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    FRANK GALIPO Brightly colored flowers were for sale when the Shrewsbury Garden Club conducted its annual Gardeners Market at the Shrewsbury gazebo.

  • Park system acquires wartime artifact

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A 68-foot-long World War II Navy gun barrel has come to Hartshorne Woods Park in the Highlands section of Middletown. The 120-ton wartime artifact came to the Rocky Point section of the park as part of the Monmouth County Park System’s efforts to restore Battery Lewis. “Battery Lewis is…

  • Freehold Township governing body adopts budget

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Essential services such as infrastructure, roads and public safety, and quality-of-life items such as recreation and senior services are provided for in the 2015 municipal budget adopted by the Township Committee. Freehold Township’s $39.6 million budget for 2015 reflects an increase of 1.7 percent over the 2014…

  • Century-old Model T still delivers good ride

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Edward Burke stands next to his 1915 Model T Ford, which he will drive in the Englishtown Memorial Day Parade on May 25. The car was purchased in Englishtown when the borough was home to a Ford dealership. CHRISTINE BARCIA/STAFF This year marks a milestone birthday for Edward Burke’s classic…

  • Public comment sought on Freehold school issues

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education is seeking public comment on its verified petition to the New Jersey Commissioner of Education to issue construction bonds for facility additions and renovations. Comments are limited to 10 written pages with the original and one copy for the commissioner, and a copy to…

  • Parents follow all roads in bid to save son’s life

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Jamesy Raffone James and Karen Raffone of Manalapan started the Jar of Hope Foundation with the goal of finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy because their son, James, 6, who is known as Jamesy, was diagnosed with the rare terminal strain of muscular dystrophy in October 2013. One month later,…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Manalapan High School SADD chapter will hold a car wash from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 23 at Applebee’s, 55 Route 9, Manalapan. All proceeds will benefit SADD chapter events to raise awareness for responsible decision-making.  The Stomp the Monster 5K Run and Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to…

  • School board approves capital improvements

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — Bullet-resistant window glazing is among the capital improvements planned for the Manalapan- Englishtown Regional School District during the upcoming year. During a May 5 meeting at which the district’s 2015-16 budget was adopted, Board of Education members took action to fund the following capital improvements:  $25,000 for…

  • Youngster’s paper drive benefits lunch program

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent FREEHOLD — Eighth-grader Kyle Sikkema will spearhead his second annual paper products drive, which will benefit the Feed All God’s Children lunch program in Freehold Borough. The drive will take place May 25 through June 18 and provide a boost for the lunch program that is based at St. Peter’s Episcopal…

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