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  • Jewish Federation appoints director

    The Jewish Federation of Monmouth County announced that Bert J. Goldberg of Marlboro has been appointed interim executive director. Dr. Stuart Abraham, Jewish Federation of Monmouth County president, said this is the first step in a plan to enable the federation to address the challenges facing the Jewish community today. Goldberg is currently the associate…

  • Homework assistance club has new branch

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The New Jersey Homework Club of Manalapan, under the direction of Adam Nowicki, 16, of Manalapan, meets from 4:30-5:45 p.m. every Monday at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. After being involved with a different homework assistance group since 2009, Adam, a junior at the Freehold Regional…

  • Guests welcome at MacKenzie Museum

    HOWELL — The MacKenzie Museum, 427 Lakewood-Farmingdale Road, Howell, will host an open house Dec. 18, 1-4 p.m. The museum is traditionally decorated for Christmas as the MacKenzie home may have been decorated in the early 1800s. Lynne Gillette of the Howell Historical Society said the open house allows guests to walk around and see…

  • Marlboro wants Assembly bill revised

    MARLBORO — Municipal officials are opposing a bill that if enacted into state law as written would result in Marlboro losing credit received for affordable housing regional contribution agreements (RCA) that had previously been settled. During its Dec. 9 meeting, the Township Council passed a resolution asking members of the state Legislature to revise Assembly…

  • Photo

    A group of young volunteers help Al Chiu (l) unload the clothes he is donating to a drive sponsored by the Clark Mills School PTA and held at the school on Gordons Corner Road, Manalapan, on Dec. 11. The clothing drive was a fundraiser for the PTA, which supports various programs and activities at the…

  • Marlboro farm joins preservation program

    MARLBORO — Monmouth County welcomed its 175th farmland easement to its farmland preservation program in November. “Golden Vale Farm is a wonderful addition to Monmouth County’s ongoing farmland preservation program,” Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry said. “This milestone ensures that future generations will continue farming in Marlboro and that these funding partnerships are important.” According…

  • School district deals with projected deficit

    Freehold Borough K-8 officials are working on 2011-12 budget BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer It is never too early to start planning a school district budget, according to Patrick DeGeorge, and a first look at the Freehold Borough K-8 School District’s 2011-12 budget is showing an estimated shortfall of $354,144 for the district. According…

  • Mellon Farms application pulled in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — An application that proposes relocating the Mellon Farms supermarket from its current location on South Street into the building formerly occupied by Silvert’s Furniture was not heard on Dec. 8 by the Freehold Borough Land Use Board. The owner of Mellon Farms has been seeking municipal approval to move his supermarket from its…

  • Karaoke, bowling expected in Marlboro

    Planning Board grants approval to Route 9 entertainment center BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer An existing office/warehouse facility at the border of Marlboro and Manalapan will eventually give way to a multi-use entertainment center. Day 2 Night will be coming to a location on Route 9 north, Marlboro, just south of Pinos restaurant. The project…