Author: PETER ELACQUA, Staff Writer
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Freehold Township High School educator named Monmouth County Teacher of the Year
A teacher at Freehold Township High School has been named Monmouth County’s Teacher of the Year for the 2019-20 school year. Elizabeth English has taught English at Freehold Township for 18 years. In August, she was one of 21 teachers (one from each county in New Jersey) who were honored during an awards ceremony at…
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Marlboro council appropriates funds for streambank stabilization project
MARLBORO – Members of the Marlboro Township Council have adopted an ordinance that appropriates a $420,236 grant for the Pleasant Valley streambank project. Council members adopted the ordinance on Aug. 15 following a public hearing. The grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide funds for a streambank stabilization project on Pleasant Valley…
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Marlboro police chief retires after 45 years of service to community
MARLBORO – Police Chief Bruce Hall has retired from the Marlboro Police Department after 45 years of service to his hometown. Hall’s final day on the job was Aug. 30. Hall retired as chief from a police department he joined as a patrol officer in 1974. On his way to the top position in the…
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Seven will vie for three seats on Holmdel school board
HOLMDEL – Residents will have to decide between seven candidates to determine who will serve on the Holmdel Township Board of Education at the Nov. 5 general election. There will be three three-year terms up for grabs on election day. The seats of Lori Ammirati, Michael Sockol and Chiung-Yin Liu expire in December. Ammirati and…
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Marlboro mayor, council honor police personnel for life-saving efforts
MARLBORO – Mayor Jonathan Hornik and the Marlboro Township Council have honored dozens of public servants for their service to residents during the previous year. At a recent council meeting, 29 police officers and one 911 dispatcher received life-saving awards in recognition of their efforts to assist people at incidents that occurred between June 2018…
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Hearing for proposed house of worship expected to continue in September
MARLBORO – Representatives of The Church in Marlboro have started to make their case to the Marlboro Planning Board for the construction of a house of worship on Union Hill Road. The application had its initial hearing on July 17. No decision was reached that evening and the public hearing was carried to the board’s…
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Colts Neck salutes police retirees, announces promotions, new hires
COLTS NECK – Two police officers who have retired, four who have been promoted and three who have just been hired by the Colts Neck Police Department were recognized during a recent Township Committee meeting. The June 10 meeting began with comments from Police Chief Paul Santucci, who said, “Tonight we observe three of the…
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Work advancing to transform hospital parcel to county park
MARLBORO – Municipal and state officials have offered an update on the Route 520 property that previously housed the Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital. The parcel fronts on Route 520, which is a Monmouth County road, and is bordered by Conover Road to the east. The 410-acre property housed the psychiatric hospital from 1931 until 1998,…
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Colts Neck honors retiring municipal clerk
COLTS NECK – The members of the Colts Neck Township Committee have honored municipal clerk Beth Kara as she prepares to retire from her position. Kara has worked for the township for 14 years. A proclamation recognizing Kara for her service to the municipality was read by Township Administrator Kathleen Capristo on behalf of the…
