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  • Blair will speak via satellite

    MANALAPAN — As part of its “Live From NY’s 92nd Street Y” series, Congregation Sons of Israel has announced that it will be hosting a variety of speakers and programs at its synagogue. All lectures are broadcast live via satellite from the 92nd Street Y in New York. Using a multimedia system with an 8-…

  • Marlboro officials seek a sister city in China

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik (l) presents a New York Yankees jersey to the mayor of Wujiang, China. Officials from Marlboro recently visited China with the goal of establishing a sister city agreement. MARLBORO — Relations with China are blossoming in Marlboro after a delegation of municipal officials traveled to the…

  • Website lists senior citizen centers

    Senior citizens looking for a place to go during the day for free or low-cost social, cultural and recreational activities can now turn to the Department of Health and Senior Services’ Internet website to find a senior center in their area. Many of these centers also serve as cooling stations during heat waves. The department’s…

  • Driver faces DWI charge in fatal accident

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — The driver in a one-car accident that took the life of a 2010 Howell High School graduate has been charged with drunken driving and a number of other motor vehicle violations, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Philip Adamo, 18, has been charged with driving while…

  • Unique program opening new world to participants

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Participants and volunteers dance to “Under the Sea” during the Challenger Theater Program at Dance Attitudes in Marlboro. LAUREN CASSELBERRY MARLBORO — Music brings people together, and on Sunday mornings in Marlboro a group of people has been getting together to learn songs and dance routines. The Challenger Theater, a…

  • Former GM of track pleads guilty to multiple charges

    New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that Donald R. Codey Jr., the former president and general manager of Freehold Raceway, pleaded guilty on Aug. 20 to stealing $3,045 in raceway promotional vouchers and assisting two patrons to cash more than $1.3 million in bad checks at…

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    Bridget Farrow, 9, of Freehold, enjoys a ride at the Colts Neck Country Fair, which had a four-day at the Bucks Mill Recreation Area in Colts Neck from Aug. 19-22. The fair featured rides, food, games, entertainment, vendors and a chance for community organizations to raise awareness and money. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR…

  • ‘Quilting: Looking Forward’

    Monmouth University is hosting an exhibition of handcrafted quilts from the last 35 to 40 years. “Quilting: Looking Forward” celebrates the official naming of the Monmouth University Pollak Art Gallery by Lois Broder, daughter of Life Trustee Maurice Pollak, who donated 10 acres of land to the university upon which the Pollak Theatre and Pollak…

  • Board sets school activity fees

    Supt. Marciante says impact on middle school sports teams is yet to be determined BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Now you really will pay to play. At its meeting of Aug. 17, the Manalapan- Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education approved a policy that gives district officials the option to charge pupils a fee…