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  • Firm to assist township on COAH issues

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council has tapped CME Associates to assist the municipality in its effort to satisfy state-imposed affordable housing obligations. The governing body approved a contract at its Jan. 24 meeting to pay a $15,000 fee for the firm’s administrative services related to affordable housing issues in 2013.…

  • CentraState, FRHSD mark 10 years of partnership

    The CentraState Healthcare System and the Freehold Regional High School District are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the district’s Medical Sciences Specialized Learning Center at Freehold High School, Freehold Borough. “We value our partnership with the CentraState Healthcare System and are grateful for the opportunities generously given our Medical Sciences Learning Center students,” Principal Linda…

  • Colts Neck seeks to adjust development regulations

    COLTS NECK — In response to a presentation delivered by the township planner in 2012, the Colts Neck Township Committee has introduced a set of ordinances that aim to alter municipal development regulations. The ordinances are slated to modify township code regarding drive-through retail establishments, performance guarantees and building height limits. The committee introduced the…

  • Freehold council puts opposition to two state bills on the record

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough officials recently made their feelings known on two pieces of legislation that are under consideration by state officials in Trenton. A-2114 and A-3317 would, if passed in the Legislature and signed into law, preempt all municipal ordinances that require the registration of multiple dwellings of three…

  • Children invited to special event

    FREEHOLD — Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day for romance, a day for love and a day for sweethearts, but this year, at least in Freehold Borough, Valentine’s Day will be a day to celebrate children in the community. From 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 10, Bryon Kim, the owner of the Mellon Farms supermarket,…

  • Tuition increase established for k’garten complement program

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Residents who wish to place their children in the Marlboro K-8 School District kindergarten complement program will pay a heftier enrollment fee in the 2013-14 school year. The Board of Education voted at its Jan. 15 meeting to raise the tuition for the program from $4,750 to $5,000…

  • Then and now: Lessons from the Selma march

    Activists say issues like income inequality, voter ID show civil rights struggle not over BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Rev. Gillbert Caldwell, to the left of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marches during a 1965 protest for racial justice. PHOTO COURTESY OF REV. GILLBERT CALDWELL AND THE CHURCH WITHIN A CHURCH MOVEMENT According to…

  • Judge: Principal should be removed

    Commissioner of education will have final say on FRHSD matter involving Jeff Simon BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer An administrative law judge has forwarded a recommendation to the state commissioner of education that Manalapan High School Principal Jeff Simon be removed from his position due to multiple violations of Freehold Regional High School District policies…

  • Child’s small voice makes big impact with president

    Max Gomez, 10, of Marlboro, was invited to White House after writing on gun control BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer In photo at left, Max Gomez, 10, of Marlboro, is joined by his sister, Veronica, and parents, Barbara and Michael, at a White House press conference during which President Barack Obama addressed the issue of…