Category: News Transcript News
-

Freehold Borough voters reject budget, referendum
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – April 18 was not a good day for the borough’s Board of Education. On school Election Day, voters rejected the board’s proposed budget for the 2006-07 school year and two referendum questions that would have provided more room in borough schools. The…
-

FRHSD seeks to fill vacancy
The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education is seeking applications from Freehold Township residents who are interested in serving on the board. In March, the board accepted the resignation of Freehold Township’s representative, Chia Whitehouse. The person who is appointed by the board to replace Whitehouse will serve the remainder of her three-year…
-

State agriculture dept. will make deer fencing available
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Charles M. Kuperus has announced that a deer fencing program will be run cooperatively by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension. The cost-share program will provide fencing material, plus up to 30 percent of the line posts at no cost to qualified farmers who…
-

College hosts special exhibit
A program called Special Eyes on the Environment (SEE) encourages young people with disabilities to express themselves through photography. Photographs made by students at High Point Elementary School, Marlboro, are on display at Brookdale Community College in the Lincroft section of Middletown. According to a press release from Monmouth County, the goal of the SEE…
-

Howell voters say yes to ’06-07 school budget
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – Election Day came up lucky seven for the K-8 Board of Educa-tion as voters approved a proposed budget for the first time in seven years. On April 18, voters approved the board’s proposed $103 million budget by saying yes to a tax…
-

Marlboro church offers five new courses
Monmouth Worship Center, Marlboro, is offering five new courses for its semester of Discipleship Night classes, which began April 19 and will end June 28. Classes are held Wednesdays, starting with a brief time of worship at 7:30 p.m., with class ending at 9 p.m. The classes are free and open to the public. The…
-

New officer joins force
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Patrolman Diego Flores FREEHOLD – The borough has expanded its police force to 36 officers with the recent hiring of Patrolman Diego Flores. He is the department’s third bilingual officer, speaking English and Spanish, to be hired by the borough, preceded by Maribel Mora…
-

GOP candidate on ballot in Manalapan primary
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – A state Superior Court judge has ruled that the election petition submitted by Republican Township Committee candidate Nikole Pezzullo is valid. That means Pezzullo’s name will appear on the June primary ballot and she will likely become the GOP candidate for a three-year committee…
-

Book drive under way for children in need
A book drive to support six local organizations that work with underprivileged children is being sponsored by the Insurance Women of Monmouth County during March. The women’s group is requesting new books, or cash contributions to purchase books at a bulk discount. There is a special need for bilingual dictionaries, storybooks for toddlers and young…
