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  • FRHSD board scrutinizes law bills

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The top brass of the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) is attempting to determine whether a recently ousted law firm overbilled the Board of Education. In May, the board voted to replace the law firm of Schwartz, Simon, Edelstein & Celso as its special education and labor counsel. The…

  • Zoners want more testing at planned cemetery

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Before the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment decides whether to approve an application for an Islamic cemetery in the Morganville section of Marlboro, the applicant will have to further test the site for contaminants. At the board’s May 28 meeting, representatives of Tiba Associates, the applicant, made their case for…

  • Couple connecting local vegans and vegetarians

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent ALLENTOWN — The Allentown Vegans and Vegetarians page on Facebook is getting off the ground and growing in membership, and the administrators are asking people to give the page a “like.” Elise Hollandsworth Hartmann, her husband, Patrick Hartmann, and their friend, Kari Lee, are the administrators of the Facebook page, and…

  • AAUW honors young women

    The Freehold Regional High School District seniors who have been honored by the Freehold branch of the American Association of University Women are (l-r) Christine Floristean, Lisa Nekrasova, Victoria Simpson, Abigail Thompson, Kathryn Foley and Megan Hayes. At the May 9 meeting of the Freehold branch of the American Association of University Women, representatives of…

  • Monmouth County courses open to all golfers for a fee

    By ANDREW SWEENEY Staff Writer A golfer takes a shot from a fairway at the Shark River golf course in Neptune. The course is among eight operated by the Monmouth County Park System. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The 2013 golf season is open to all residents and nonresidents in Monmouth County, with eight unique courses…

  • Golf classic to support teen suicide prevention

    By ANDREW SWEENEY Staff Writer The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) will host its 10th annual charity golf classic on June 25. All proceeds will benefit the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide (SPTS). SPTS is a nonprofit organization based in Freehold that was founded in 2005 by New Jersey natives and golf buddies Scott…

  • Manalapan Day fun scheduled for June 15

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The public is invited to join in the celebration of Manalapan Day, to be held June 15 at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522 and Taylors Mills Road. The family-friendly evening will feature live entertainment, exhibits, displays, vendors, a food court, children’s rides, pony rides, amusements and games.…

  • Birdsall sold to CA. engineering firm for $5.6m

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer While seven former Birdsall Services Group (BSG) executives await trial on criminal charges of campaign finance violations, much of the nearly 100-year-old company is being sold to a California-based engineering firm.  On June 5, a federal Bankruptcy Court judge approved the sale of BSG’s name, trademarks and other assets to…

  • Photos of Jersey Shore restored sought

    Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) is asking residents and visitors of New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District to submit their best photos of the Jersey Shore restored. According to a press release, the winning photo(s) will capture the spirit of the Jersey Shore restored after superstorm Sandy and will be displayed as the congressman’s new Facebook…