• Hammer, Moses seek FRHSD seat

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Bernice “Bunny” Hammer will square off against Harold “Heshy” Moses for the Freehold Borough seat on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education in the April 21 election. Hammer is the current representative from the borough. Under the board’s voting system, residents of Freehold Borough…

  • Scholarship available for Marlboro teens

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro Township Historic Preservation and Advisory Commission will bestow a $1,000 scholarship upon a 2009 graduating senior from Marlboro Township. Applications for the scholarship are available at the Marlboro Library, as well as at Marlboro High School. Applications may be returned to the Marlboro Township Historic Preservation and Advisory Commission, 1979 Township…

  • FAMILY FITNESS – Advertorial

    by Gloria Averbuch Advertorial FAMILY FITNESS The family that plays together, gets fit together. Working out as a unit-including everything from casual family activities to sports and exercise-is an excellent, proven vehicle for practicing healthy habits and developing social and emotional bonds. Particularly in relation to children, research has shown that the number one influence…

  • Club seeking those ‘touched by Optimism’

    In celebration of its 50th year in existence, the Freehold Optimist Club will host a dinner on Sept. 12 at the Elks Club in Freehold. Dinner, catered by the Federici family, will cost $25 to attend. A cash bar will be available at club prices. To help celebrate, the Optimists are currently seeking 50 people…

  • Singer teams with café for music in Freehold

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Jo Wymer has a mission: to bring live music back to Downtown Freehold. The first stop on the singer-songwriter’s journey was an appearance at the new Bayou Café, West Main Street. Wymer, a Freehold Township resident and noted jazz and blues musician, and her Itty Bitty Band…

  • Teens honored for idea to cure AIDS

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer When four Manalapan High School sophomores were challenged to come up with a project that reflects changes they would like to see made in the world, they not only rose to the occasion, they provided a foundation for change that can bring hope, and potentially good health to many people.…

  • 3 seats on Marlboro council at stake

    Democrats, Republicans announce candidates BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The Marlboro Republican Party and the Marlboro Reformed Democrats have announced their endorsed candidates for three seats on the Marlboro Township Council. Three four-year terms on the township’s governing body will be on the ballot in the November general election. The Marlboro Republican Party and the…

  • Board OKs offices on motel site

    Sunrise Motel was demolished following fire in 2001 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Anew office building may soon be coming to Route 9 south in Freehold Township. The Planning Board has directed its attorney to draw up a positive resolution that will be voted on at a future meeting. The resolution will pave the…

  • Manalapan budget still in the works

    By Mark Rosman Manalapan budget still in the works By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — A municipal budget for 2009 is not expected to be introduced until May. At the Township Committee’s April 7 meeting, Committeewoman Michelle Roth said she hopes to introduce the 2009 capital budget at the committee’s April 22 meeting and adopt it…

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