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  • Teachers, district close in on contract

    Teachers, district close in on contract new contract between the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education and the district’s education association may be close at hand. "The negotiation process started in the early part of the winter and it has been ongoing, Superintendent of Schools James Wasser said. "There appears to be a…

  • Your Turn

    Herbert WardGuest ColumnResidents face reality ofdiminished quality of life Your Turn Herbert Ward Guest Column Residents face reality of diminished quality of life Herbert Ward Guest Column Residents face reality of diminished quality of life The people who call us racists and bigots don’t have a clue as to what is happening in this town,…

  • For the Record

    For the Record The Senior Girl Scouts serving on the Board of Directors of Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts this year are Caitlyn Leach, Freehold; Emma Fawcett, Howell; Catherine Nickels, Fair Haven; and Lipica Shah, Millstone Township. A recent story listed the Girl Scouts who had served on the board in 2003. The Manalapan Township…

  • Foundation supports

    K-8 schools BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Foundation supports BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Manalapan-Englishtown Education Foundation is once again giving with all of its heart to the schools in the Manalapan-English-town Regional School District. "Tonight we’re donating $4,016 for a brand-new kiln for the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, which they need," foundation President Paul…

  • Tests will give freshmen, sophs practice for HSPA

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Tests will give freshmen, sophs practice for HSPA BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer With March drawing closer, Freehold Regional High School District administrators are taking a look at HSPA testing. The district’s principals put their heads together at a recent brainstorming session and asked administrators to find a standardized measure in…

  • Pupils will stay put in school for remainder of year

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The winter’s cold and snowy weather has played havoc with many construction plans and none more so than the plans to open the new West Freehold School before the end of the current school year. The K-5 school that is under construction off…

  • Latest technology puts pupils on air in school

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Latest technology puts pupils on air in school BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Pupils at the Pine Brook School are gaining experience in front of the camera every day. "For three years I have been trying to get a television station wired by cable," said Principal Tom Sherman. "Being…

  • Only one real fix for property tax dilemma

    Recently, a local newspaper ran two front-page articles along with a few editorials on the need for New Jersey to address the property tax dilemma. In one editorial, the governor was reamed for offering "half measures on tax relief." Unfortunately, the newspaper, as well as the governor’s fundamental analysis, is wrong. The problem with property…

  • Zoning Board of Adjustment member declines new mayor’s request to step down from panel in Marlboro

    This is my formal response to Mayor Robert Klein-berg’s letter seeking my resignation from the zoning board. He states that his letter is pursuant to a campaign pledge. That pledge is one he had no legal power or authority to make. The position of zoning board member is an appointment solely within the purview of…