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By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Public hearings concerning the proposed sale of two Monmouth County care centers are scheduled for August. One care center is in Freehold Township and one care center is in Wall Township. After decades of operation by the county, both facilities will be sold by public auction as the county steps…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Steve Smith Business is good for Freehold Borough native Steve Smith, who owns two bars in the French Quarter in New Orleans with his business partner Brad Bohannan. In 2013, Smith and Bohannan were featured in an episode of “Bar Rescue” on Spike TV. Viewers who missed that episode of…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A fire has been burning for days at the DCH Collision Center on Livingston Avenue in North Brunswick since first igniting around 2:30 a.m. on July 22. PHOTO COURTESY OF KEN TERNLUND NORTH BRUNSWICK — Residents who were evacuated due to a massive warehouse fire in North Brunswick last week…

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township Education Foundation (FTEF) recently announced the recipients of the 2015 William J. Setaro Building Blocks for Innovation (BBI) grants program. A total of four teacher-written grants were funded, divided among three schools in the Freehold Township K-8 School District among the Joseph J. Catena School, the Laura Donovan School…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Negotiations and talks are underway with two potential lessees through the pilot phase of the National Park Service’s redevelopment of Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County. Gateway National Recreation Area officials have not named the potential lessees. John Warren, the external affairs officer for the Gateway National…

REGIONAL INTEREST By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer For many families, summer is the time for reunions and gatherings that bring generations together. It is a time to reflect on the ties that bind a family. Those ties, or roots, make up a family’s genealogy. “Genealogy is much more than just names and dates of your…

Rabbi Ellie Shemtov FREEHOLD — Members of Congregation Kol Am are awaiting the arrival of Rabbi Ellie Shemtov as the congregation’s new spiritual leader. On Aug. 1, Shemtov will become the senior rabbi, following 13 years of leadership by Rabbi Brooks R. Susman, who now becomes Rabbi Emeritus. Shemtov initially prepared to be a cantor…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Thousands of music lovers packed the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel for the 2015 Vans Warped Tour on June 19. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF Thousands braved the grueling heat and heavy traffic to see their favorite bands play an all day festival at the PNC Bank Arts Center. The…

MANALAPAN — Raising Hope for Others will continue its mission to help individuals in need during the most difficult time in their lives. The nonprofit organization’s eighth annual fundraiser will take place from 2-5 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Gordons Corner Fire Company, 683 Tennent Road, Manalapan. The day will include a silent auction, a…