Hey, readers: a fellow Freehold-area blogger has just posted their first syndicated post on our site– a restaurant review of A Little Bit of Cuba in Freehold Township. You can follow the link to their full post on JerseyBites.com.
Full disclosure: I occasionally write Hudson County restaurant reviews for JB.
Thanks to the readers for keeping an eye on the weekend updates– I’ve unpublished the community contribution that lacked relevance to the Freehold area. As you know, all are welcome to register and post their Freehold news here, let’s just try to keep it Freehold-specific!
Have youngin’s interested in journalism or social media or getting out of the house on a Wednesday night? Come hang out with me tonight at the Freehold Public Library at 7:30. 12 & up.
Traffic light at South & Main is malfunctioning, according to a reader– avoid the intersection for now. Wonder if it has anything to do with last week’s electrical fire.
Free Preview Lesson for the Yamaha Music School at Freehold Music on Aug 7th, 2010. Interactive group music lessons for kids ages 3-8. Visit freeholdmusic.com or call 732-462-4730 for more info!
So Wal-mart is expanding, huh? Will you shop at the merchandise giant for your groceries next year? Or stay loyal to a favorite local purveyor? Answer our survey below or add it here in the chatter.
I will shop there for certain things, Sams Club for the big stuff, Foodtown for other things, Top Tomato for even other things, Wegmans for more other things….just like always!
In other exciting news: we’ve got some new community contributors posting stories to the site regularly. Interested in contributing? Just click the ”Sign Up” button above the Chatter and you’ll be able to post your own news story.
Want to pitch an idea or get some feedback? You can always reach me at colleen@injersey.com.
In a hidden neighborhood off of Route 33, Eric Nussenbaum guards a secret. He’s never written it down, never even told his wife, and refuses to let reporters persuade him otherwise. Sure, you can taste his famous cheesecake, but he’ll never, ever tell you what’s in it.
Police are looking for a missing woman from Freehold Township, according to a story just released by the APP. Margaret Biro, in her 40s, lived in the Stonehurst apartment complex in the Township and was reported missing by one of her neighbors months ago.
Freehold Township resident and Monmouth University soccer star Ryan Clark was named Rookie of the Week by the Northeast Conference, his second recognition from the Conference list in three weeks. Clark helped lead the Hawks to another victory, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 defeat over Loyola last weekend and solidifying his [...]
The candidates are coming to town: Freehold Township High School. Next Tuesday, Oct. 6, independent candidates Chris Dagget, David Meiswinkle and Jason Cullen, along with reps from the Corzine and Christie campaigns, will attend the school's Second Annual Speaker's Gala.
The evening will focus on the Gubernatorial race, and will feature [...]
The Freehold Township Varsity baseball coach has stepped down after 15 seasons, leaving a winning legacy and widespread impact on area baseball.
Head Coach Frank Gualteri finished his career at the high school with 176 wins, 169 losses, and 1 tie. Last Spring, he led the Patriots to the Monmouth County Championship title by beating [...]
Beginning Sunday, October 4, the Monmouth County Historical Association will present an exhibit of locally-made antiques, along with documents about the lives and trades of the craftsmen, dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries.
The exhibit will feature the cabinets, tea sets, ledgers, and more from New Jersey carpenters, silversmiths, and potters. The account [...]
Volunteer firefighter and active community member Daniel Xavier was appointed to Andrew DeFonzo's vacated seat on the Freehold school board Tuesday night.
Xavier, who also serves on the Neighborhood Pride Committee, was chosen from a field of three candidates. School board members interviewed the three - Xavier, William Barricelli and David Gillfer - Tuesday night. [...]
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8:17 pm on September 30, 2009
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I would like to take this time out and congratulate Dan on his appointment to the Board of Education. Dan has become very active in the community. Good luck to you Dan!
Marc LeVine
4:15 pm on October 2, 2009
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Recommending Dan Xavier for appointment to a Borough Committee (Neighborhood Pride Committee [NPC]) proved to result in a very successful outcome for our town. I am very proud of what Dan has accomplished as an NPC member and what he aspired to and, thankfully and successfully achieved by being selected to serve our town in a very important capacity.
It has been a pleasure to have had Dan on the NPC for more than a year and to observe a first hand display of his impressive leadership and team skills among our very talented and dedicated group of community-oriented volunteers.
