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      July 5, 2007  RSS feed

      JEFF GRANIT staff Sister Lucia Iannizzotto, a missionary in Madagascar, was visiting Freehold Borough on Kruise Nite, June 28, and took some time to get behind the wheel of a 1958 Chevrolet Corvette that is owned by Marvin Katz of Freehold Township. More...
      Municipal spending plan is up $2.3 million over 2006 budget

      The Marlboro Township Council approved the adoption of a $32.6 million municipal budget for 2007 on June 28. According to information provided by the council, the revenues that make up the budget are: $6.6 million from surplus; $8 million from miscellaneous revenues anticipated; $1 million in receipts from delinquent taxes; and $17 million to be raised in local property taxes. More...

      Ocean Grove presents free organ recitals in the Great Auditorium on Pilgrim and Ocean pathways, Wednesdays and Saturdays, July 4-Aug. 29. The concerts will feature resident organist Gordon Turk and special guest organists Peter Richard Conte (July 18), Paul Leddington Wright (Aug. 1), Roger Sayer and Charles Andrews (Aug. More...


      FREEHOLD - Anyone who has aspirations of singing their heart out on the way to fame and fortune may enter the "Freehold Idol" competition sponsored by the Freehold Center Partnership as part of its Summer Concert Series. The partnership has launched a statewide talent search for the "Freehold Idol." Auditions will be held Wednesdays through Aug. 8 from 7-9 p.m. at the gazebo, 10 E. More...


      FREEHOLD - There were times when Shirley Ousley was not sure if she would ever move into her Habitat for Humanity home. Since first applying to Habitat's program in October 2003, Ousley, a 44-year-old single mother, weathered several setbacks, making her dream of home ownership seem elusive. More...


      MANALAPAN - The Township Committee has authorized the expenditure of $6,400 for architect Ronald M. Schneider and Associates to perform a feasibility study for the possible construction of a first aid building between town hall and the Manalapan-Englishtown post office. More...


      Experts say leaving relationships safely takes planning

      Domestic violence will affect one out of four women in their lifetimes.In 2005, the state domestic violence hotline received 1,192 crisis and 1,397 non-crisis calls in Monmouth County, 1,470 crisis and 1,843 non-crisis calls in Middlesex County, 844 crisis and 964 non-crisis calls in Ocean County and 505 crisis and 932 non-crisis calls in Somerset County. More...


      Poetry Without Borders will showcase five poets and spoken word artists in a special performance at the Center Playhouse on Kruise Night, June 28 from 7-9 p.m. at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., downtown Freehold. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact McCallum at rene@CreativePRpro.biz or call (732) 431-4648. More...
      A letter to the editor from Charlotte Barone of Marlboro ("Marlboro Resident Wants Park System to End Deer Hunt," June 13) was, to say the least, uninformed and obviously purposely inflammatory. Ms. Barone claims that her "experience has been that hunters trespass and don't respect the law. More...
      Like most little boys tell their moms, when my son was very young, he told me he wanted to marry me. "I wish I had a tape recorder to play those words back to you when you grow up," I'd respond. Sitting in a beautiful waterfront restaurant in Rumson, I remembered that interaction. More...
      John P. Allen Sr. Mr. Allen, 85, of East Brunswick, died June 22, 2007, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1985, he was employed as a millwright with E.I. DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 44 years. His wife, Sophie Yanush Allen, died in 2006, and a son, Scott Allen, died in 1985. More...
      FREEHOLD - School administrators have decided how they will spend $550,000 in additional funding they expect to receive from the state for the 2007-08 school year. In a development announced last week by state Sen. More...
      There are two Craig Forys.One enjoys surfing, being a lifeguard, snowboarding and cutting up with his friends. In other words, being a teenager. The other Craig Forys is the gifted distance runner from Colts Neck who, with nine Meet of Champions titles to his credit, is the most decorated runner in state history. More...