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  • Dems looking for voice in municipal government

    Republicans have had sole control in Freehold Twp. for several decades BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Doris Lin FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Four residents are seeking two three-year terms on the Township Committee in the Nov. 3 election. The candidates are Republicans Anthony Ammiano and Robert McGirr and Democrats Doris Lin and Raymond Santiago. Ammiano…

  • FRHSD seeks identity of Internet posters

    By Rebecca Morton FRHSD seeks identity of Internet posters The Freehold Regional High School District is going on offense and trying to obtain information that would help district representatives identify anonymous posters who have posted messages on Internet forums. Attorney Marc Zitomer, with the FRHSD Board of Education’s law firm Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celso and…

  • Council control at stake in Marlboro election

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Jeff Cantor MARLBORO — Six residents are seeking three seats on the Marlboro Township Council in the Nov. 3 election. If the three Republican candidates sweep the election, the GOP will wrest control of the council away from the Democrats. If at least one Democrat is elected, the council will…

  • Manalapan homes will be reassessed

    Mayor says township is losing tax appeals; all parcels to be examined BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer In the face of a real estate market that has seen property values drop significantly over the past several years, Manalapan officials have decided to have all properties in town reassessed. A reassessment is different from a revaluation,…

  • Holocaust exhibit to open at museum

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The winner of three awards, “The Exhibit: A Journey to Life,” will open at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County on Nov. 8. This multimedia, interactive exhibit teaches the lessons of the Holocaust through the life experiences of local Holocaust survivors, and fosters awareness and activism to address genocide and human…

  • Internet posters draw look from FRHSD

    School district wants to know identities behind 20 screen names on message board BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District is seeking, but may not receive, personal information about individuals who posted messages on an online forum. On Oct. 15 attorney Marc Zitomer, with the FRHSD Board of Education’s law firm…

  • Pupils participate in ‘Read for the Record’

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Students in the Freehold Township elementary schools participated in this year’s Jumpstart Read for the Record on Oct. 8. The event was supported by the New Jersey Department of Education and organized by Jumpstart, a national nonprofit organization, in an effort to promote reading and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of children’s…

  • Four seek two seats in Freehold Borough

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Ted Miller FREEHOLD — Four residents of Freehold Borough are running for two three-year terms on the Borough Council in the Nov. 3 election. Democrats Marc Le Vine and Sharon Shutzer, who are current members of the Borough Council, are squaring off against Republicans Ted Miller and John Newman.…

  • Freehold fair will match up volunteers & organizations

    FREEHOLD – The Freehold Volunteer Fair, which was postponed due to poor weather on Oct. 18, will be held on Oct. 24 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Monmouth County Hall of Records parking lot on East Main Street. Residents who visit the Freehold Volunteer Fair will have a chance to meet and chat…