• Parking issues at heart of catering hall plan

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council may reach a decision on June 1 regarding an applicant’s plan to operate a catering hall at 17-19 South St. The use is permitted in the building, but parking for the facility is the issue awaiting a decision from the governing body. In order to…

  • CVS targeted by shoplifters

    MANALAPAN — Police are searching for a man and woman who allegedly stole $650 worth of merchandise from the CVS pharmacy on Woodward Road. Police said that at midnight May 1, two individuals removed five electric razors valued at $648.95 from CVS without paying for them. The suspects are described as a black male in…

  • Eleanore Giffler

    Eleanore Giffler, 95, of Freehold, died May 16, 2015, at Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. Mrs. Giffler was born in New York City. She was a member of the Deborah Hospital Auxiliary and the Inter-Borough Leukemia Association, Brooklyn, New York. Her husband, Edward Giffler, died in 1991. She was also predeceased by a son, Larry;…

  • Nau-Parisi

    MILESTONES Capt. Nicholas Parisi and Jenna Nau Jenna Nau of Frederick, Maryland, daughter of Richard and Linda Nau of Pennsauken, became engaged to marry U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas Parisi of Frederick, Maryland, son of Joseph and Maria Parisi of Morganville. Ms. Nau, a graduate of Franklin Towne Charter High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a bachelor…

  • Businesses keep it in the family

    A Look Back at Freehold By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent Three generations of ownership of the Freeman Funeral Home, left to right, Kevin Freeman, Natalie Freeman, Glenn Freeman and Bill Freeman, stand in front of the business in Freehold Borough. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The Freehold area has a rich history that spans centuries with…

  • Marcy Street set to be repaved

    FREEHOLD — A contract has been awarded to MNC General Contracting, Old Bridge, for the repaving of Marcy Street. The work is set to begin this summer, according to Freehold Borough Business Administrator Joe Bellina. In other recent business, the Borough Council authorized the issuance of $1.4 million in bonds for a water meter replacement…

  • Ex-mayor’s picture back on wall

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — One former mayor’s lobbying effort on behalf of another former mayor has paid off. George Spodak is a Democrat who was on the Township Committee for nine years in the mid-1970s and early 1980s. He served several one-year terms as mayor. Spodak told municipal officials at a May…

  • Precious treasures trace a lifetime of memories

    GIRL TALK Clare Marie Celano When my mom was in her 60s, she began giving away many of her possessions to her children and grandchildren. Figurines, china, silver — tangible things she had collected over the years were now being passed down and I wondered why she suddenly wanted to give them up. Why would…

  • What is causing full-day kindergarten delay?

    As a 40-year resident of Marlboro and as an educator, I am completely dismayed that Marlboro cannot get themselves in gear for full-day kindergarten. It is certainly about five years overdue, and I do not understand why. The Manalapan Englishtown Regional School District managed to do it in a timely fashion and as of now…

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