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Reduction in tax levy trims size of tax hike
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — When the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education met on May 25 it was expected to accept a $748,795 reduction in the general fund tax levy for the 2010-11 school year. The tax levy is the amount of taxes to be collected from property…
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Kruise Nite to kick off Freehold summer events
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Warmer months in Downtown Freehold offer ambiance, outdoor cafe dining, strolls along the Main Street promenade, concerts, and a return to the era of old-time rock and roll. Downtown Freehold returns to the 1950s and 1960s with Kruise Nite, presented by 33 East Car Wash, on the…
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Ken Rubinstein shows his support for members of the armed forces and for participants in the second annual Marlboro Memorial Day parade, which made its way along School Road West to the Marlboro municipal complex on Wyncrest Road, May 23. CHRIS KELLY
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Small invaders have bad image and odor problems
Stink bug, now found throughout New Jersey, becoming bigger nuisance BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The invaders are scary looking, but they smell worse than they look. And the last thing you want to do is stress them or crush them. Brown marmorated stink bug (male is on left) DR. DEEPAK MATADHA Though harmless to humans…
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Manalapan-Englishtown school board offers to save teaching jobs
By Mark Rosman The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education is trying to save the jobs of 20.5 teachers. On May 19 the board sent a letter to the Manalapan-Englishtown Education Association (MEEA), which represents the district’s teachers, and made an offer which it says would save the jobs of people who are scheduled…
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Antique auto show to aid Ashley Lauren Foundation
Classic cars from collections of area residents will be exhibited at May 23 event BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The public is invited to view a bygone era of automobile transportation and utility vehicles and to help a local charity by attending the Garden State Concours d’Elegance scheduled to be held at the East Freehold Showgrounds,…
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Freehold teachers, board reach 2-year pact
No raise for 2010-11, after 3 percent raise for 2009-10 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer After 18 months of negotiations, the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education and the Freehold Borough Education Association (FBEA) have reached agreement on a twoyear contract. The FBEA represents the Freehold Borough school district teachers, teacher assistants,…
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Marlboro residents tell officials about water woes
Solutions sought to drainage issues on Tennent Road and on Calgary Circle BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Poor drainage that results in water problems appears to be an ongoing issue in parts of Marlboro. Residents who live along Tennent Road in the area of Route 79 attended a recent Township Council meeting to…
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Big Brook gives up piece of N.J. history
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The remains of animals and the weapons that were used to hunt them are just a part of the mysteries hidden below the surface of Monmouth County. Photo shows a lanceolate stemmed paleopoint (spear point) that was found at Big Brook in Marlboro. The paleopoint is a remnant of the…
