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  • Zebu Forno provides venue for area bands

    FREEHOLD — Four local bands are slated to perform on March 12 at Zebu Forno, 2 E. Main St., Freehold Borough. The café provides a venue for local performers to entertain and a place for patrons to grab a meal or a hot or cold beverage and a fresh bakery item made on-site. Bands scheduled…

  • College president placed on leave

    The Brookdale Community College board of trustees voted March 3 to place President Peter Burnham on unpaid administrative leave and hired as acting president Dr. William M. Toms, who retired in 2008 from the New Jersey State Police after 25 years of distinguished service, according to a press release from the Lincroft school. The trustees…

  • County suspends SCAT employees who called out sick, attended rally

    Three Monmouth County SCAT employees who claimed they were sick on Feb. 25 received suspensions on March 3 after county officials received proof of their attendance at a union rally. The three were among 14 bus drivers and three office workers who called out sick on Feb. 25, leaving 174 developmentally disabled adults waiting for…

  • FTHS will present ‘Fame: The Musical’

    Freehold Township High School’s drama and music departments have once again combined to present the school’s annual musical. This year’s presentation, “Fame: The Musical,” is based on the show conceived and developed by David DeSilva, with a book by José Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. Under the direction of drama…

  • Red Cross chapter needs donors after rough winter

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A series of winter storms have drained resources, and the local chapter of the American Red Cross is reaching out for help. Melissa DeGennaro, director of public relations and marketing for the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter, said in an interview that the relief agency is seeking financial support to…

  • 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,…