• $2,500 reward offered in bias incident

    MANALAPAN — A $2,500 reward is being offered by the Jewish Federation of Monmouth County to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person or persons responsible for the anti-Semitic vandalism of a number of properties in Manalapan, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Sept 28. According…

  • Yeshiva operator proposes dorm space in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — At its meeting on Oct. 10, the Freehold Borough Land Use Board will hear testimony from an applicant who is seeking a use variance in order to establish a dormitory for students in an approved yeshiva (Jewish educational institution). The applicant is David Rosenbaum of Lakewood. Rosenbaum is a tenant in the building…

  • Medical director: We can get through it

    Gains in breast cancer evaluation and treatment offer greater hope BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Dr. Debra Camal ‘Cancer is biologically angry.” These words, spoken by Debra Camal, the medical director of the breast program at Meridian Cancer Care, ring true for those affected by breast cancer. “Central New Jersey, in general, does have a…

  • Seeds of hope surround survivors

    Thousands join grassroots efforts to help those affected by breast cancer BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Thirteen mortgage payments, 18 rent payments, 21 electric bills, 14 gas bills, 11 medical co-payments: Paid. Car payments, medical equipment, phone bills, water bills, cable bills … For some local breast cancer patients, such costs have been taken care…

  • Freehold resident irked at lack of presentation about group home

    Former councilman says organization pulled an ‘end run’ By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD — A zoning application for a group home to be operated by Opportunity Knocks is under review by Freehold Borough zoning officer Hank Stryker III. The home at 85 Barkalow Ave. is owned by Danny and Dawn Rotondo of Englishtown, but is…

  • ‘Cinderella’ by Russian ballet group Jan. 20

    The Metuchen Arts Council is sponsoring a bus trip to see “Cinderella,” performed by the State Ballet Theatre of Russia on Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. The performance will be held at the Mc- Carter Theatre in Princeton. The ballet company’s 50 members will present Cinderella, set to the familiar Prokofiev score and choreographed by…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

  • Metuchen welcomes Little Free Library

    The first Little Free Library in Central New Jersey has found a home on Main Street in Metuchen, thanks to the Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey (LVNJ) and Build with Purpose. In the heart of Metuchen on Main Street, the miniature building sits outside the Metuchen Nonprofit Center, inviting passersby to take or donate a…

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