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  • Road to Monmouth events to be re-enacted in 2003

    Staff Writer By ruth calia stives Road to Monmouth events to be re-enacted in 2003 Richard Walling, director of the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, recently recounted details of two weeks in American history when British forces marched through western Monmouth County and ultimately met patriot troops on June 28, 1778, at the Battle of Monmouth…

  • Projects run gamut from ice to planes to plants Eighth-graders describe projects to school board

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Projects run gamut from ice to planes to plants Eighth-graders describe projects to school board DAVE BENJAMIN Manalapan Englishtown Middle School pupil Richard Lin explains his project, “Does the Shape of an Airplane Affect the Airflow Over the Wings?” Richard constructed two models which he tested in a wind tunnel…

  • Panel says Hindu temple not their plan to decide Applicant has 45 days to decide what action, if any, to pursue

    Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Panel says Hindu temple not their plan to decide Applicant has 45 days to decide what action, if any, to pursue The Marlboro Planning Board has determined that it is not the proper municipal body to hear plans for a Hindu temple on Route 79 and Orchard Parkway. In comments…

  • A special program for special people Challenger sports league marks 10th anniversary in Freehold Township

    Staff Writer By linda DeNicola A special program for special people Challenger sports league marks 10th anniversary in Freehold Township JERRY WOLKOWITZ With some help from his playing buddy, Andrew Rubinson (r), Matthew Lykes gets a hit in a Challenger League baseball game. The Freehold Township sports league for children with special needs is celebrating…

  • Bennett scores gov.

    Bennett scores gov. on school aid freeze By dave benjamin Staff Writer School budgets are being squeezed as a freeze on state aid to local districts takes hold, one of New Jersey’s veterans legislators told faculty members and administrators in the Freehold Regional High School District. During an address to teachers and administrators at Marlboro…

  • Town puts a premium on preservation of trees

    Staff Writer By linda denicola JERRY WOLKOWITZ George J. Klinger, chairman of the Freehold Township Shade Tree Commission, examines a tree at the Durand Park Memorial Arboretum, Randolph Road. The township has been honored for more than two decades with the Tree City USA designation. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Garden-ers like to say that what goes…

  • Coach encourages pupils to get involved, try hard

    Staff Writer By Clare Marie Celano Coach encourages pupils to get involved, try hard FREEHOLD — Freehold Intermediate School Principal Darrell Jackson serves more than breakfast to students at his "Good Citizens Breakfasts" — he serves up guests who instill motivation and provide formulas for success. The breakfast, an event instituted by Jackson this year,…

  • Ice hockey will not join roster of FRHSD sports Board votes 7-0 against plan offered by SKATE

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Ice hockey will not join roster of FRHSD sports Board votes 7-0 against plan offered by SKATE FREEHOLD — Students and parents pushing for a Freehold Regional High School District ice hockey program saw their dreams melt away as Board of Education members voted unanimously to turn down their proposal.…

  • Manalapan plans annual community celebration

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Manalapan plans annual community celebration MANALAPAN — "Manalapan Under the Stars … and Stripes" will be the theme of this year’s Manalapan Day festivities, scheduled to run from 6-10 p.m. at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522. "Last year we had over 8,000 people and we’re hoping to have that…