Author: PETER ELACQUA, Staff Writer

  • Freehold Regional will place three referendum questions before voters on Nov. 5

    Freehold Regional will place three referendum questions before voters on Nov. 5

    The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education will place three referendum questions before voters in the district’s eight sending municipalities on Election Day, Nov. 5. In October 2018, voters in the district rejected a one-question $39.8 million facilities improvement referendum by a count of 4,300 “no” votes to 3,411 “yes” votes. According to…

  • Mayor, two council seats will be on ballot in Marlboro

    Mayor, two council seats will be on ballot in Marlboro

    MARLBORO – Democrat Jonathan Hornik, who is serving the final year of his third four-year term as Marlboro’s mayor, will seek a fourth term in the Nov. 5 election. Hornik will face a challenge from Republican Derek DeLuca, who made his first bid for public office in Marlboro when he ran for a seat on…

  • Marlboro school board introduces $92M budget for 2019-20

    Marlboro school board introduces $92M budget for 2019-20

    MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a tentative budget for the 2019-20 school year that totals $92.16 million. The budget calls for a local tax levy of $77.9 million to be paid by Marlboro’s residential and commercial property owners. The taxpayers’ share of the budget revenue will be about…

  • Board introduces budget to support six high schools in 2019-20

    Board introduces budget to support six high schools in 2019-20

    The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has introduced a $205.89 million budget to support the operation of the district during the 2019-20 school year. District administrators said the budget will be supported by the collection of $141.76 million in taxes from residential and commercial property owners in the district’s eight sending municipalities:…

  • Colts Neck school board introduces budget for 2019-20 school year

    Colts Neck school board introduces budget for 2019-20 school year

    COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a $26.17 million budget to support the operation of the school district during the 2019-20 school year. The tentative budget was introduced by the board during a meeting on March 18. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for…

  • Holmdel High students cited for Open Exam of the Chemistry Olympiad

    Fifteen students from Holmdel High School were recognized for participating in the 2019 Open Exam of the Chemistry Olympiad on March 13. The event was held at Brookdale Community Collegei n Lincroft. Holmdel High School AP Chemistry teacher Josephine Blaha said the the Chemistry Olympiad is a National chemistry academic contest designed to pick the…

  • Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey will come to Holmdel High

    HOLMDEL – The Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey (HDNJ) dance troupe will hold its 47th anniversary performance at Holmdel High School on April 7 at 3 p.m. General admission is $25 with students and seniors being able to save $5 by reserving their tickets by April 6th. All tickets are $25 at the door with…

  • Marlboro council introduces $39 million municipal budget

    Marlboro council introduces $39 million municipal budget

    MARLBORO – The Township Council has set April 11 as the date for a public hearing on a $39.06 million budget that will fund the operation of Marlboro in 2019. The budget was introduced by the council on March 7. To support the budget, Marlboro’s residential and commercial property owners will pay a total of…

  • Pezzullo, O’Hare promoted to new positions in Marlboro Police Department

    Pezzullo, O’Hare promoted to new positions in Marlboro Police Department

    MARLBORO – Peter Pezzullo and Bryan O’Hare were sworn in to new positions in the Marlboro Police Department during a ceremony at Town Hall on March 8. Pezzullo was promoted from captain to deputy chief and O’Hare was promoted from lieutenant to captain. Residents and elected officials filled Town Hall in a show of support…