• School board renames MELC in honor of retiring super

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Although David C. Abbott no longer leads the Marlboro K-8 School District as its superintendent of schools, children will speak his name for years to come. The Board of Education recently approved a resolution to change the name of the Marlboro Early Learning Center to the David C.…

  • Colts Neck plans to issue bonds for road upgrades & equipment

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Relief may be in sight for drivers who cringe as their vehicles bang along some of Colts Neck’s bumpiest roads. The Township Committee has introduced an ordinance that would set aside $2.95 million for improvements to 15 municipal roads. A total of $2.7 million of the cost…

  • Raceway will host concert & fireworks

    FREEHOLD — Downtown Freehold invites families to celebrate the nation’s 237th birthday with the annual Independence Day Concert and Fireworks, to be held on July 4 at Freehold Raceway, in association with iPlay America and Coors Light. This family-friendly event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., offers live music, beginning with The Rock & Roll Chorus…

  • Freedom Fest ready for run at Horse Park of New Jersey

    The Horse Park of New Jersey, 626 Route 524, Upper Freehold Township, will host the 11th annual Freedom Fest on July 9-14. The festival will be open to the public beginning at 5 p.m. on July 9-12. On July 13 and 14, the Freedom Fest will open at noon. The festival will close at 11…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Sort clothes? You’re kidding, right? Lori Clinch Laundry. It’s the worst! It monopolizes my mornings, consumes my afternoons and haunts my dreams. It’s like the basketball game of my life complete with illegal substitutions, double dribbles and flagrant fouls. As if this insurmountable pile of laundry weren’t enough, I’ve been washing clothes lately that aren’t…

  • Anne Frank’s story comes to Center Players stage

    Fear, hope and grief are artfully explored with Center Players’ new adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” A young girl, alive to everything around her and awakening within her, with hopes and dreams of the life she may one day lead with friends and family, confides to her diary the secrets of her heart.…

  • Kids with dyslexia will find support in new Kids Klub

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A new club for children who have dyslexia will allow its young members to have the opportunity to be leaders, rather than followers, according to Kim Mitchell of Howell. Kids Klub is a Monmouth County 4-H Club and is the result of a joint effort on the part of…

  • DATEBOOK

     A casino night will be hosted by the Knights of Columbus Prince of Peace Council 5903 from 7 p.m. to midnight July 20 at 3 LaSattaAve., Englishtown. Members and guests are invited for a night of blackjack, roulette, poker, craps, money wheel, silent auction and buffet. Advance tickets are $50 per person. Details: Nicholas…

  • Charges of luring lodged against Tinton Falls man

    FREEHOLD — Police have charged a resident of Tinton Falls with luring following an incident that involved a 16-year-old girl from Freehold Borough. Freehold Borough police Lt. Michael Sweetman said Anthony Brian Burke, 35, was charged with luring and criminal sexual contact. The alleged incident occurred at 7:30 p.m. June 19. Sweetman said Burke allegedly…

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