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Flash mob sings holiday songs
New Jersey filmmaker Gary Gellman and members of Congregation Kol Am of Freehold teamed up to create a Hanukkah video that was seen by more than 4,000 people in its first 24 hours on the Internet. The video celebrates the holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. The holiday began on the…
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Howell board holds off on redistricting students
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer HOWELL — A motion to rebalance the enrollment among buildings in the Howell K-8 School District was defeated by the Board of Education on Dec. 10. The board’s action appeared to be a temporary reprieve for parents who filled the cafeteria at Howell Middle School North. The majority of parents…
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Men charged in burglary at Manalapan Ave. home
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Two area residents were arrested and charged with burglary and theft following an incident at a home on Manalapan Avenue. Freehold Borough Police Sgt. Andrew DeMuth said officers were dispatched to the unoccupied home at 1:41 p.m. Nov. 29 to investigate a report of a suspicious person…
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Attention must be paid to parents’ views on testing
IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman Chuck Welsh has spent a lifetime in education. He was a teacher and football coach at Freehold Township High School and later went on to become a principal in the Howell K-8 School District. Welsh currently serves as a member of the Howell Board of Education. During a meeting on…
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Resident asked for a break, but did not get it
Recently, my quarterly real estate payment came back to me due to an envelope damaged by the post office. Since the payment was due on Nov. 1 and I received it back on Nov. 17, I drove to the Marlboro municipal complex and hand delivered the check myself. I was told there would be a…
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Photo
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Snowmen are on display at Gasko’s Family Farm & Greenhouses, Monroe Township.
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19th-century Christmas
PHOTOS BY JOHN LALANAS Visitors to Historic Allaire Village on Dec. 13 got into the spirit of the season with the Christmas Lantern Tour of the historic village. They enjoyed traditional 19th-century activities such as baking gingerbread, fireside musical performances by a choir, a harpist playing in the chapel and blacksmiths playing carols on the…
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DATEBOOK
Congregation Sons of Israel, 33 Gordons Corner Road, Manalapan, will host a casino night and dinner at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Tickets are $36 per person. Pay by Feb. 4 and receive $50 in gaming chips. Pay after Feb. 4 and receive $25 in gaming chips. For tickets, call 732-446-3000. “The Unknown Story…
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Board will plan next step after referendum’s defeat
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — When the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education reorganizes in January, its members will be expected to address the district’s space issues following voters’ rejection of a school construction referendum on Dec. 9 by a vote of 370 “no” to 241 “yes.” The results marked…
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