• Center Players will present ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Aug. 14-29

    Center Players, Freehold’s resident theater company, will present its summer production of “Charlotte’s Web,” sponsored by Investors Savings Bank. The show will run for three weekends from Aug. 14-29 at two different venues. The adaptation by Joseph Robinette of the classic award-winning story by E.B. White is told through the eyes of Fern, a young…

  • Summer activities keep people entertained

    Christian Basuel gets set to make his throw at the opposing team during a game of TEG war at the Manalapan summer day camp, July 9 at the Manalapan Recreation Center. JEFF GRANIT staff Tommy Karrick, 9, of Howell, tries to create the perfect lasso, one of the activities that youngsters had a chance to…

  • SBOANJ tries to rally support

    The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) held a meeting that was attended by about 150 trainers, drivers, breeders, owners and caretakers on July 29 at the Meadowlands racetrack, East Rutherford, and called on the horsemen to support efforts to revitalize racing in the state. “Horses have been a cornerstone of New…

  • Hanson report presents four options for N.J. horse racing

    The New Jersey government wants to forbid horse racing venues from installing slot machines, which would allow the Garden State tracks to compete with racetracks in surrounding states. This is just one of the recommendations contained in a report issued July 21 by the Governor’s Advisory Commission on New Jersey Gaming, Sports and Entertainment. The…

  • Freehold temple welcomes cantor

    FREEHOLD — As the Freehold Jewish Center – Congregation Agudath Achim prepares to embark on its centennial celebration, temple members have welcomed a new clergyman to its congregational family. Joining Rabbi Kenneth Greene is Alan Smolen, who becomes the hazzan (cantor) of the 100-year-old synagogue. For the past 23 years, Smolen held pulpits in Upper…

  • Death of Howell football player shakes community

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer John Bukowiec was supposed to be getting ready to share a room with his Howell High School football teammate Jimmy Ryan at Montclair State University. After leading the Rebels to the Shore Conference Constitution Division championship, a 9-2 record and a trip to the Central Jersey Group IV state semifinals…

  • Photographs sought for contest

    The Freehold Soil Conservation District is looking for photographers to capture subjects promoting the beauty and uniqueness of the natural environments found in Middlesex and Monmouth counties. Wildlife, landscapes, natural resources, agriculture, waterscapes and conservation practices are all suitable subjects. Photo contest prizes: first place, $200; second place, $100; third place: $75. Photos should depict…

  • Participants will learn how to observe gov’t.

    The League of Women Voters of Monmouth County will sponsor a free workshop about how to observe local government on Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Brookdale Community College Lincroft main campus, 765 Newman Springs Road (Route 520), in the Main Academic South building, room 100. Parking is most…

  • Athletic center may still be tied up in court action

    Application focuses on plan to construct training facility on Fairfield Road in Howell BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — See you in court. That is the message Toms River attorney Edward F. Liston had for Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment members at a recent meeting that was held to hammer out a settlement…

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