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  • Referendum redo slated in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education will hold a public information session at 7 p.m. Dec. 4 in the cafeteria of the Park Avenue Elementary School to review a school construction referendum that is set for Dec. 9. Polls will be open from 2-9 p.m., and polling locations are as…

  • Brookdale trustees OK staff reductions

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Faced with declining enrollment and funding, the Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees has authorized a reduction in force (RIF) in advance of a reorganization of the college structure. The board’s unanimous vote, which came after emotional pleas were made during a Nov. 13 meeting on the Lincroft campus,…

  • ROTC to host bookstore event

    Fans of the children’s book “The Polar Express” and its 2004 movie adaptation are invited to get in pajamas and slippers and make their way to Barnes & Noble, 3981 Route 9 North, Freehold Township, on Dec. 5. The Cadets of the Naval Junior ROTC Unit of Colts Neck High School will host a showcase…

  • Golf outing supports school PTO

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The third annual West Freehold School Golf Classic was hosted at Knob Hill Golf Club, Manalapan, on Oct. 14 and raised more than $13,000 for the West Freehold School PTO, bringing the three-year total for the event to more than $30,000, according to a press release. International Flavors and Fragrances was the…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF View of the Raritan River from the Driscoll Bridge, Middlesex County.

  • ON CAMPUS

    Ryan P. Miller, son Eileen and Theodore Miller of Marlboro, was named to the dean’s list at Rowan University, Glassboro, for the spring 2014 semester. The following students have been named to the summer 2014 dean’s list at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia: Danielle Cantalupo, of Freehold, a doctor of pharmacy student; Linda Chen,…

  • Traffic enforcement is an essential operation

    This letter is in response to the letter to the editor that was published in the News Transcript on Nov. 19 from Iris Sidorsky (“Marlboro Police Targeting the Wrong Drivers”). While I respect an individual’s right to express their views in an open society, I would hope their assertions are based in fact rather than…

  • Casting a ballot

    Adults were not the only people voting on Nov. 4. Pupils at Marlboro’s David C. Abbott Early Learning Center voted for their favorite yearbook cover. Pictured are pupil Maxemoss Matos and his mother, Nancy Matos. Principal Al Perno said PTO dad Cesar Costa created the student voting booth. In the days leading up to the…

  • Affordable housing picture is cloudy after COAH vote

    YOUR TURN ASSEMBLYMAN SEAN KEAN GUEST COLUMN The failure of New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to reach an agreement on new thirdround regulations for the state Supreme Court-mandated construction of housing for low-income residents has created confusion for municipalities now facing dramatic increases in litigation that would force towns to accept affordable housing…