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By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Village Bar will make way for new Freehold eatery By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The landscape of Park Avenue is about to change. The Village Bar, a familiar landmark in the borough for more than 40 years, will be demolished to make way for Denims, a restaurant…

By dave benjaminStaff Writer Cheerleading champions honored by Manalapan By dave benjamin Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Manalapan High School varsity cheerleaders and their coach, Lisa Rizzo (l), returned from Florida with winning smiles and a first-place finish in the U.S. Spirit National Championships. See page 51 for story. MANALAPAN — The high school varsity cheerleaders…

FRHSD tab now facing state review The Freehold Regional High School District’s defeated 2003-04 budget will be reviewed by the Monmouth County superintendent of schools and the state Department of Education. Municipal officials in the eight towns that make up the FRHSD failed to reach a consensus on the amount to be cut from the…

By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee presented its police awards for 2002 to 18 officers and two civilians on May 13. Officer William Holohan received three awards — Star of Life, Gallantry Star and Distinguished Police Duty. The Star of Life was awarded to Holohan for…

Correspondent By jeanette M. eng Marketing expert: Sports center proposal will work MARLBORO — The third hearing for a new health club and training facility included the presence of an opposing party, updated traffic reports and testimony by an expert on market feasibility studies. Brothers Frank and Stephen Calandrino initially proposed the Marlboro Sports Center…

New garden at school dedicated in memory ofCpl. Michael E. Curtin By dave benjaminStaff Writer Howell H.S. pays tribute to fallen Army soldier PHOTOS BY DAVE BENJAMIN A new memorial garden at Howell High School will give members of the school community a peaceful place to reflect. New garden at school dedicated in memory of…

By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough and Freehold Township Joint Investigative Team (JIT) executed a search warrant at a Haley Street home at 7:45 p.m. May 15 that led to the seizure of marijuana plants, a substance believed to be heroin and distribution paraphernalia. According…

By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Four arrested at Post and Coach apt. complex By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Police responded to a report of a large fight at the Post and Coach apartment complex on South Street at 7:30 p.m. May 18. According to Freehold Borough police Capt. Michael DiAiso, officers found…

By kathy barattaStaff Writer Budget cut will drop tax hike from 15 to 13 cents By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — When voters rejected the Board of Education’s proposed $48 million tax levy to support a $93 million budget for the 2003-04 school year, it fell to the Township Council to rework the numbers.…