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  • Colts Neck family wins

    Yamaha Disklavier piano J. Michael Diehl, (r) president of the Freehold Music Center, Freehold Township, presents Miriam Teeter and her family with the grand prize in a contest sponsored by the Freehold Music Center and the Yamaha Corp. of America. The Teeters won a Yamaha DGT2 GranTouch Disklavier piano, valued at $18,000. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP —…

  • Community center puts out call for talented youngsters

    Community center puts out call for talented youngsters FREEHOLD — Grab your tap shoes, guitar or magic tricks; polish up your vocal chords or comedy routine. Take whatever makes you unique and bring it over to the YMCA Community Center on Center Street to audition for the center’s first Dance and Talent Showcase to be…

  • ‘Afrofest’ will be held at library headquarters

    Dr. Ivan Van Sertima will present an address, "Africans in America Before Columbus," Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. A history professor at Rutgers University, Van Sertima is the author of They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America. He is also the founder and editor of…

  • Manalapan officials OK with plan to raze Dreyer house

    Private committee willcontinue planning forteen-community center By dave benjaminStaff Writer Manalapan officials OK with plan to raze Dreyer house Private committee will continue planning for teen-community center By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has given its approval to a plan to demolish the landmark Dreyer house at the Manalapan Recreation Center,…

  • ‘Peso’ pays off for champion of Marlboro geography bee

    By jeanette m. EngStaff Writer By jeanette m. Eng Staff Writer MARLBORO — If you know what state the Yucca Mountains are in or perhaps where an invasive species of predatory fish was found in May 2002, you would have had a good shot at winning the Marlboro leg of the National Geographic Bee. At…

  • Town holding up its end of water deal

    Residents of Colts Neckdevelopment upset withFreehold Twp. water rates By linda denicolaStaff Writer Town holding up its end of water deal Residents of Colts Neck development upset with Freehold Twp. water rates By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — When members of The Grande at Colts Neck Association expressed concern over what they said…

  • Work on restaurant may get cooking in near future

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Work on restaurant may get cooking in near future By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Residents of and visitors to town are expected to soon have another restaurant in the downtown area. The owners of Goodfellas restaurant and Pizzeria are moving forward with plans to set up their…

  • Historic panel seeking direction from council

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Historic panel seeking direction from council By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Members of the recently organized Historical Preservation Exploratory Committee came to a Bor-ough Council workshop meeting to tell members of the governing body they are ready to move away from "exploring" and move into action. Councilman…

  • Freeholders reorganize for new year

    Freeholders reorganize for new year The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders met last week in the Hall of Records, Freehold, to reorganize county government for 2003. Judge Lawrence M. Lawson, Assignment Judge of the state Superior Court, Freehold, administered the oaths of office to the recently re-elected freeholders Harry Larrison Jr. and Thomas J. Powers.…