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  • Center for Jewish Life to honor mayor

    MARLBORO — Center for Jewish Life (CJL) has recently acquired an 18,000- square-foot facility on 3.5 acres at 176 Route 79, Marlboro. After being in contract for more than a year, the purchase of the building was a monumental event, benefiting the 2,000 families that call CJL home, according to a press release. The building…

  • Bank caring for building

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — One of Freehold Borough’s historic buildings is now in the care of a local bank. The building was formerly Freehold High School, then the Bennett Street School and then the headquarters of the Freehold Borough Police Department. It has been vacant since the police department moved to…

  • Freehold council prepares to meet 2012 challenges

    Sharon Shutzer is selected by peers to serve as president BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Democrats Michael DiBenedetto and George Schnurr began serving new three-year terms on the Borough Council when Freehold Borough’s governing body held its 2012 reorganization meeting on Jan. 2. Both men were re-elected in the November general election.…

  • Panel could speed review of applications

    HOWELL – The Township Council is expected to resume a discussion about the possibility of forming a minor site plan review committee. The committee would be designed to streamline the application and approval processes for minor site plans. The council may discuss the matter at its Jan. 24 meeting. Council members initially discussed the idea…

  • PTO awards grants to teachers

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck K-8 School District PTO is providing $19,640 in mini-grants for the 2011-12 school year’s Excellence in Teaching Grants program. The mini-grants will allow selected teachers to add a new element to the classroom through supplementary educational projects, PTO President Kim Largey said. “A lot…

  • Marine a bit homesick, but proud to serve her country

    Cpl. Suannette Rios, 22, is serving her first tour of duty in Afghanistan BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Cpl. Suannette Rios Making good on the promises stipulated in the United States-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement, all American troops withdrew from Iraqi territory by the end of 2011. Most of the servicemen and servicewomen who were formerly…

  • IN THE ARTS

    “Year End” by Jean Hutter The 2012 invitational show “Abstract Interpretations” has opened at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County, 33 Monmouth St., Red Bank. The show is curated by Oceanport artist, teacher and gallery owner James Kent, who invited 21 artists to participate in this year’s show. The invitees include artists from Monmouth County…

  • Freehold settles suit with local landlords

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Following negotiations between representatives of Freehold Borough and the Freehold Landlords Association of New Jersey (FLANJ), a new ordinance dealing with the licensing, registration and inspection of rental properties in town is now in place. The Borough Council adopted the ordinance on Dec. 19. Representatives of the…

  • Facebook establishes link to report suicidal comments

    Facebook has established a reporting mechanism for people posting messages alluding to suicide. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline collaborated with Facebook to help those in crisis. In partnership with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a new service enables Facebook users to report a suicidal…