• Church going Victorian for shopping event

    ALLENTOWN — A local religious organization will turn one day of this year’s holiday shopping season into a more giving time with an event that benefits strangers rather than just friends and family members. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6, the Allentown Presbyterian Church, 20 High St., will turn a hallway in the…

  • Cream Ridge dancer to solo in ‘Nutcracker’

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — It is every young ballerina’s dream to dance under the spotlight in front of an appreciative audience, and for Ayla Eilert, 16, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Township, it is becoming reality as she will perform a solo in the New Jersey Dance…

  • Adoptions mark start of new journey for area families

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Above: Adam Fearon of Middletown gives his newly adopted son, Justin, 7, a loving hug while attending the Nov. 21 National Adoption Day ceremony at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold Borough. Left: Keynote speaker and Manalapan Committeeman Ryan Green smiles at his daughter, Rebecca, as he addresses the…

  • Millstone defends lawsuit

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent I n 2000, Rogan O’Donnell and his mother, Donna, purchased a single-family home next to the Preston mine on Sweetmans Lane in Millstone Township. Rogan got married and he and his wife, Suzanne, eventually had three children to raise in the seemingly quiet rural town. The sand mining operation was not…

  • Ice skating season in full swing

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Chucky Tappen, 6, of Colts Neck, breaks his spill on the ice during a public skating session at Howell Ice World, Howell, on Nov. 24. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR I ndoor and outdoor ice skating venues across central New Jersey are gearing up for another season of figure eights,…

  • Company Mode has the family jumping

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch I t is December. With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas all around us, we are truly in the thick of the holiday season. It is so much more than trimming trees and tangling tinsel. It is beyond decking with boughs of holly. Yes sir, it is more about cleaning…

  • New studio paints picture of economic development

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer MANALAPAN — They say everything is bigger in Texas. Now, everything is bigger in Manalapan, too. Houston-based Pinot’s Palette, a painting studio that offers two- and three-hour group lessons in a party-type atmosphere, opened on Nov. 14 in Manalapan. Jordan Maskowitz and his wife, Theresa, have a lot to celebrate.…

  • DATEBOOK

     The CentraState Fitness and Wellness Center and CentraState Medical Center will host a free community health fair and food tasting from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at the fitness and wellness center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Activities will include food tastings from local restaurants, health screenings, a fashion show featuring…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Variety show benefits school’s debate club

    Community calendar, issue of Dec. 4 Variety show benefits school’s debate club Fri., Dec. 5 — High school students and faculty members perform in variety show, 7 p.m., in auditorium of Hillsborough High School, 466 Raider Blvd. Admission is $5. Open to the public. Proceeds benefit school Debate Club. Coffee house boosts donations to food…

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