I am sure Dan will make an excellent Board of Education member for Freehold Borough. He is highly professional, very creative, extremely energetic, especially warm and approachable and totally committed to getting great results in everything he does.
Please join me in wishing Dan Xavier well in his new role.
A Borough committee may have lost one very hard working volunteer, but our residents are gaining a terrific advocate for quality education in Freehold Borough. Dan will help his fellow Board members get the job done and our kids will benefit the most from his board involvement.
The Freehold VFW is organizing an epic, six month-long Battle of the Bands for local bands and musical acts looking to make it big--and they want you.
Jason Knight, a musician and Iraqi war veteran, is helping the VFW to create the Underground Music Championship starting November 7 and running bi-monthly at VFWs around the [...]
Freehold school board members will publicly interview candidates for Andrew DeFonzo's vacated seat at tonight's board of education meeting.
The board will have three people to choose from tonight. According to the posted agenda, they are: William Barricelli, Dr. David Gillfer and Daniel Xavier.
Members could reject all three, said Schools Business Administrator Patrick DeGeorge.
Why delete it, Lisa? Over fifty percent of the kids in the schools are the children of illegals. On top of that, there have been questionable appointments made in the past by other entities. It wouldn’t be anything new in this town.
No apologies necessary, Factman! The SPAM post was pulled prior to you reading; you did put the facts together based on what was in front of you. I would have done the same thing.
After we reported a car accident here on Freehold.InJersey, a public outcry and discussion in our comments section asked for answers from public officials: when would this long-problematic intersection be made safe?
We finally tracked down the Monmouth County Engineer, Joseph Ettore, to find out some answers to your questions about [...]
It appaul me that everyone’s answer is put up a traffic light! FEND FOR YOURSELF is my motto. For 1 hour in morning peak and even possibly later during the evening rush does NOT warrant a traffic light. If you really are concerned about turning then why not utilize those good old fashioned signs that used to be used..i.e specific hours.. ALSO utilize traffic lights that are already put up. For example, howabout a sign that states from 8 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 6 pm NO LEFT TURN on 537, which would me the people in those 4 housing developements would have to use Gravel Hill to GULLY Road and utilize the existing lights are gully road and wemrock to 537 that way.. This is a VERY valid proposal. Why don’t people consider this.
Here's an interesting one, folks. The Freehold Masonic Lodge--the local chapter of the Freemasons--is holding an open house in October. The Freemasons are the largest secret society in the world, and their list of members include some of the most famous founders of our country: George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson.
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2:28 pm on September 29, 2009
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Worshipful Master Michael Caprio has asked the town council for a Proclamation recognizing Olive Branch Lodge #16’s 160 years in the Freehold community. Councilman George Schnurr is expected to read the Proclamation to those in attendance on Saturday and he will present it to the Lodge leadership, afterwards, to place on permanent display in the building.
By the way, another great Freehold Mason was Borough historian Ira Tilton, who gave so much to the Lodge during his many years of active involvement.
As for the “secrets” of Masonry, most involve only symbols of recognition among brothers. These include handshakes and passwords used to gain entrance to the lodge for participation in Masonic “communications.”
For those interested in learning more about Freemasonry, I recommend the book, “Freemasonry for Dummies’” by Christopher Hodepp. It’s an easy and interesting read.
Freemasonry is all about men, discovering within themselves,ways to become better men with guidance from the tools and building techniques of ancient operative Masons – the Level, Plumb and Right Angle to name a few. Each has its own symbolic signifigance.
Today’s masons are “speculative” Masons. Most have never laid a single brick on top of another, but all seek to shape their lives by employing the same ancient building techniques that created structures that have endured for centuries. Thus, Masons are strong in character and charitable in their deeds giving millions of dollars to various charities, year after year.
The ancients built structures based on geometric principals that, amazingly and logically, are easily applied to “building” better men. That is what Masons do – work to make themselves better men.
I am very proud to have found Freemasonry and to celebrate it with a great group of good men from the local area, as well as with those from other places I have been while “traveling.”.
A new pizza place and trattoria has opened where an old pizza place and trattoria once stood:
San Marzano Restaurant has officially opened its villa doors in the Hall of Records parking lot, in the location formerly occupied by Goodfellas. The space is still undergoing renovations that started this summer, but the side [...]
