• Horsemen counting on new revenue sources

    Off-track wagering, betting would help racetrack, state BY KENNY WALTER OCEANPORT — Sports betting and off-track wagering were two major topics that were discussed at an opening-day press conference at Monmouth Park. Dennis Drazin, consultant to the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, which operates Monmouth Park, said during the May 7 press conference that he…

  • 3 Manalapan seats will be open on board

    Three three-year seats will be up for grabs on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education in the annual school election on Nov. 5. Candidate packets, which include a nominating petition, may be obtained by visiting the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) website at njsba.org/ candidacy. The school board seats currently held by…

  • Howell woman organizes Itching for a Cure 5K Walk

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Kristi Silver A Monmouth University student majoring in public relations is spearheading an effort to build awareness of a disease that many people may have and not even be aware of. Kristi Silver of Howell, who will enter her senior year at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, in the fall,…

  • Audubon Society to host bird walk

    The Monmouth County Audubon Society will host a summer evening bird walk to look for nesters and shorebirds on Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County. The event will take place on June 20 starting at 6 p.m. The public is welcome; admission is free. Six months after superstorm Sandy, the Sandy Hook division of Gateway…

  • Women’s civil war legacy will be focus of program

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — It is common knowledge that men left home and fought the battles of the Civil War, but a program to be held at the Oakley farm, Wemrock Road, on June 5 will focus on the significant role women played at that time in American history. “Community…

  • Liberty Oak Chorus earns first place

    Liberty Oak Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, based in Freehold, won first-place honors in the 2013 Greater New York Region 15 competition that was held in Philadelphia, Pa., on April 12. According to a press release, the 76 women of the Liberty Oak Chorus were filled with pride as their dreams came true.…

  • Dancer highlights schools’ need for federal funding

    A bout 30 school districts throughout New Jersey could get the option to bank their federal impact aid funding in the future if a recently proposed piece of legislation in the state Assembly becomes law . Written by Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington), the bill would allow for the creation of a special…

  • Marlboro council adopts $33.13M budget for 2013

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Although an amendment to Marlboro’s 2013 municipal budget resulted in a lower municipal tax rate than initially expected, the minor drop could not prevent an increase from the 2012 tax rate. The council adopted a $33.13 million budget, which carries a $24.3 million tax levy, at its May…

  • Honoring veterans by hiring them

    GUEST COLUMN MAJ. DON BLOSSER, USMCR Ret. On Memorial Day, May 27, New Jerseyans and Americans across the country joined together to honor those who have served and sacrificed for our nation and our freedoms. As a retired U.S. Marine Reservist who served during the Vietnam era, on active duty and as a reservist, I…

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