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  • Science fair inspires pupils

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Seventh grade science students took part in an annual science fair at the Barkalow Middle School, Stillwells Corner Road, on March 9. The students, who were dressed in business attire, set up their experiments and presented their work to professionals from Avaya Technologies. Students chose topics among the life sciences including environmental,…

  • Four running unopposed

    FREEHOLD — Three incumbents are running unopposed for three available three-year seats on the Board of Education in the April 19 election. James Keelan, Adam Reich and Debra Esola want to continue to serve on the board. Polls will be open from noon to 9 p.m. Board President Pete DeFonzo will run unopposed for an…

  • New facility will provide treatment for addictions

    MARLBORO — A new rehabilitation facility, Recovery, is not being built within the confines of the Route 520 property that formerly housed the Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital. The facility is being built on state land, but the tract is not part of the main hospital parcel, said Bob Denes, president of Recovery and CEO of…

  • Revised FRHSD budget checks in at $150.5M

    Upgrades proposed at all six schools; tax levy totals $93.5M BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Revisions to the initial budget proposed by the Freehold Regional High School District have resulted in a $150,543,232 million budget being adopted by the Board of Education for the 2005-06 school year. The board adopted the…

  • Financial planner earns national ‘Fresh Approach’ recognition

    New Jersey financial planner Jeff Gitterman of Manalapan has earned the nickname “The Educator’s Educator” for specializing in helping college and university professors understand their relationship to money and teaching them how to use smart money management as a vehicle for achieving their dreams. For nearly 15 years, Gitterman has made educators feel comfortable as…

  • Child-care rep tells board program is making strides

    MARLBORO — A before- and after-school program for children at Marlboro’s elementary and middle schools has gained parent support after a challenging start in September. The Medallion School Partnerships morning program runs from 7 a.m. until the start of the school day and the afternoon program runs from the end of the school day until…

  • Author to discuss plight of Iranian women

    MANALAPAN — Azar Aryanpour, author of “Behind Tall Walls,” will visit the area to speak about the condition of contemporary Iranian women. The lecture will be held at 2 p.m. April 10 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive. Aryanpour will base her analysis on a comparison between her book and “Reading Lolita in…

  • Grant will provide care, enrichment

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough School District has been given a gift that will allow administrators to put programs into place to educate the “whole” child. Monmouth County Superintendent of Schools Eugenia Lawson recently presented the district with a 21st century grant award in…

  • COAH waiting for report detailing use of trust fund

    MARLBORO — The state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) is awaiting a report from municipal officials detailing the way money in an affordable housing trust fund has been used. E.J. Miranda, a spokesman for the state Department of Community Affairs, said COAH receives annual monitoring reports from each municipality on its use of development fee…