Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Allentown officials will monitor potential impact of school budget

    Allentown officials will monitor potential impact of school budget

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials said they will keep close tabs on all of the variables that will be used to determine how much money Allentown property owners will pay to support the operation of the Upper Freehold Regional School District in the 2017-18 academic year. Allentown and Upper Freehold Township…

  • Sea Bright residents approve referendum

    Sea Bright residents approve referendum

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Borough residents have approved three referendums that will enable the borough to move forward with plans for a new community, beach pavillion and municipal complex. During a Sept. 27 special election, residents supported the three referendum questions by more than double, which if rejected, would have invalidated…

  • Motorcar festival for 180 Turning Lives Around Oct. 1 in Holmdel

    Motorcar festival for 180 Turning Lives Around Oct. 1 in Holmdel

      Hop Brook Farm in Holmdel will transform into an amazing showfield this Saturday, Oct. 1 for the seventh annual Concours d’Elegance – a premier classic motorcar festival and fashion to benefit the mission of 180 Turning Lives Around, a local nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence in Monmouth County. Concours d’Elegance Event…

  • Sayreville, Rutgers collaborate on ways to improve Weber Avenue

    Sayreville, Rutgers collaborate on ways to improve Weber Avenue

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The Borough of Sayreville is working with Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) to develop recommendations for the Weber Avenue neighborhood. Councilman Art Rittenhouse said that the project started after he attended a seminar at Rutgers and wanted to bring their expertise to the borough. The council subsequently authorized a study…

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  • Edison school district keeps growing

    Edison school district keeps growing

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The Board of Education’s concerns around overcrowding and funding have been front and center at recent meetings. The district continues to expand; this year it welcomes 86 new teachers as well as 639 new students, bringing the total enrollment to 15,754 students. At the Sept. 21 meeting, Superintendent Richard…

  • Environmental improvements proposed in Ocean Township

    Environmental improvements proposed in Ocean Township

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A local environmentalist has proposed several initiatives, including a greenway trail on Cindy Lane and a rain garden at Ocean Township High School. Faith Teitelbaum, a trustee with the Whalepond Brook Watershed Association, said during the Sept. 22 Workshop meeting that a New Jersey Department of Environmental…

  • Goal of Freehold CROP walk is to feed the hungry

    Goal of Freehold CROP walk is to feed the hungry

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent People who are interested in helping to fight hunger around the world are invited to participate in the Freehold Area CROP Walk on Oct.16 and make a difference. The Freehold Area CROP Walk is organized by the Freehold Clergy Association, according to Pat Medley, pastor, who is coordinating the event.…

  • Sea Bright streetscape program delayed

    Sea Bright streetscape program delayed

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The borough continues to wait for a state agency to approve a streetscape plan for Ocean Avenue. Mayor Dina Long said during the Sept. 15 Workshop meeting that the borough is still awaiting final approval from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) before they can award…