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High school board OKs 2014-15 salary increases
By JACK MURTHA Salary increases are coming down the pike for many employees of the Freehold Regional High School District. The Board of Education approved a long list of personnel reappointments for the 2014-15 school year at its April 28 meeting. The file included most positions, among them teachers, administrators and secretaries. Pursuant to a…
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Fire destroys Marlboro home
By JACK MURTHA MARLBORO — An early-morning fire destroyed a home in the Morganville section of Marlboro last week. Authorities received a call at 1:05 a.m. May 7 from the owner of 22 Marseille Terrace, who was alerted to the blaze by a smoke detector, according to Marlboro police Capt. Bart Lombardo. Police told the…
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Water-sewer improvements planned
FREEHOLD — Water and sewer utility improvements and new equipment for the Freehold Borough Water and Sewer Department are planned as part of the town’s 2014 capital improvement program. Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said Mayor Nolan Higgins and the members of the Borough Council have given their nod to the improvements, which were initially discussed…
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PBA to host motorcycle ride
MANALAPAN — The Manalapan PBA Local 229 and Old Bridge Township Raceway Park will host a motorcycle charity ride on May 24. The event will honor veterans of the Vietnam War, according to a press release. The motorcycle ride will leave from Raceway Park, Pension Road, Old Bridge, and proceed through rural parts of Manalapan,…
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‘Taste of New Jersey’ returns
More than 40 local restaurants and foodbased businesses will once again come together and present “A Taste of New Jersey,” the annual culinary event to be held at the Grand Marquis, Old Bridge, on June 12 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. According to a press release, the event will showcase some of the best fare from many…
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Family’s third generation will run Happy Apple Inn
By GREG KENNELTY UPPER FREEHOLD — When summer arrives, the third generation of the Westendorf family will begin managing the historic Happy Apple Inn in the Imlaystown section of Upper Freehold Township. “My dad, Horace Westendorf, opened this restaurant in 1972,” said second-generation owner Buddy Westendorf, 54. He said his father purchased the building from…
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Mom grateful for proclamation
MANALAPAN — Danielle Grubb’s 4- year-old son, Jackson, hardly ever stops talking these days, and she could not be happier. At just over 2 years old, Jackson, who could not speak more than one syllable, was diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), a speech and communications disorder. He received early intervention from the state,…
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Kagen-Weitz
Jared Weitz and Elena Kagen Edward and Francine Weitz of the Morganville section of Marlboro announce the engagement of their son, Jared Michael Weitz, to Elena Kagen, daughter of Janna and Yefin Kagan and stepdaughter of Vladimir Vakulyuk of Washington Township. The future bride is a graduate of Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N.Y., and SUNY Downstate…
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Rabbi to remain at temple
MARLBORO — Temple Rodeph Torah has reached a 10-year agreement with Rabbi Don Weber, the temple’s longtime spiritual leader. The temple’s board unanimously voted in favor of the contract in March. “Rabbi Weber epitomizes all that is good and is right about Temple Rodeph Torah. He has been with our congregation for over three decades,…
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