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  • N.J. Museum of Agriculture closes to the public

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — The New Jersey Museum of Agriculture has closed to the public. Located on the Cook College campus of Rutgers University, the museum closed due to a shortage of funding, according to Cooper Morris, president of the Board of Trustees. The decision was made on Feb. 11. In the early 1980s, the idea…

  • O’Scanlon touts GOP pension reforms

    Assembly bill would raise retirement age and pension contributions BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon Jr. (R-Monmouth and Mercer) has proposed legislation to reform the state’s pension system and avoid a future fiscal crisis that could end in bankruptcy. “If we don’t do [the reforms], the pension system will swallow massively increasing…

  • Freehold Borough K-8 budget totals $20.1M

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a $20.1 million budget for the 2011-12 school year. The district includes three schools — the Park Avenue Elementary School, the Freehold Learning Center elementary school and the Freehold Intermediate School. Enrollment is expected to be…

  • Steeds ready for annual game vs. Devils alumni

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck Steeds will face off against the New Jersey Devils alumni in an ice hockey game to raise funds for the Colts Neck Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 and Our Special Place of Matawan. The event will be held on March 13 at Howell Ice World,…

  • Two groups promoting square dance fundraiser

    — Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Music Parents Association (FBMPA) of Freehold High School will join with the Knights of Columbus to host a square dance on March 19 that will raise money for both organizations. The square dance will be held at the Knights of Columbus, 70 E. Main St., and…

  • Wilson will not seek new term in Freehold

    By Clare Marie Celano, Staff Writer FREEHOLD — During a Borough Council meeting March 7, Mayor Michael Wilson, a Democrat, announced that he will not seek re-election this year to a job he has held since 1985. Wilson’s current term as mayor will end Dec. 31. The mayor, a native of the borough and a…

  • Manalapan serviceman always ready to respond

    Staff Sgt. Michael T. Farran Last year, newspaper headlines and TV and radio newscasts blasted people’s senses with reports of such things as devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, along with massive floods in Pakistan and a volcanic eruption in Iceland. After a few days, though, media reports moved on to the next big news…

  • Area teens featured on ‘The Rockette Summer Intensive’

    MSG Varsity, Cablevision’s network devoted to all things high school, announces the premiere of “The Rockette Summer Intensive” television series — an up-close and personal look into Radio City’s annual Rockette Summer Intensive program. Marking its 10th season as part of the Rockette Dance Education program, the Summer Intensive is a training program that offers…

  • Marlboro K-8 schools will not have tax hike

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a budget for the 2011-12 school year that does not include an increase in school taxes. According to information provided by the board, the K-8 school tax rate will remain at 98 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. That…