyone can buy a $13…

  • Soldier serves his country as vocalist with Army band

    Soldier serves his country as vocalist with Army band Robert M. Petillo As the crowd pours through security barriers and makes its way to its objective between the White House and the Washington Monument, the soldier, adrenaline pumping through his veins, prepares to defend his country. But, for the son of a Freehold woman, it’s…

  • Manalapan officials OK change to local affordable housing plan

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer Manalapan officials OK change to local affordable housing plan By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — An amended Housing Element and Fair Share Plan is expected to be sent to the state Council On Affordable Housing (COAH). In a presentation before the Township Committee, Richard Cramer, the township’s planner, asked officials…

  • Applicant seeks approval for 12 homes in Freehold

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Orchard Street will see the construction of a 12-home subdivision if the proposed project wins Planning Board approval on July 26. Applicant Gregory Hauke wants to build the 12 single-family homes on a 14-lot, 3.1-acre parcel. The applicant’s initial appearance before the…