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  • Enrollment increase has board examining options

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Enrollment increase has board examining options BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — School administrators are trying to find ways to accommodate a K-8 school system that they say is straining at its seams. Recent enrollment numbers have forced district administrators to address the issue promptly. Enrollment in the…

  • Pair indicted in Dec. ’02

    murder of borough man BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Pair indicted in Dec. ’02 murder of borough man BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Two borough residents have been indicted in connection with the Dec. 21, 2002 murder of Seth-Mejia-Hernandez. According to a copy of the state Superior Court indictment provided by the…

  • Couple coming to end of long career in schools

    Nancy, Don Ollwertherplan to retire and runparty-planning business BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Nancy, Don Ollwerther plan to retire and run party-planning business BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer LINDA DeNICOLA A pair of familiar faces, Nancy and Don Ollwerther, will bid the Freehold Township School District goodbye in December. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — It would be hard…

  • ‘Pay-to-play’ ban to have public hearing

    Common Cause rephits Marlboro proposalthat allows exceptions BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Common Cause rep hits Marlboro proposal that allows exceptions BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer The Marlboro Township Council has unanimously introduced a "pay-to-play" ordinance that a representative of the good government advocacy group Common Cause called "a sham and nothing more than a symbolic…

  • Word on the Street

    Word on the Street I wanted (Steve) Glickman to win (the mayor’s race). I was happy (state Sen. John) Bennett didn’t get in. — Adrian Altschul Marlboro What did you think about the Marlboro election? The election was very close. It was 52 percent to 48 percent in the mayoral election, which means that the…

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    JAMES CALLAHAN Musicians with the Harry Allen Quartet lay down the sounds during a performance at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan, on Nov. 20, part of the Jazz Week festivities hosted by the library between Nov. 18-23.

  • Some pupils to be given school options in ’04-05

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A pupil redistricting plan recommended by Superintendent of Schools Catherine Snyder has been unanimously approved by the Board of Education for the township’s K-8 school district. The next step is to come up with suggestions aimed at helping children who will make the transition from one school to another, Snyder said. "We…

  • PC movement not OK for university professor

    Freehold resident sayssystem degrades people,doesn BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Freehold resident says system degrades people, doesn’t mesh with reality BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer LARRY RAMER George Zilbergeld of Freehold Borough, chairman of the political science department at Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, has authored “A Reader for the Politically Incorrect,” a collection of essays…

  • Towns may seek open space funds

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that $2 million is available to Monmouth County municipalities for local open space projects. Under the "Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Program," up to $250,000 in matching grant assistance is available to aid a municipality with the preservation of local open space and park development, according to…