• Marlboro OK’s financing for municipal projects

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — With the first phase of Marlboro’s 2013 capital program complete, officials are ready to launch a series of improvements to municipal infrastructure. The Township Council has adopted three ordinances to finance a series of projects through the issuance of nearly $3.7 million in bonds or notes. The governing…

  • Town gets set for cleanup

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough residents will be able to use garbage bins and shredders to dispose of items and papers on May 18 when the mayor’s annual community cleanup day is held. Mayor Nolan Higgins instituted the townwide cleanup in 2012. This year’s cleanup will take place from 8 a.m.…

  • Scholarships offered to women by AAUW

    A pplications are now being accepted for two $2,000 scholarships given by the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women. (AAUW). The scholarships are the Lew Williams Scholarship and the Leila Sulkes Scholarship. Applicants must be female, 25 years of age or older, and reside in Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough,…

  • FRHSD superintendent reviews district’s performance report

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District’s six schools collectively earned 20 marks of “high performing” or better, and 16 marks of “average” or worse in various aspects of the state Department of Education’s performance reports for the 2011-12 school year. Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson took issue with the state’s…

  • Daughter continues to honor mother who battled cancer

    BY GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — One week after Mother’s Day, Nicole Tuscano of Howell will honor the memory of her mother, Cleo Tuscano, with a fundraising event that will support research into the disease that claimed Cleo’s life. Tuscano has once again teamed up with the Lustgarten Foundation, which is the largest private,…

  • A ‘Weekend in Old Monmouth’

    45 historic Monmouth County sites open to visitors May 4 & 5 The “Weekend in Old Monmouth” tour returns for the fourth year with 45 historic sites throughout Monmouth County opening their doors to visitors interested in local history. Hours for most sites are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, and from noon…

  • Skate and Surf moves to Great Adventure

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Skate and Surf Festival sponsored by Game Changer World that had been scheduled to be held at iPlay America, Schanck Road, Freehold Township, on May 18-19 has been moved to Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, Route 537, Jackson. Peter Valesi, the township administrator in Freehold Township, told…

  • Spring arrives at Allaire Village

    Allaire Village Inc. will host its annual spring crafters market fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4 (rain date May 5) on the grounds of the Historic Village at Allaire in Allaire State Park, Route 524 (Atlantic Avenue), Wall Township. Admission to the crafters market is $2 per adult; children under 12 will…

  • Re-enactors needed for Allaire militia

    The Allaire Village militia is recruiting families, adults and children to come out from noon to 4 p.m. May 19 to re-enact the history of the Howell Iron Works militia. In the 1830s, the militia protected the village and its residents and held weekly drills, according to a press release. Allaire Village will host historic…

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