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Life returns to normal in local ‘tornado alley’ Twister tore through section of Manalapan on May 27, 2001
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Life returns to normal in local ‘tornado alley’ Twister tore through section of Manalapan on May 27, 2001 DAVE BENJAMIN Maria Ali (l-r) and Denise Fay, residents of Debracy Court, Manalapan, can smile now that their homes have been put back together following severe damage caused by a tornado that…
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Pink house to be protected
Staff Writer By linda denicola JERRY WOLKOWITZ The Holmes Earl House on Route 79, Freehold Township, is expected to be designated a historic landmark. The home is reported to have been a speakeasy during the era of Prohibition. The privately owned Holmes Earl House at 277 Broadway (Route 79), Freehold Township, is expected to be…
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Personnel director retires after 17 years
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Personnel director retires after 17 years ENGLISHTOWN — After almost 35 years of service as an educator, the assistant superintendent of personnel for the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District has retired. "Harriet Bernstein is a professional who affected literally thousands of lives in the most positive way over 34 years in…
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Bicycle buffs have a haven at Freehold museum Local collector’s prize possession is ‘Zimmy’ manufactured in town
Staff Writer By dick metzgar Bicycle buffs have a haven at Freehold museum Local collector’s prize possession is ‘Zimmy’ manufactured in town JERRY WOLKOWITZ David Metz shows how a unique drive system operates on an antique high wheeler bicycle. More than 100 years ago, in the late 1880s and 1890s, the village of Freehold was…
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FREEHOLD — Local artist Leslie Daley will be remembered by more people than just her art students at the Park Avenue School and the Freehold Inter-mediate School — she’ll be remembered by residents of the town she’s helped to immortalize on canvas.
A native of Freehold,Old Freehold schools live FREEHOLD — Local artist Leslie Daley will be remembered by more people than just her art students at the Park Avenue School and the Freehold Inter-mediate School — she’ll be remembered by residents of the town she’s helped to immortalize on canvas. JERRY WOLKOWITZ Freehold Intermediate School art…
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Sprawling farm recalls old times in Marlboro 77-acre Dimeo property moves closer to becoming a piece of municipal land
Correspondent By karl vilacoba Sprawling farm recalls old times in Marlboro 77-acre Dimeo property moves closer to becoming a piece of municipal land JERRY WOLKOWITZ The Dimeo house, fronting Conover Road, Marlboro, recalls a time when farming was a way of life for many families in the community. MARLBORO — Stand on the corner of…
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Alternatives to abuse offered at county jail
Staff Writer By darlene diebold FREEHOLD Township — In a bold step to stop violence, 180’s Alternatives to Abuse program for men has been brought to the Monmouth County jail. During a recent press conference, held at the jail, Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley announced the partnership with 180, Turning Lives Around, formerly known as the…
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Foundation working on new goals for schools
Staff Writer By clare marie celano Foundation working on new goals for schools FREEHOLD — The Freehold Bor-ough Educational Foundation has several new projects on the horizon for borough schools. The foundation, headed up by Chairman Ken Kalmis over the past year, is a nonprofit group of local residents and business people who came together…
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Human rights council renamed
Staff Writer By linda denicola FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The word "rights" has been replaced in the name of the township’s Human Rights Council. Upon the recommendation of Committee-man Raymond Kershaw, the name of the municipal panel has been changed to the Human Relations Council. "The charter of the council was to foster and promote good…
