Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Staycation, daycation options abound in Garden State
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Summer is here, and there are plenty of “daycation” and “staycation” ideas for the entire family right here in central New Jersey. In a matter of minutes, a family can traverse the diversified landscape of Middletown Township in Monmouth County. The township spans 41.4 square miles and includes the beaches…
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Places To Be
Yes, graduation has come and gone, thus the scholastic season in New Jersey will not resume for another few months. But there are still plenty of events, many featuring high school athletes, on tap in the coming week. Fans of high school football don’t have to wait until September to watch their favorite sport. At…
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Millstone school board, administrators reach new agreement
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – An agreement between the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education and district administrators has been approved by the board. On June 13, board members approved a Memorandum of Agreement between the board and the Millstone Township Administrators Association for a successor agreement to the current contract,…
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Jackson to purchase $1M worth of public works equipment
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – The replacement of five trucks for the Jackson Department of Public Works, totaling more than $987,000, has been approved by the Township Council. The purchases are part of three separate contracts for a 2016 four-wheel drive articulated wheel loader with three option packages from Groff Tractor NJ, LLC, ($218,983); three…
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Guitar foundation will partner with Cedar Drive Middle School
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Seventh grade pupils at the Cedar Drive Middle School will be able to learn how to play guitar during the 2016-17 school year. The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education has accepted a grant from the Traveling Guitar Foundation which will provide pupils with equipment…
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Former New York officer joins Howell police force
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials and Police Chief Andrew Kudrick welcomed Raymond Tillotson Jr. to the ranks of the Howell Police Department during a recent meeting of the Township Council. Tillotson has lived in Howell since 1998. He is a graduate of Freehold Township High School, where he played baseball and…
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Freehold officials review water treatment plant options
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Plans intended to solve issues at Freehold Borough’s water treatment plant have been presented to the Borough Council. On June 20, engineer Brian Dougherty of Mott MacDonald discussed the current status of the water treatment plant with municipal officials and described how deficiencies and necessary upgrades at the…
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Millstone mines granted permit renewal extensions
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Three mines in Millstone Township have been granted extensions of their applications for permit renewals. On the recommendation of Township Engineer Matt Shafai, the Township Committee on June 15 approved extensions to the applications of the Buck mine, the Preston mine and the Campo mine. The scheduled deadline…
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Freehold Township school board approves administrators’ contracts
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Contracts for administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District have been approved by the Board of Education. On June 14, the board approved contracts for Neal Dickstein, assistant superintendent of human resources and technology, Pamela Haimer, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, and Robert DeVita, business…
