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University Radiology Group, which has an office in Freehold Township, recently donated several hundred skeins of yarn to the senior centers in Freehold Township and Manalapan. Members of the two senior centers knitted and crocheted hats and scarves that were presented to Open Door, Freehold Borough, for distribution to individuals in need of the items.…

By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck Library, 1 Winthrop Drive, will host a production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Performers from Nine Theatricals of Freehold will dress in 1930s and 1940s period clothing and perform a 1939 radio version of “A Christmas Carol” at 2 p.m. Dec. 19. The…

FREEHOLD — The Freehold Jewish Center’s Adult Education Winter Film series will begin on Dec. 20 with the film “Arranged.” “Arranged” is the story of a friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. The film centers on how much the women…

On Dec. 20 at 3 p.m., celebrated mezzosoprano Donna Breitzer and Cantor Joshua Breitzer, accompanied by Michael Brofman, will present a winter recital at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 310 Mount’s Corner Drive, Freehold Township. The New York-based artists will perform music by Jewish composers as diverse as Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Darius…

Marlboro residents will embrace their inner “elf” when the Marlboro Community Players present their production of “Elf The Musical Jr.” The show featuring 23 actors and actresses, 10 to 18 years of age, premieres on Dec. 18. The Marlboro Community Players will present “Elf The Musical Jr.” on Dec. 18-19 at 8 p.m. and Dec…

By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A group of people who are living with multiple sclerosis (MS) told the Manalapan Township Committee they would like to see a proposed research center constructed on a 135-acre property at Route 33 and Millhurst Road. At the same time, Joe Spano, who owns the property, informed committee…

MARLBORO – Two businesses in Marlboro are accepting donations of clothing that will help keep veterans of the armed forces warm during the winter. Stacia McDonough, who is a native of Freehold, created the “They Kept Us Safe, Let’s Keep Them Warm” clothing drive in honor of her late husband, John, who was a sergeant…

TOP PICK PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYHOUSE 22 Playhouse 22 presents its 20th annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 20 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Fred Dennehy returns as Ebenezer Scrooge. The rest of the…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A menorah provided by the Center for Jewish Life, Marlboro, is on display at Livoti’s Old World Market, Marlboro. Hanukkah, also called the Festival of Lights, began on the evening of Dec. 6 and will conclude on the evening of Dec. 13. For more, see page 30.