• Temple reaching out to help those in need

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Miracles are alive and well at Temple Shaari Emeth, Manalapan, courtesy of the Miracle Menorah event that has been running since November. The event, which was the brainchild of Joan Fischer of Marlboro, is a way for the temple’s congregants to support the community at large by…

  • DOT prepared for winter

    The N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that plans to deal with winter weather are in place, with equipment at the ready, supplies stockpiled and trained personnel poised to clear roads of ice and snow. “DOT crews and contractors are ready to help keep motorists safe and on the move this winter,” Commissioner James Simpson…

  • Town ends suit with Centex

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has approved a resolution which will end litigation that was filed in state Superior Court by Centex Homes. The matter concerned the Manalapan Estates residential development on Englishtown Old Bridge Road (Route 527). At its meeting on Dec. 8, the committee voted 5-0 to execute…

  • Pastor remembered as devoted servant

    Rev. Frederick Parrish led congregations in Manalapan and Freehold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The communities of Freehold and Howell are mourning the death of the Rev. Frederick Parrish, 70, who died on Dec. 8 at University Hospital in Newark. The minister lived much of his life in Freehold and more recently in Howell.…

  • Kings of comedy

    Comedy was the main course on the performance menu when members of the Improv Jam Comedy Lab staged a free performance at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan on Dec. 11. Michael O’Keefe (l) watches as two volunteers from the audience, Dennis Tutula (c) and Jimmy Grisman, perform during the Improv Jam Comedy Lab…

  • Two face charges in restraint of man, 28

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Two men have been charged with robbery, first-degree kidnapping, terroristic threats and criminal restraint following their alleged involvement in an incident in Freehold Borough on Dec. 12. Riccardo Hernandez, 25, of Hull Avenue, Freehold Borough, was arrested at his place of work in Freehold Township at 8 p.m. Dec.…

  • Instructional assistants fear for jobs

    Marlboro school employees ask board to consider all available options BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Instructional assistants in the Marlboro K-8 School District are asking administrators to look at all other options before considering outsourcing their jobs prior to the start of the 2011-12 school year. During the Marlboro Board of Education’s Dec. 14 meeting…

  • Photo

    The Marlboro Middle School hosted a holiday concert and luncheon for senior citizens on Dec. 17. The school’s award-winning show choir, jazz band and orchestra performed in the auditorium. Following the concert, students served lunch to the seniors. For more photographs, visit the Photo Galleries at www.gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • for the record •••

    Freehold Borough K-8 School District Business Administrator Patrick DeGeorge clarified statements that were included in an article that was published in the Dec. 15 issue of the News Transcript. By way of clarification, DeGeorge said, “The current cap on raising property taxes for this 2010-11 school year was 4 percent. After the budget defeat, the…

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