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  • Third parcel joins list of land town eyes for preservation

    By jeanette M. engStaff Writer Third parcel joins list of land town eyes for preservation By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Fred Brandigon is working with Marlboro officials who want to purchase the 20-acre tract of land he owns on Brown Road, between Tennent Road and Route 79, and preserve it from development.…

  • Puppet masters teach lessons of tolerance

    Performance is partof Marlboro schools By jeanette M. engStaff Writer Puppet masters teach lessons of tolerance Performance is part of Marlboro schools’ multicultural arts festival By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer Photos by FARRAH MAFFAI Young Isaac does his homework while a stranger peeks in his window and sees the Hanukkah menorah during a scene…

  • Provisional votes carry budget

    Unofficial resultsshow Manalapan-Englishtown K-8school plan passing By dave benjaminStaff Writer Unofficial results show Manalapan-Englishtown K-8 school plan passing By dave benjamin Staff Writer Residents in the K-8 Man-alapan-Englishtown Regional School District have been holding their breath regarding the outcome of the district’s 2003-04 budget, and it appears that those who supported the budget’s passage can…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Waiting is the hardest part for Eric and Lisa Tiedemann of Freehold Borough, whose son, Eric Jr., is a Marine serving his country as a member of the Operation Iraqi Freedom forces. See page 3.

  • Race for committee seats will be contested this fall

    Newcomers Stevens,Levy will challengeKershaw, Ammiano By linda denicolaStaff Writer Race for committee seats will be contested this fall Newcomers Stevens, Levy will challenge Kershaw, Ammiano By linda denicola Staff Writer After several years of uncontested races, there will be a contest in Freehold Township this fall for two available seats on the Township Committee. Two…

  • MANALAPAN — Residents of the Covered Bridge II adult community will be ready to lend a helping hand when a neigh­bor needs assistance. DAVE BENJAMIN A group of residents in Manalapan’s Covered Bridge II adult community have been trained to operate a portable defibrillator that has been placed in the Covered Bridge II clubhouse. Not…

  • Applegate showcase displays pride in America’s soldiers

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Applegate showcase displays pride in America’s soldiers By linda denicola Staff Writer Amanda Leone FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Amanda Leone, a fifth-grader at the C. Richard Applegate School, wanted to do something to ease the pain of children, like herself, who have a parent serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her father, Gerald…

  • Howell wins mock trial crown

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer By dave benjamin Staff Writer HOWELL — Students representing Howell High School won the Monmouth County Mock Trial Competition and have advanced to win the regional semifinals. "Mock Trial, part of a national competition, is sponsored by the New Jersey Bar Foundation to involve students in understanding the process of law,…

  • Jewish federation to open area office in Manalapan

    Jewish federation to open area office in Manalapan MANALAPAN — The long-awaited arrival of a home office to serve the needs of the Jewish community in western Mon-mouth County will soon become a reality. The new Manalapan office for the Jewish Federation of Greater Monmouth County and the Jewish Community Center of Western Monmouth will…