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  • Parents state displeasure with looming pupil exam

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer More than 200 parents and educators from around the state filled the Jackson Liberty High School auditorium in Jackson to vent their concerns about the type and volume of tests to which students in New Jersey are being subjected on an annual basis. The Jan. 29 public hearing was held…

  • New mayor: Running town is a team effort

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Thomas Cook FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Thomas Cook had the honor of performing his first wedding on Feb. 2. Cook has the authority to perform weddings because he is now the mayor of Freehold Township, and that duty comes with the territory, along with many other responsibilities. Cook, 54, joined…

  • Marlboro K-8 district to address needs of transgender students

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a policy that addresses the needs of any transgender or gender-nonconforming students in the district. The policy was adopted at the Jan. 20 board meeting. According to the policy, the board will accept a student’s assertion of his…

  • How does your garden grow?

    Director Bruce Crawford and the staff of Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, have compiled a list of gardening tips for the early spring:  Reread your journal from the past year, and note some of the major problems that can be resolved this year.  Take stock of your tools. Sharpen, clean, oil, and repair saws…

  • Sweet sculpting

    MATT DENTON Denise Bioland, left, and Paula Benanti admire Erin Williscroft’s work at the Feb. 7 Chocolate and Wine Festival held at Branches, Long Branch, sponsored by Greater Media Newspapers.

  • Manalapan man who got stuck in water pipe receives probation

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A Manalapan resident who became trapped in a pipe on a water company’s property in January 2014 has been sentenced to probation. Asaf Mohammad, 28, appeared in the courtroom of state Superior Court Judge John T. Mullaney Jr. on Feb. 6. Mohammad stood before the judge and apologized…

  • Bridges celebrates 25 years

    BACK TO BUSINESS News of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertisers Bridges Nursery School and Kindergarten recently celebrated 25 years of educating children. Bridges is located at St. Thomas More, 186 Gordons Corner Road, Manalapan. For more information, call 732-446-3107 or visit www.bridgesnurseryschool.com.

  • Insurance fraud alleged in indictment of trio

    A supervisor at the former Monmouth County Youth Detention Center was arrested, along with his wife and another woman, on charges related to claims of an on-the-job January 2010 slip-and-fall accident at the county-run facility, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Ricky Marter, 51; his wife, Donna Marter, 48, both of Manalapan; and…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Thomas W. Scott was recently appointed CentraState Healthcare System’s new senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO). In Scott’s role as COO, he will be responsible for integrating the strategic plan of the organization, providing day-to-day management oversight for the development of high-quality, cost-effective and clinically integrated programs within the medical center and senior…