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Manalapan OM teams compete at world finals
T hree Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Odyssey of the Mind (OM) creative problem solving teams had the honor of competing at the World Finals in Iowa in late May after placing high in their divisions at the state level in April. Two of the winning teams were comprised of students from Lafayette Mills School and…
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Local girl featured on greeting card
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Casey Dreyer of Manalapan was 18 months old when this photograph was snapped. The photo is now featured on a new Hallmark greeting card. MANALAPAN — When Casey Dreyer of Manalapan was 18 months old, a photo was taken of her trying on her mom’s bra. Obviously it was a…
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Rockin’ in Manalapan
HOWARD MALTZ Micky Dolenz of the Monkees gives it all he has as he performs for an appreciative audience at Manalapan High School on the evening of June 13. Dolenz was scheduled to perform outdoors at the Manalapan Under the Stars community celebration, but rainy weather moved the concert to the high school, where the…
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SID budget will need 2nd vote from council
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A second public hearing on the Freehold Borough Special Improvement District’s $309,000 budget for 2009 will take place at a special meeting to be held in Borough Hall on June 29 at 7 p.m. The Borough Council has the responsibility to approve the budget for the SID.…
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Board approves deal with FRHSD principals
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Anew agreement between the Freehold Regional High School District and the Freehold Regional High School District Principals Association was approved by the district’s Board of Education during its June 15 meeting in Englishtown. The new agreement will run from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012. The board members voted…
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CFO has kept town on a steady path
Debrah DeFeo preparing to retire from Freehold Twp. BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Debrah DeFeo FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Debrah DeFeo began her career as a working woman essentially in a man’s world. Although society and opinions about women in the workplace have changed dramatically over the last 40 years, DeFeo began her climb up…
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THE MORAL OF THE STORY – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial THE MORAL OF THE STORY By Gloria Averbuch Athletes and coaches have a lot to offer us. I learned this last night as I sat among the crowd at a Sky Blue FC game and listened to Head Coach Kelly Lindsey give what was billed as a coach’s "chalk talk." This…
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Rock’n Music Idol winners named
The Rock’n Music Idol 2009 live finale was held June 7 at the Cliffwood Beach VFW Hall. The finale featured performances by the 27 finalists from throughout New Jersey who advanced to the finals out of more than 600 contestants who auditioned for the competition in February. Local Rock’n Music Idol winners Maggie Barilka (l)…
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Historians’ search uncovers fire chief
Retired police detectives delve into their task BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Bring two veteran police detectives together, give them a mystery to solve and watch what happens. MITCH SHATZ Retired Freehold Township police detectives Jerry Ostrander (l) and Bill Hankins look over some of the documents they used in an attempt to locate…
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