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  • Freehold Twp. school budget includes layoffs

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A public hearing will be held at 8 p.m. March 31 in the Freehold Township Board of Education offices on Stillwells Corner Road on the proposed 2009-10 school budget. The budget includes the layoff of 15 employees: five teachers, eight special education teacher assistants and two curriculum…

  • History of Women Leaders in Howell

    Alice Alatalo Township Committee, Jan. 1976 first woman elected to the governing body Phyllis Kavett Township Committee, Jan. 1978 Mayor Jan. 1, 1979 – Dec. 31, 1979 Sally Fox Township Committee, Jan. 1982 Maryanne Bancroft Piatkowski Township Committee, 1st term Jan. 1983 re-elected to 2nd term 1986 to Dec. 31, 1988 Served as deputy mayor…

  • Colts Neck students organize special 5K

    All runners are invited to take part in March 29 event at high school BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Safe driving practices are essential to keep drivers of all ages alive. To help raise awareness about the importance of safe driving, a group of six seniors at Colts Neck High School are…

  • Friendship Circle plans special walk

    More than 500 people are expected to join the first Walk4friends on May 3. The event is sponsored by the Friendship Circle of Manalapan, a nonprofit organization which provides programming for children with special needs and their families. The Walk4Friends is an annual vehicle for volunteers, families and friends of the Friendship Circle to show…

  • Open house slated for Colts Neck preschool

    COLTS NECK — Beginning in September, the Colts Neck public schools’ preschool program will be open to 3- and 4-year-olds on a tuition basis. The two-hour program will have an annual tuition of $2,800 per student. The program uses the High Scopes Preschool Curriculum for instruction. Key experiences are facilitated in the areas of language,…

  • Two suspects arrested in Marlboro shooting

    Two residents of Cliffwood Beach have been arrested and charged with two counts of first degree attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a third Cliffwood Beach man and the attempted shooting of a fourth Cliffwood Beach man in Marlboro on Feb. 25. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office…

  • Freehold teen will serve as spokeswoman for ADA

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has a new Youth Ambassador for 2009 — Veronica Kole, 14, of Freehold Borough. Veronica Kole Veronica, who attends Howell High School, has been chosen to hold the position of New Jersey Por tu Familia (For Your Family) Youth Ambassador. Sharon Mousselli, who is…

  • TV program features local unsolved murder

    Remains of young girl were discovered in park in 2005 BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Investigators hope that an unsolved case involving the remains of “Baby Bones,” a young girl found in the woods in Upper Freehold four years ago, will have closure after the story was featured on the Fox network’s…

  • Youth arts festival raises funds for orchestra, chorale

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Folk songs, opera, classical symphonic music and chorale singing will be performed at the Youth Arts Festival 2009 presented jointly by the New Jersey State Youth Orchestra (NJSYO) and the Concordia Youth Choral (CYC) at St. Mary’s Church, Phalanx Road and Route 34,, Colts Neck, on March 29. The fundraising festival…