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Marc LeVine
6:29 pm on September 28, 2009
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Welcome San Marzano’s! We hope the owners and staff will soon attend an upcoming council meeting and introduce themselves to our town.
In these tough economic times, we are very fortunate to live in a thriving town in which one business – in this case a restaurant – closes and a new one opens in its place, almost overnight.
I personally, look forward to stopping by and seeing what Freehold Borough’s newest eatery addition has to offer its patrons. They are in a beautiful space and I am sure their delicious cuisine and warm ambiance will add another winner to the Boro’s lengthy list of excellent restaurants.
Best of luck to San Marzano’s!!!!
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3:31 pm on October 14, 2009
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We wanted to thank you for the warm welcome. We are very excited to be a part of such an exciting and welcoming town! We look forward to serving you and hope to be a part of this community for a long time. Please stop by. We would love to meet you!
I just wanted to say that recently my family and I stopped in for a bite to eat at the new San Marzano Pizzeria. We couldnt have been happier about our experience. The food was out of this world and the service was on point. The staff there made our family feel very comfortable. The place is very warm and inviting and the atmosphere reminded us of our own family get togethers. Two cheers for San Marzano. Best of luck. We cant wait to stop in again soon.
Great food, beautiful place. Nothing not to like. It is night and day from what used to be there. Try the penne Sofia. Marron it’s good. You’ll know what I mean once you do.
Jack D.
Welcome San Marzano to the neighborhood. Ive had the pleasure of having lunch in this place and the food was very good and the prices were very fair. Cant wait to have dinner there too. Again welcome!
The report for this week includes no items from the Borough, as the Police Department said there were no items of interest this time around.
Freehold Township
RACEWAY MALL: Francis Soto, 20, of Newark and Kirsy Genao, 18, of Clifton were charged Sept. 16 with receiving stolen property. Patrolman Officer Fil Lao made [...]
According to the Star Ledger, this past weekend's Bruce Springsteen symposium drew hundreds to academic lectures and rock concerts at Monmouth University in West Long Branch.
The first Springsteen symposium was held in 2005 at the college.
As an underclassman on Freehold's NJSIAA championship team a year ago, Derrick Bender chipped in with some big plays as a part-time safety. Now Bender is becoming known as an full-time offensive force.
Freehold beat Lakewood 35-0 on Saturday with Bender rushing for 103 yards in the Shore Conference Federal Division game. The junior also took direct snaps when the Colonials (2-1, 1-1) used wildcat packages and he completed a 13-yard pass to tight end Richard Schwartz during a drive in the second quarter that set up a touchdown.
Freehold has depth at quarterback -- senior Martin Corso is the starter and sophomore Kevin Phillips is also in the pipeline -- and Bender said he isn't pressing to have more opportunities to throw the ball.
"That was the second time I completed a pass. It's fun to throw it but my arm isn't as good as (Corso's)," said Bender, who rushed for three touchdowns in the game. "When I get the ball in those types of situations when we need big yardage, my first priority is usually to run it."
Freehold coach Mark Ciccotelli said players such as Bender, Schwartz, linemen Ryan Solley and Jared Mostowsky and others are thriving in enhanced leadership roles this season. The Colonials have four first-year starters on defense and five on offense.
"Talented players like Bender could have easily started last year, but in his case an older kid was ahead of him," Ciccotelli said. "Good things happen when a kid practices hard. He's first and foremost a hard worker."
Lakewood (0-3, 0-2) had the misfortune of being Freehold's first opponent since the Colonials lost, 26-20, in overtime against Neptune, dropping the then-No.⳾1 team out of the Asbury Park Press rankings.
"They're one of the top teams in the Shore Conference and they also had some new motivation," Lakewood coach Vinnie Currao said. "But Coach Ciccotelli is a classy guy and they have classy players. He played probably everybody on his roster and our kids played hard until the end."
It was also a bad time for Lakewood to be without three starters -- due to what Currao said were disciplinary matters -- but that was a mixed blessing, because the roster changes created a bright spot, with wide receiver Isiah Wynn making his first career start at quarterback. Wynn completed three passes rushed for 53 yards.
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It really was that good, Colleen!