• Rockin’ fun

    Amish Outlaws lead vocalist Brother Hezekiah X gets an audience member involved in the Amish Outlaws’ performance in Downtown Freehold on Sept. 25. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Lucas resigns from committee

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Committeeman Andrew Lucas has resigned his seat on the Manalapan Township Committee. The Township Committee issued a press release on the morning of Oct. 7 announcing that Lucas had stepped down from the position on the governing body he held since January 2005. During his time on the…

  • Allentown’s streets will be busy during fall festival

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent ALLENTOWN — The Allentown Business Community Association (ABCA) is gearing up for what its members hope will be a large crowd of visitors attending the annual Allentown Fall Festival to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 and 13 in the western Monmouth County borough. Residents from all…

  • Freehold Twp. getting pink treatment for special cause

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Barbara Gandolfo, Eva LaPreta and Michele Thompson hope that in the coming days, people driving around Freehold Township will see pink everywhere. Gandolfo and LaPreta, who are breast cancer survivors, are bringing breast cancer awareness to the municipality with pink ribbons as part of their “Paint…

  • Thousands are expected for Italian Festival at Shore

    Spring Lake may be known as the “Irish Riviera,” but on one day each year the downtown is transformed into an Italian piazza with food, music and retailers. The Greater Spring Lake Chamber of Commerce will present the fifth annual Italian Festival on Oct. 12 from noon to 5 p.m. along Third and Morris avenues.…

  • Beck discusses school funding in stop at Freehold meeting

    FREEHOLD — Administrators in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District believe they have an advocate in Trenton in state Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth). Beck attended the Sept. 23 meeting of the Board of Education when the district’s increasing enrollment and a plan to deal with that situation was discussed. In her remarks, Beck noted that…

  • DATEBOOK

     Dick Frenkiel will share his knowledge about the history of modern cellular systems at the Oct. 10 meeting of the Freehold Branch of the AAUW. Frenkiel was part of the groundbreaking cellular effort for 16 years at Bell Labs and earned the National Medal of Technology from President Clinton and the National Academy of…

  • Freehold Borough told to perform revaluation

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough officials have been directed by the Monmouth County Board of Taxation to conduct a revaluation of all properties in the municipality in time for the 2015 tax year. The revaluation is part of a pilot program started by Monmouth County, and Freehold Borough is part of…

  • Shade tree group proposes relaxation of planting rules

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Planting trees on the property between the sidewalk and the curb in front of their home may soon be an option for Freehold Borough homeowners. The idea of allowing homeowners to plant trees in that area originated from the borough’s Shade Tree Commission in response to homeowner…

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