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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A menorah provided by the Center for Jewish Life, Marlboro, is on display at Livoti’s Old World Market, Marlboro. Hanukkah, also called the Festival of Lights, began on the evening of Dec. 6 and will conclude on the evening of Dec. 13. For more, see page 30.

  • Students’ film earns honor

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Students who attend the Freehold Regional High School District’s Fine and Performing Arts Academy have won $5,000 for their film “Daytime Summit.” The students were recently honored at Kings Theater, Brooklyn, N.Y. The Fine and Performing Arts Academy is based at Howell High School and enrolls students from the district’s…

  • Deer pose danger for N.J. drivers

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Deer management is a crucial process in controlling the population of the wild mammal in New Jersey, a number that could well exceed 200,000 this year, according to state officials. The state issues annual warnings during peak deer mating season that occurs usually from late October…

  • ‘Go Green’ during holidays

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Reuse holiday items such as a festive holiday napkin used as wrapping, newsprint-wrapped gifts, burlap-wrapped gifts and gift tags cut from Christmas cards. PHOTO COURTESY OF NANCY KRAUSS Residents are encouraged to “Go Green For the Holidays.” Trash sent to the landfill increases an average of 25 percent because of…

  • Bethel AME welcomes all to holiday concert

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent Area residents are invited to renew their holiday spirit with the inspiring music of the Bethel AME Church Holiday Concert which will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the church, 3 Waterworks Road, Freehold Township. The Bethel AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Church has been part of the community…

  • Meeting will focus on new contract for superintendent

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education will hold a public hearing and take action on the superintendent of schools’ contract this month. The terms of Superintendent of Schools Rocco Tomazic’s contract will be discussed at 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Park Avenue Complex. Members of the…

  • PRINCETON: Mayor says meetings with university leaders make for better town/gown relationship (Updated)

    PRINCETON: Mayor says meetings with university leaders make for better town/gown relationship (Updated)

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Mayor Liz Lempert said Monday that town-gown relations with Princeton University have improved in the past three years on her watch, with her pronouncement coming ahead of a scheduled visit by the school’s president to the Princeton Council next week. Mayor Lempert, whose husband, Ken Norman, is a tenured…

  • Stop and start

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I read or heard there’s a mid-size American car (the U.S. part is important to us) — not a hybrid — that has an automatic cut-off/cut-on function for when you’re at stoplights. I haven’t been able to learn what car that is. Can you help? A: The 2014 Chevy Malibu…

  • Where motorists spend the most time in traffic

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With more cars and trucks on the road, commuters are paying the price with increased travel times. Here’s where to find (or avoid) the worst gridlock while driving. It should come as no surprise to commuters that traffic on our nation’s highways is worse than its ever been, due largely…

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