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  • Freehold Borough taps veteran educator for superintendent’s job

    Philip J. Mearafrom Plumsteddistrict will startwork on July 1 By clare marie celanoStaff Writer Freehold Borough taps veteran educator for superintendent’s job Philip J. Meara from Plumsted district will start work on July 1 By clare marie celano Staff Writer Philip J. Meara Philip J. Meara will take on the responsibilities of heading up the…

  • Freehold Twp. superintendent to pursue university position

    Peter J. Bastardo Freehold Twp. superintendent to pursue university position Peter J. Bastardo’s final day in district will be Aug. 31 FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Superin-tendent of Schools Peter J. Bastardo has notified the Board of Education that he will be submitting his resignation for retirement purposes at the next board meeting on May 13. His…

  • Marlboro Players say hello to popular ‘Bye, Bye Birdie’

    By jeanette M. engStaff Writer By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Playing Elvis-like rock star Conrad Birdie, E.J. Marotta rehearses a scene from the Marlboro Players’ production of Bye, Bye Birdie. Show dates at the Marlboro Middle School, Route 520, Marlboro, are May 9, 10 & 16 at 8 p.m. and May 11…

  • Cantorial concert set for May 20 in Freehold

    Beth Medrash Govoha, a Yeshiva college in Lakewood, will host its second annual cantorial concert for area seniors and their friends at 3 p.m. May 20 at The Brookside, 93 Manalapan Avenue, Freehold Borough. The concert will include renditions of cantorial, Yiddish, operatic and contemporary pieces. This year’s performers will include cantors Avi Carmen, cantorial…

  • Planned development calls for five buildings

    Application straddlingborder of two townsincludes Goddard School By dave benjaminStaff Writer Planned development calls for five buildings Application straddling border of two towns includes Goddard School By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Design changes for a commercial complex on the Englishtown- Manalapan border have been heard by the Planning Board. During the third hearing…

  • Donations help Freehold police build gym in new headquarters

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Donations help Freehold police build gym in new headquarters By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough police officers now have an opportunity to stay fit on their own turf. In addition to the state-of-the-art equipment lining the new headquarters of the borough police department at the Rug Mill…

  • Howell planners hear proposal for adult homes

    Proposal also includessmall commercial mallat Route 33 location By kathy barattaStaff Writer Howell planners hear proposal for adult homes Proposal also includes small commercial mall at Route 33 location By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — A developer who pitched his "upscale" adult community idea to the Township Council 18 months ago presented his proposal…

  • Buying a house in Monmouth County is out of the reach of many families, who are having a hard enough time affording the apartment rental rates in one of the nation’s priciest housing markets, according to an affordable housing advocate. "Monmouth County is the least-affordable rental community in the nation. A lot of people who…

  • ‘Nosotros’ reaches out to Hispanic community 1-year-old newspaper based in Freehold now circulates in

    three N.J. counties By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer ‘Nosotros’ reaches out to Hispanic community 1-year-old newspaper based in Freehold now circulates in VERONICA YANKOWSKI Cecilia Reynolds (l) and Paola Quintero check out the latest edition of Nosotros, the newspaper they publish in Freehold Borough and circulate among the Hispanic population in three central New Jersey…