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  • Teen earns recognition for national awards

    BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Shelly Grinshpun Shelly Grinshpun of Freehold Township, a 16-year-old junior at Biotechnology High School (BTHS), Freehold Township, said her love of science was fostered by her family, including her mother, Dina, and the family’s two mathematicians, her grandfather, Zinovi Grinshpun, and her father, Edward. “I’ve always had an interest in science,” said…

  • Atlantic Highlands & Highlands offer all of the charms of seaside towns

    BY REBECCAMORTON Visitors don’t have to wait until summer to enjoy the many charms of Atlantic Highlands’ First Avenue. Nestled along the Sandy Hook Bay, Atlantic Highlands and Highlands are two small Jersey shore towns that have much to offer. Both towns are easily accessible along Route 36 and have access to the SeaStreak ferry,…

  • Intersection upgrades to begin design phase

    COLTS NECK — Reconstruction of the intersection at Route 34 and Route 537 in Colts Neck is moving into higher gear. The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a bid to Greenwood- Pederson Inc., of Lebanon, a professional engineering firm, in the amount of $869,528 to design improvements to the intersection and to reconstruct…

  • $10.3M budget to have public hearing April 13

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The 2011 municipal budget is just over $1 million less than the 2010 spending plan, but the budget as introduced on March 9 includes a small increase in the municipal tax rate. The municipal budget may be revised until a public hearing on the spending plan is held.…

  • Green Acres program marks 50th anniversary

    New Jersey’s Green Acres program, which began in 1961 as a result of a bond referendum aimed at doubling New Jersey’s open space and recreational lands, is now celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of the most successful land conservation efforts in the nation, according to a press release from the state Department of Environmental…

  • School tax levy down in Colts Neck

    COLTS NECK — The general fund tax levy that is proposed to be collected from property owners to support the operation of the Colts Neck K-8 School District in 2011- 12 is down $100,000 from 2010-11. The Board of Education introduced a tentative budget for 2011-12 during its March 2 meeting. The budget calls for…

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters’ fundraiser strikes chord with supporters

    Greater Media employees donate time, money to help child-mentoring organization BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Left: Big Brother Joe Aucello, 50, of Marlboro gives some pointers to his “Little,” Steven, 11, during the 39th annual Bowling for Kids’ Sake fundraiser to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties at Brunswick Zone…

  • Gardening workshops planned

    Steven Kristoph, an Englishtown resident and owner of Steven Kristoph Nurseries, will present two educational gardening workshops at the Rutgers 35th annual Home Gardeners School on March 19. His first workshop, Plant Problems and Solutions, will teach gardeners how to identify plant problems caused by diseases, insects and environmental factors. Treatment methods for common plant…

  • Burnham retires as Brookdale pres.

    Peter Burnham has retired as the president of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Brookdale is the two-year county college of Monmouth County. Burnham was placed on unpaid administrative leave by the Brookdale Board of Trustees on March 3. He retired March 8 from the position he held for two decades. Dr. William M. Toms began work…