• Freeholders offer support for preservation legislation

    The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has voted unanimously to pass a resolution supporting legislation that would advance an effort to dedicate state funding for the preservation of open space. “This legislation would continue to grant funding for preservation programs that have been in place for more than 50 years,” Freeholder Director Lillian G.…

  • Land deals will be focus of talk at society meeting

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Individuals who are interested in learning about land deals that made the area what it is today are welcome to attend a presentation at the Oakley Farm Museum, Wemrock Road, on April 2. The Freehold Township Heritage Society will sponsor a presentation by historical land title…

  • Singles Soiree slated at Freehold center

    The Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Monmouth County has announced the introduction of a new singles program for adults age 55 and older. The first Singles Soiree will be held from 2-5 p.m. March 23 at the Freehold Jewish Center, 59 Broad St., Freehold. Randy Accardi will present a medley of singing, dancing and…

  • Freeholders introduce budget

    The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has introduced a $480.9 million budget for 2014. The budget holds the amount to be raised by taxation flat for the fourth year in a row, according to a press release. The budget plan reflects a continuing effort by the freeholder board to reduce county spending while dealing…

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    Cancer research at core of fundraising effort Mark Rosman Mark Rosman greets Grace Abraham, who is lending her support to participants in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 2014 Man/Woman of the Year fundraiser. When I embarked on my journey in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS)’s Man/Woman of the Year program, I said I was…

  • Tea room steeped in Victorian ambiance

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer A group of women filled the back parlor of Kathleen Hippeli’s Victorianera home for the first of a four-part tea sampling on a chilly evening in February. Hippeli is the owner of One Steep at a Thyme, a tea room and shop on Gatzmer Avenue in Jamesburg. The Feb. 11…

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    The sun sets behind a tree in Freehold Borough. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERiC SUCAR

  • Bill allows adoptees access to birth certificates

    A s an adoptee and an adoptive parent, I applaud the New Jersey Senate and Assembly for passing the New Jersey Birthright Bill. This important legislation will restore a basic human and civil right to relinquished persons who lost their genetic identity upon adoption. Like every minority group, adoptees are often faced with stigma and…

  • Millstone pupils get together to share their love of reading

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Oh, the places Millstone Township Elementary School students will go! In celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, children from the elementary school went to visit younger pupils at the Millstone Township Primary School for the National Education Association’s “Read Across America Day” on March 6. The elementary school pupils joined…

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