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  • Summer musical camp to be held at St. Mary’s

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent COLTS NECK — A musical production that tells the story of Moses leading the children of Israel out of Egypt and into the Promised Land will be the production of the second annual children’s summer musical camp to be held at St. Mary’s Church from July 12-16. According to Tom Carter,…

  • Friends share 90th birthday party

    Ruth Borowsky & Bea Gordon feted at local restaurant BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Golden Girls are alive and well and living in Manalapan. In fact, they just celebrated a birthday together and it was a big one — 90 years old — and all of their friends came out to help them celebrate.…

  • Christie puts state’s support behind charter schools

    Gov. on NJEA: ‘This is all about greed and self-interest’ BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and state Education Commissioner Bret Schundler showed their support for charter schools recently, telling a crowd of 400 educators that the Christie administration is a friend to the charter school movement. Christie also had harsh…

  • Camp Invention sparks young scientists’ minds

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Summer vacation is all about fun as far as children are concerned, but the best kind of fun is the kind that comes along with knowledge, without the youngsters even realizing it is happening. Just such a program has been offered at the onset of summer break at the Wemrock…

  • Council will audit MTMUA books

    MARLBORO — An audit of the ending figures of the now dissolved Marlboro TownshipMunicipalUtilitiesAuthority (MTMUA) has been approved by the Township Council. The council recently awarded a contract to Wiss and Company, LLP. The contract is not to exceed $33,000. The audit will focus on MTMUA financial statements for the year ending Nov. 30, 2009,…

  • Congregation will honor Roth

    MANALAPAN — Township Committeewoman Michelle Roth will be honored by Congregation Sons of Israel for her leadership and active role in the municipality at a testimonial dinner dance on May 2 at The Excelsior, Route 9, Manalapan. Roth is serving her sixth year on the municipal governing body and served as mayor in 2008 and…

  • Mom, son found guilty by judge

    FREEHOLD — State Superior Court Judge Eugene A. Iadanza, sitting in Freehold, last week found a Freehold Township resident and her 18-year-old son guilty of obstruction of the administration of the law and of resisting arrest. The charges against the woman and her son stemmed from a motor vehicle stop that Freehold Borough police made…

  • Municipal register will detail board vacancies

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Residents who want to volunteer their time on a Freehold Borough board or commission will now be able to more easily determine what opportunities are available. The Borough Council recently adopted Citizens Service Act ordinance. The council’s action dovetails with the passage of a 2009 state law,…

  • Golf outing to benefit ROTC unit

    Area residents are invited to take some time to tee off and support the Freehold Regional High School District’s Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) during an upcoming golf outing. On April 19 the ROTC, which is based at Colts Neck High School, will host an event at the Pine Barrens Golf Club in…