• Doctors receive board’s OK for building on Route 520

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — A pair of doctors have received permission from the Planning Board to build a two-story professional office building off Route 520, Marlboro. The applicants, Abraham Sadon and Ludmila Ridlovsky, gained approval to construct a 12,000-square-foot facility on a 2-acre site at 186 Route 520, between Evan Drive and…

  • Center Stage to offer summer dance camps

    Center Stage Dance and Theater School, with locations in East Brunswick, Marlboro and Ocean Township, will begin its summer program classes in the next few weeks. Stage Struck is a musical theater camp for ages 5 and up in the East Brunswick studio on Tices Lane that includes musical theater, dance, acting and voice. Instructors…

  • Youth police academy to return

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Police Department will hold its sixth annual Youth Police Academy program this summer. The program will run from July 22 through Aug. 2 and is available to children between the ages of 12 and 16. According to a press release, the Youth Police Academy is a condensed version of the…

  • Local officials recognize efforts of first aid squad

    Officials in Freehold Borough and Freehold Township have designated June as Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad Month, and are encouraging residents of both communities to contribute to the squad’s annual fundraising drive. The squad serves Freehold Borough and Freehold Township, and is composed of residents of both towns who serve as volunteers. The Freehold…

  • Starland announces upcoming schedule

    Starland Ballroom announced its upcoming show lineup, as of June 4:  Billy Currington — Sept. 7  Taking Back Sunday — Sept. 11-12  WRAT/WDHA Welcome Back Starland Bash with Puddle of Mudd — Sept. 13  Volbeat with HIM, All That Remains and Airborne — Sept. 25  Saves the Day with Geoff…

  • Starland Ballroom set to reopen in September

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — School won’t be the only thing returning in September. Live concerts will be back in session at the Starland Ballroom, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. A preliminary list of concerts and talk of the venue’s intention to reopen its doors in a few months began making the rounds on…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Sam Nunes of Marlboro was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and communication studies from Merrimack College, North Andover, Mass. Vincent Signoriello earned a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science from the University of Scranton, Scranton, Pa. He will now attend the Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate program at the university.…

  • Restored mural to hang on Court Jester building

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Portions of a mural depicting Freehold Borough’s iconic people and places will be given new life and a permanent home at the Court Jester, East Main Street. The original full mural was in place at the corner of Spring and East Main streets during 2011. The owner…

  • Freehold Borough council adopts municipal budget

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council has adopted a $15.01 million municipal budget for 2013. In conjunction with the adoption of the budget, an amendment regarding Freehold Borough’s water and sewer budget was approved by the governing body. Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said the amendment is “an accounting technique to…

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