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  • Margaret Beadle

    Mrs. Beadle, of Howell, died April 9, 2012. She retired as a cook manager for the Howell K- 8 School District Board of Education. In retirement, she worked at the Howell Pharmacy and Ivy’s Hallmark store. Mrs. Beadle was predeceased by her husband, Edward; and a brother, Stephen. Surviving are a son; two daughters; five…

  • Bias came through in writer’s letter to the editor

    I wish to respond to Christopher Hayes’ response to a letter to the editor from James Fitzmaurice, which I, unfortunately, had not read. Therefore, my comments will be confined only to Mr. Hayes’ letter. Outside of mentioning Spike Lee and the New Black Panthers very casually in his second paragraph, Mr. Hayes did not seem…

  • Marlboro drawing line in the sand over COAH funds

    CODA GREG BEAN Of all the contentious issues I’ve watched during my years as a newsman in New Jersey, none has been as consistently divisive as the battle in communities over meeting the state’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) requirements — and now, with COAH on life support, the whole thing is becoming even more…

  • Manalapan-Englishtown K-8 board adopts budget

    TheManalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has put a budget in place for the 2012-13 school year. The board recently adopted an $81.15 million budget to fund the operation of the school district from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. The budget for the 2011-12 school year was $77.2 million. According to information…

  • FRHSD plans to pursue projects to reduce costs

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District’s (FRHSD) six buildings may soon see a series of upgrades, with no cost to taxpayers. Members of the FRHSD Board of Education recently enlisted the services of Tozour Energy Systems. Under the guidelines of New Jersey’s Energy Saving Improvement Plan (ESIP), public agencies may…

  • Ammiano, Cook selected by GOP to run for office

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Republicans Anthony Ammiano and Thomas L. Cook will seek seats on the Township Committee this fall. Ammiano is serving as Freehold Township’s mayor for 2012. Cook will be making his first run for public office. The pair will not be challenged in the June Republican primary.…

  • Englishtown introduces $1.95M budget

    ENGLISHTOWN — The Englishtown Borough Council has introduced a $1,953,828 municipal budget for 2012. A public hearing on the budget will be held in May on a date to be determined, according to Borough Administrator Laurie Finger. The budget will be supported by a local tax levy ($1,153,801), state aid ($142,206) and surplus funds ($265,000).…

  • Englishtown mayor will retire from school post

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg K-8 School District Board of Education has formally accepted the resignation of longtime business administrator Thomas Reynolds and appointed his successor. Reynolds is a resident of Englishtown, where he serves as mayor. He has worked as the business administrator and school board secretary in Jamesburg for…

  • Vernon puts the kibosh on a Buick

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Some people absolutely love to carshop. They adore the browsing, the test driving and the ever-loving-haggling-tilyou drop over the price. Somewhere between “What’s it gonna take to put you into this car today?” and the pressure to purchase the $500 undercoat, these bargainers walk away with the steal of…