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    Manalapan High School seniors (pictured) and seniors at five other high schools in the Freehold Regional High School District achieved a milestone in their young lives when they participated in graduation ceremonies on the evening of June 20. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Union members await hearing

    Marlboro school employees have filed unfair labor practice charges against MTEA, board BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer While a request for interim relief has been denied by the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC), the individuals who have filed unfair labor practice charges against the Marlboro Township Education Association (MTEA) and the Marlboro K-8 School District Board…

  • Town settles litigation from 2008

    Manalapan committee votes 5-0 to end case BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The Manalapan Township Committee at its meeting on June 15 voted 5-0 to authorize a settlement of a legal action that was filed against the Manalapan Police Department. The matter was referred to by the governing body as the Cicero litigation. The litigation involved…

  • Howell grad debuts on Broadway

    Kristin Piro is appearing in ‘Catch Me If You Can’ BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Kristin Piro Dreams do come true. Just ask Kristin Piro, who debuted in the Tony award-winning musical “Catch Me If You Can” during a Wednesday matinee at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York City on May 25. “It happened so fast.…

  • Horseracing industry prevails, saves Meadowlands racetrack

    Agreement with state moves privatization of track forward There was a collective sigh of relief in New Jersey’s horse racing industry last week. Jeff Gural and the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) reached an agreement with the state on June 21 to take over the management of the Meadowlands in East…

  • Freehold native ordained as priest

    The Rev. Todd Carter, 29, was one of six men ordained to the priesthood for service in the Diocese of Trenton by Bishop David M. O’Connell during a Mass and ceremony held June 4 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. The six men, who were ordained as transitional deacons in 2010, comprise one…

  • Federici scholarships presented

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Apair of Freehold High School students have been named the recipients of two $2,500 scholarships given in memory of Frank “Spat” Federici. Federici was a member of the Freehold High School class of 1941. He owned and operated the Federici Family Restaurant on East Main Street in…

  • Jersey Dreamers light up the day with big show

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A dults with dreams of eating, dancing and enjoying themselves are invited to attend a performance by the Jersey Dreamers. About 40 years ago, the band Joe Zisa and Friends formed during high school. Separately, The Chessmen got together, broke up and then got back together. Seven years ago the…

  • Expansion planned for 9/11 memorial

    Engraved brick pavers will be sold in Marlboro BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Additions at the township’s Sept. 11 memorial and the money to fund those improvements are coming in one brick at a time. Marlboro’s memorial to those who were killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is situated near the…