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     “Explore the Life of Beatrix Potter” at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Freehold Library, 28½ E. Main St., Freehold. Potter, who was well-known as a children’s author and illustrator, was also a respected sheep farmer, entrepreneur, science artist and self-educated naturalist. Registration is requested for this free event. Call 732-462-5135.  A used…

  • Additional commuter parking on the way

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The township’s supply of commuter parking spaces is expected to increase. At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Manalapan Township Committee approved an agreement with Vornado Realty Trust, which owns a shopping center at Route 9 south and Craig Road (Best Buy; Modell’s; Bed, Bath and Beyond). Committeeman Ryan…

  • Ghost-tracking moms tour local sites

    Nighttime hunt of area ‘haunts’ brings out scares and screams BY LIZZ DINNIGAN Correspondent An alleged ghost presence at Rose Hill Cemetery, located off Ravine Drive in Matawan. On a typical Tuesday evening, normal 40-something moms can be found preparing dinner for their families or helping their kids with homework. I, on the other hand,…

  • Council awards contract for Freehold road work

    Councilman George Schnurr expresses concern that only one company bid on the job BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A grant of $175,000 will be applied to a project that will see West George Street, Stillwell Place, the Court Street parking lot and Douglas Road repaved, and provide for various other road repairs…

  • Firefighter rides across U.S. in support of sister

    California resident has family ties in Freehold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer John Byrne shows his enthusiasm after arriving in Freehold Borough following a cross-country bicycle ride. Byrne, a firefighting engineer for CAL FIRE, rode from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Brooklyn Bridge to help raise money to buy his quadriplegic sister an…

  • Auto dealers on Route 33, Manalapan, are a no-go

    Township committeeman says governing body will not take action on recommendation BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The possibility of automobile dealerships becoming a permitted use on a portion of Route 33 in Manalapan was dealt a blow by the Township Committee on Oct. 17. Several residents of the Knob Hill residential development, Route 33, turned…

  • Local haunts

    Guests listen as Allan Savolaine (not pictured) relates stories about some of the graves at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Matawan, on Oct. 20. The two-hour tour included tales of the 1916 Matawan Creek shark attack victims, the Great Matawan fire of 1901, and ghost sightings at Rose Hill. The cemetery tour is one of many…

  • Send us your team photos

    Be part of the Greater Media team. Send your team photos. Greater Media News/StringFly wants you to submit team sports photos. It can be any sport or activity — baseball, football, soccer, cheer squad — and from any high school, Little League, or community league team. When you submit the photo, tell us the name…

  • Metuchen girls will be a high seed in CJ I soccer

    Varsity Report BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent South Brunswick High School’s Alexi Rissiotis (back) and Metuchen High School’s Kyle Salmon compete for the ball during the Oct. 19 Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament match played in Metuchen. South Brunswick advanced to the next round with a solid 4-1 triumph. JEFF GRANIT staff Metuchen M etuchen High School…

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