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  • 3 police officers’ positions

    rest on Nov. 7 referendum By kathy baratta Staff Writer If Englishtown’s police department is to continue at its present strength, voters will need to approve a Nov. 7 referendum allowing the town to exceed a state-mandated budget cap by $100,000. The referendum will ask voters to OK the cap increase in order for the…

  • Light planned at ‘Hole in Wall’

    Staff Writer By mark rosman Relief may soon be on the way at Freehold Town-ship’s "Hole in the Wall." That is the colloquial name given by township police and residents to the intersection of Wemrock Road and Route 522 (Freehold-Englishtown Road). But the narrow spot where long backups frequently result as motorists attempt to make…

  • Circus visits Freehold

    Miro Pamoukov and his swinging partner Tatyana perform a high-wire motorcycle act at the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. circus during its stop at Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, on Aug. 16. JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • Councilman calls for effort to improve look of street

    Staff Writer By dick metzgar Councilman calls for effort to improve look of street FREEHOLD — While there has been considerable effort made to improve the look of Throckmorton Street, which is one of the main approach routes into the county seat, at least one councilman believes more can be done. Borough Council President Michael…

  • Church plants meditation garden

    Liz Tennant, 17, of Freehold, wheels plants to a meditation garden being created on the grounds of Hope Lutheran Church, Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold Township. JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • Officials rethink uses for historic-commercial zone

    Staff Writer By Bob Fleming Officials rethink uses for historic-commercial zone FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A strip mall proposed for a 15-acre tract on Business Route 33 near Wemrock Road has prompted the Township Committee to rethink what uses may be appropriate for the Historic Commercial (HC) zone where the retail center could be built. Committee…

  • Condo residents call lease unconscionable

    Staff Writer By Kathy Baratta Condo residents call lease unconscionable MANALAPAN — The board of trustees of the Covered Bridge I adult community is preparing to challenge a lease held on its recreation facilities by builder Kevork Hovnanian. Covered Bridge resident Sid Alpert said he has been designated by the board to speak on the…

  • Persistence pays off with home for Center Players

    Staff Writer By dick metzgar Persistence pays off with home for Center Players FREEHOLD — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That saying could very easily apply to the Center Players theater group in its quest to find a permanent home in the borough’s downtown area over the last four years. After…

  • Flute performance

    Julie Young Lo of Manalapan performs during the Manalapan Battleground Symphony’s Prep Orchestra Camp, Aug. 16 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. ELYSSA RESNICK