Category: News Transcript News

  • Pianist honored at competition

    Constance Lin Kaita, of Manalapan, has received second place in the Pearl and Julius Young Rising Stars music competition sponsored by the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey. Constance, a pianist, played “Andante Spianato/Grand Brillante” by Frederick Chopin. In the competition held March 19, at Dolan Hall, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, Constance was one of…

  • Manalapan officials put out call for photo contest entries

    MANALAPAN — Township officials have announced Manalapan’s third annual photo contest. The 2011 theme is “Celebrations”— a broad theme that will be looking for pictures depicting a celebration of some nature. According to a press release, last year’s successful contest, which was themed “Fur, Feathers and Fins,” drew 87 entries. The contest is open to…

  • Butterflies honor lives of 1.5 million children

    MARLBORO — Vibrant butterflies decorated by local youngsters to memorialize the 1.5 million Jewish children who lost their lives during the World War II era Holocaust will be displayed at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan before they are sent to the Holocaust Museum Houston in Texas. The program was brought to the Marlboro…

  • FTHS forensics coach wins national award

    The Freehold Regional High School District has announced that Philip Drummond, coach of the forensics team at Freehold Township High School, has been given the diamond coach award for excellence by the National Forensic League (NFL). Four Freehold Township students will travel to the 2011 NFL National Speech and Debate Tournament in Dallas, June 13-18.…

  • Teenagers help needy brush up on hygiene

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Courtney and Chelsea Lauro MANALAPAN — Twin sisters Chelsea and Courtney Lauro, 15, are continuing a charitable legacy at Manalapan High School that was started by their older sister, Melanie, in 2007. As the daughters of a dental hygienist, the importance of having a toothbrush is something all three young women…

  • Cabaret for Life opens season at McLoone’s in Asbury Park

    Gabrielle Stravelli Cabaret for Life (CFL), a local nonprofit organization that provides musical theater to support a variety of cancer and HIV/AIDS charities, will return to Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, on May 1 with Manhattan cabaret artist Gabrielle Stravelli, originally of Colts Neck. The performance will begin at 7 p.m.…

  • Center Players will perform ‘The Heiress’

    The psychological drama “The Heiress” will be performed from April 29 through June 5 at the Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold. The play was first produced on Broadway in 1947. Olivia de Havilland won an Oscar for her portrayal of Catherine in the 1949 film of the same name. “The Heiress” tells the story…

  • Two racing bills signed into law

    Gov. Chris Christie has signed two bills into law that will affect horseracing in New Jersey. S-831/A-2513 permits racetracks or casino simulcasting facilities to take wagers on races in the state that are not simulcast at their facilities. S-2390/A-3511 will decrease the number of annual standardbred race dates at the Meadowlands and Freehold Raceway to…

  • Freehold Township school board taps Kasun as new superintendent

    By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Ross Kasun has been appointed as the new superintendent of schools for the Freehold Township K-8 School District. Kasun will succeed William Setaro, who is retiring on June 30. The Board of Education appointed Kasun during a special meeting held on April 28. Kasun is currently the superintendent…