• Ammiano, Cook selected by GOP to run for office

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Republicans Anthony Ammiano and Thomas L. Cook will seek seats on the Township Committee this fall. Ammiano is serving as Freehold Township’s mayor for 2012. Cook will be making his first run for public office. The pair will not be challenged in the June Republican primary.…

  • FRHSD plans to pursue projects to reduce costs

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District’s (FRHSD) six buildings may soon see a series of upgrades, with no cost to taxpayers. Members of the FRHSD Board of Education recently enlisted the services of Tozour Energy Systems. Under the guidelines of New Jersey’s Energy Saving Improvement Plan (ESIP), public agencies may…

  • Prescription drugs may be turned in at Free. Twp. sites

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day onApril 28. Individuals will be able to drop off unneeded drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. DEA Special Agent Douglas S. Collier said the initiative provides an opportunity for people to clear their medicine…

  • ‘Mr. 80%’ is on stage at Center Playhouse

    The James Sherman comedy “Mr. 80%” is running through May 6 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold. Performances will be held on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The story revolves around Sharon (Angela Trombatore), a lawyer with a past full of failed relationships, and Patricia (Melissa Mount), a…

  • Manalapan-Englishtown K-8 board adopts budget

    TheManalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has put a budget in place for the 2012-13 school year. The board recently adopted an $81.15 million budget to fund the operation of the school district from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. The budget for the 2011-12 school year was $77.2 million. According to information…

  • Fitzgerald, Schatzle to run unopposed

    COLTS NECK — Two members of the Colts Neck Township Committee will run unopposed for two three-year terms in the November general election. Republican Committeeman Michael Fitzgerald, who is serving as Colts Neck’s deputy mayor in 2012, and Republican Committeeman James Schatzle will not be challenged in the June primary or in November. The deadline…

  • ‘Day With the Irish’ will be a celebration

    Bill Cannon & Roger Kane to be honored in Freehold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A rea residents are invited to attend the Ancient Order of Hibernians’ 11th annual “Day With the Irish” event which will take place from 2-5 p.m. April 29 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 E. Main St., Freehold…

  • Marlboro budget adopted

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Members of the Marlboro Township Council have voted unanimously to adopt the 2012 municipal budget. The governing body took the action on April 12. The $32.6 million spending plan is supported by a $23.3 million tax levy which will be raised through property taxes to be collected from…

  • Marlboro drawing line in the sand over COAH funds

    CODA GREG BEAN Of all the contentious issues I’ve watched during my years as a newsman in New Jersey, none has been as consistently divisive as the battle in communities over meeting the state’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) requirements — and now, with COAH on life support, the whole thing is becoming even more…

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