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  • Colorful orchids to brighten winter during annual show

    Thousands of colorful flowers will brighten cold winter days at the 16th annual orchid show presented by the Deep Cut Orchid Society. The largest orchid show in the tri-state area is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 7, through Sunday, Feb. 10, at Dearborn Market, Route 35, Holmdel. Exhibit hours are Thursday, 1-6 p.m., Friday and Saturday,…

  • Trinity Hall board looks to fall opening

    Trinity Hall girls high school is scheduled to open its doors to its inaugural freshman class this fall after several years of planning. The school will be housed temporarily in Croydon Hall, 872 Leonardville Road, Middletown, if a lease agreement with the municipality is approved. Eighth-grade girls who are interested in enrolling as part of…

  • Board member, resident spar over insult

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The office of the New Jersey Commissioner of Education has confirmed that it received correspondence regarding an alleged ethics violation by a Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education member. Gloria Close, who ran for the Manalapan seat on the board in November 2012, alleged that board member Michael…

  • Storm debris collection completed

    MANALAPAN — Municipal officials announced on Jan. 8 that Manalapan’s public works employees have finished cleaning up the damage caused by superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29. Sandy, a rain and wind storm of historic proportions, was followed on Nov. 7 by a nor’easter that dropped almost a foot of snow on town. The two storms…

  • Freehold owners honored for preservation efforts

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The law office of Manning, Caliendo and Thomson at 8-10 Broad St., Freehold Borough, has received the Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Advisory Commission’s Restoration Award. FREEHOLD — The preservation and restoration of Freehold Borough’s precious stock of historic homes is the mission of the Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Advisory…

  • Proposed dormitory use draws residents’ objection

    Hearing on yeshiva plan will continue in February in Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — An applicant who wants to establish dormitory living for a yeshiva in a Broad Street building will return before the Land Use Board on Feb. 13. The proposal has drawn the interest of residents, who showed…

  • ‘Monster’ fundraiser invites attendees to get fit, have fun

    Innumerable worthwhile organizations exist to help individuals with cancer, but one in particular — Stomp the Monster — hits home in more ways than one. Conceived by Seth Grumet, a Marlboro resident who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2010, Stomp the Monster helps people dealing with cancer get through their daily battles by providing…

  • N.Y. man charged with DWI

    MANALAPAN — Charges of driving while intoxicated were lodged against a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., at 2:28 a.m. Dec. 9. According to information provided by Manalapan police, Patrolman Philip Accatatta responded to the area of Route 9 south and Taylors Mills Road after receiving a report of a driver operating a vehicle in an erratic…

  • Garber family to dedicate building

    MARLBORO — The philanthropic Simon and Lina Garber family will dedicate Center for Jewish Life’s building at the center’s annual dinner on Jan. 27, and commission artist Domingo Zapata to complete a mural titled “Tree of Life” in honor of the occasion. According to a press release, Simon and Lina Garber have long been firm…