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  • Marlboro service honors victims of Sept. 11 attack

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Marlboro service honors victims of Sept. 11 attack By karl vilacoba Staff Writer MARLBORO — During an interfaith remembrance service held for the events of Sept. 11, congregational leaders stressed common religious themes: love, kindness and the healing power of faith. A standing room crowd filled the 1,100 capacity Marlboro Jewish…

  • Monument dedicated to victims, heroes of 9/11

    By mark rosmanStaff Writer Monument dedicated to victims, heroes of 9/11 By mark rosman Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Under a setting sun on a warm late-summer evening, hundreds of township residents gathered at town hall on Sept. 10 for ceremonies dedicating the community’s 9/11 memorial. Carved out of 165,000 pounds of granite and built…

  • Judge rules Planning Board approval was appropriate

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Score one for the Planning Board. State Superior Court Judge Lawrence M. Lawson, sitting in Freehold, has affirmed the decision of the board in a complaint that centered around the development of homes in a project known as Autumn Estates. On July 9, 2001,…

  • Freehold Township authorizes funds for Opatut Park project

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Freehold Township authorizes funds for Opatut Park project By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The last Township Committee agenda meeting in August was a full one, highlighted by a number of recognition items. In addition to thanking two companies for their 9/11 memorial contributions, T&M Associates, Middletown, and Seacoast…

  • Law aims to protect streams

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — An ordinance which will amend development regulations in stream corridors and stream corridor buffers is scheduled to have a public hearing, second reading and possible adoption at the Township Committee’s Sept. 18 meeting. "Manalapan recognizes that our endangered species and our wetlands are very…

  • Student-designed 9/11 memorial unveiled

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer By clare MARie celano Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Michele Prouty, a teacher at the Freehold Intermediate School, speaks about her students’ effort to design a 9/11 monument which was dedicated in Freehold Borough on Sept. 11. FREEHOLD — The tragedy of the past met hope for the future as the…

  • Law guarantees chance for public to speak at meetings

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer Law guarantees chance for public to speak at meetings By dave benjamin Staff Writer A law signed by Democratic Gov. James McGreevey earlier this month guarantees members of the public the right to speak at meetings of their municipal governing body. The new law, sponsored by Republican Assemblyman Kevin J. O’Toole…

  • New rabbi ready to serve congregation

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer By dave benjamin Staff Writer Rabbi David Bateman MANALAPAN — With the goal of building bridges between Israeli and American Jewry comes the new spiritual leader of Congregation Sons of Israel, Gordons Corner Road. "I view my return to the Diaspora as an opportunity to be a bridge between Israeli and…

  • High school board votes to shift some students

    Crowded conditionsin some FRHSDbuildings seenas reason for action By dave benjaminStaff Writer High school board votes to shift some students Crowded conditions in some FRHSD buildings seen as reason for action By dave benjamin Staff Writer A redistricting plan which calls for the movement of some students across municipal boundaries has been approved by the…