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  • FRHSD delivers $174.6 million budget

    Public hearing tonight at high school district offices in Englishtown BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Apublic hearing on a $174.6 million budget for the 2008-09 school year will be held by the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education when it meets tonight, March 19, at 8 p.m. at the district offices on Pine…

  • Walk MS will have new starting point in 2008

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The new Wellness Center at CentraState Medical Center will be the new starting location for this year’s annual Freehold Walk MS. Participants, those already registered and those interested in registering, are being asked to meet on April 13 at 9 a.m. at the Wellness Center, where the walk itself will begin at…

  • For the record

    In the Feb. 27 Schools and Camps II special section, the slogan for Hop To It, LLC was written incorrectly. The correct slogan is, “Hop on in, and let the learning begin!”

  • Sonic gains OK from planners

    HOWELL- Sonic, the largest chain of drive-in restaurants in the United States, is coming to Route 9. W&W II filed an application with the Planning Board seeking preliminary and final site plan approval for a fast food restaurant at Route 9 south and New Friendship Road. Approval for the Sonic restaurant was granted by the…

  • 70-pound weight loss lands woman’s story in magazine

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Jennifer Lilley is a big loser and proud of it. Lilley, 33, a Freehold Borough resident, lost 70 pounds, going from 208 pounds to 138 pounds and she dropped from dress size 18 to size 8. Jennifer Lilley of Freehold Borough is proud of the effort she made to lose 70…

  • Handlin to host public forum on PNC issues

    Assemblywoman will renew effort to pass underage drinking bill BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL – In preparation for this year’s concert series at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth and Middlesex) is taking matters into her own hands. “Looking ahead to the 2008 concert season, the community, and parents in…

  • Cultural celebration

    ERIC SUCAR staff Children of all ages watch a performance by the New York Hung Sing Kwoon Lion Dance Team during the 2008 Marlboro Chinese New Year celebration held at Marlboro High School on March 8. The popular community event included cultural exhibits, vendors and performances of music and dance. For another photograph, see page…

  • Students put knowledge of technology on display

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Members of the Marlboro Board of Education were recently given a lesson on how technology is enhancing the learning process for students. Ten students from a fourth-grade class at the Frank Defino Central School were on hand with their teachers and principal at the board’s Feb. 19 meeting…

  • Marlboro hires company to conduct reval

    Council appropriates maximum of $900K to cover assessment of every property BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The Marlboro Township Council has hired Realty Appraisal Company, West New York, to perform a revaluation of every piece of property in Marlboro. A contract to hire the firm was approved at the council’s March 6 meeting. The cost…