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  • Yorktowne Club supplies dinners

    MANALAPAN — Members of the Yorktowne Club, a benevolent organization serving the Manalapan community since 1967, donated 25 complete Thanksgiving dinner baskets to the Samaritan Center food pantry. The Samaritan Center is based in Manalapan and serves residents of Manalapan, Marlboro, Englishtown and Millstone Township. The Thanksgiving dinner baskets were distributed to families in the…

  • Holiday concert comes to town

    MANALAPAN — A holiday extravaganza featuring the award-winning Brothers in Harmony 50-member barbershop chorus and the Manalapan Symphony Prep Orchestra will perform a free holiday concert at 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at Manalapan High School, Church Lane. The Manalapan Youth Orchestra features classical musicians age 8 and over performing symphonic music. Astring ensemble will open…

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    Work has been completed on a mural at the corner of East Main and Spring streets in Freehold Borough. The project was sponsored by the Freehold Borough Arts Council. Master muralist Matt Halm of Pennsylvania began work on the mural in August. The project involved members of the arts council and art students from the…

  • Clark leaves Howell council; Malave back

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — Councilwoman Susan Schroeder Clark has resigned from the Township Council and municipal officials have named a former councilman, Juan Malave, to replace her on the governing body. Clark submitted a letter of resignation to the township on Nov. 21. Her letter said she wants to spend more time…

  • Police investigate burglaries

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Police reported that several homes in the Crowne Pointe development were burglarized between Oct. 29 and Nov. 22. According to Detective Sgt. Jerry Kiwit, the perpetrators entered each home by breaking a rear window. Kiwit said no one was home when the crimes were committed. The…

  • Holiday concert to be performed at local church

    MARLBORO — Enjoy festive holiday music during a concert that will help benefit the Freehold Area Open Door. VoiceWorks, a Marlboro music and theater training organization, is teaming up with the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, for a night filled with music for Christmas. The concert to benefit Freehold Area Open Door will be…

  • NPS: Sandy Hook beach fees based on area beach fees

    MIDDLETOWN — The National Park Service’s (NPS) proposal to double most parking fees at Sandy Hook is based on a market survey of the rates at beaches in the area near Sandy Hook, Raina Williams, public affairs officer at Gateway National Recreation Area, said in a recent interview. Williams was responding to concerns expressed by…

  • Center Players hosts holiday favorites

    FREEHOLD — Center Players, South Street, will host the Traveling Literary Theater at 2 p.m. Dec. 11 for a performance of “A Christmas Carol.” This theatrical rendition of Charles Dickens’ ghost story is fully costumed in Victorian garb and is headed by the English stage actor James Dyne. Tickets, $12, include holiday refreshments and desserts.…

  • Police add equipment to investigative arsenal

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP —Police officers in Freehold Township will be adding a third Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) system unit to the two units they already have in operation. Municipal officials recently approved a resolution awarding ELSAG North America LLC a $22,600 contract for the equipment. According to ELSAG North…