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  • Businesswoman planning yogurt café in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Advisory Commission has given its approval to a plan for a yogurt café on Throckmorton St. The application was presented to the commission on July 25. The yogurt café will be at 52 Throckmorton St. in a building that currently houses a travel agency. The yogurt café will…

  • Extra state aid put in bank by FRHSD

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer While additional state aid that has been delivered to the Freehold Regional High School District will not have any impact on residents’ tax bills during the 2011-12 school year, the money could go toward property tax relief when the Board of Education develops a budget for 2012-13. During the public comment…

  • Smith proposal would create Lyme advisory committee

    Congressman Chris Smith (R-N.J.) has announced the introduction of a bill he wrote to combat Lyme disease. Smith is the sponsor of the measure, H.R. 2557, which would support federal efforts concerning Lyme and other tick-borne diseases through the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Smith co-chairs the House Lyme Disease Caucus with Frank…

  • Gov. Christie honors Sweet Adelines

    July 23 was proclaimed “Sweet Adelines International Day in the Greater New York Region” by Gov. Chris Christie, and in county and municipal legislatures from Orange and Suffolk counties, N.Y., to Millville and Kenilworth in New Jersey. Members of 15 area choruses celebrated the day that Sweet Adelines International founder Edna Mae Anderson invited women…

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    Eddie Testa, lead singer and guitarist with the Eddie Testa Band, performs at Olde Freehold Day on July 30 at Lake Topanemus, Freehold Township. MARK ROSMAN

  • Global contract reported to be undergoing review

    Citizens group still pursuing non-binding ballot question; Howell council meets Aug. 16 BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — As Howell officials continue to pursue the acquisition of the Global office building, some people are still concerned about whether the purchase of the building and its conversion into municipal offices will be a sound investment…

  • Freehold man killed in car crash; investigation continues

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A motor vehicle collision on Route 522 in Freehold Township claimed the life of Feliciano Colon, 36, of Freehold Borough, on the evening of July 27. As ofAug. 1, two other individuals who were in the car with Colon at the time of the accident remained hospitalized with serious injuries, according to…

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    Jayne Hornich, 4, enjoys a ride at the Monmouth County Fair on July 30. The fair was held at the East Freehold Showgrounds in Freehold Township, July 27-31. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Actress, 16, set to make debut in New York City

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Brianna Eve Vitale MARLBORO — Dreams do come true and Brianna Eve Vitale’s dreams are quickly becoming a reality as the young actress prepares to appear not only on stage in nearby Middletown, but also in an off-Broadway theater in New York City. Brianna, 16, of Marlboro, is set to appear…