• Brookdale Community College trustees select new president

    Maureen Murphy The Board of Trustees of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, have announced that Maureen Murphy, president at San Jacinto College South, Houston, Texas, has been named president of the college, effective July 1. Murphy, who will be paid $194,000, will succeed interim President William Toms, who is returning to continue his consulting practice, according…

  • Seven seeking 3 seats on school board

    MARLBORO — Seven candidates will seek three three-year terms on the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education in the April 17 school election. The candidates are Paula Fasciano, BonnieSue Rosenwald, John Dwyer, Barry Hochberg, Jian Kao, Despina (Debbie) Matos and Vincent Valinoti. Fasciano and Rosenwald are incumbents seeking re-election. Board member Raymond Eng is…

  • Teen will perform at Carnegie Hall

    Ryan DeGregorio, 16, of Manalapan, will perform at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on March 10. Ryan is a junior at Manalapan High School. He has been playing piano since the age of 4. Ryan was enrolled in the 2012 Music- Fest Rising Talents Festival by his piano teacher Nina…

  • FRHSD continues to work on plans for the future

    The Freehold Regional High School District has completed its strategic planning school-based town hall meetings. Throughout January, strategic planning school-based town hall meetings were held at each school to present the strategic plan draft to staff members and students. During the meetings, students and staff members had an opportunity to provide personal perspective and feedback…

  • Outstanding teachers honored in Marlboro

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District has announced that for the 2011-12 school year, eight members of the teaching staff will be recognized through the Teacher Recognition/Educational Services Professional Program sponsored by Monmouth County superintendents. The eight honorees will be recognized at a countywide ceremony in May. Chaired by Asher Holmes Elementary School Principal…

  • Marlboro K-8 plans to boost technology

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Marlboro K-8 School District administrators hope to soon place high-tech tools in classrooms to keep up with upcoming advances in education. Director of Curriculum and Instruction Karen Kondek presented a list of potential budget items at a Feb. 14 Board of Education meeting. “The changes we will see…

  • Residents will be permitted to install rapid entry box

    FREEHOLD — Arapid entry box that is used by police officers and firefighters to enter a business in an emergency will now be available to Freehold Borough residents who want to place that type of device on their home. In January, Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer related a situation in which police officers had to break into…

  • Longtime conservationist to take reins of county foundation

    The new executive director of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) is a familiar face to many Monmouth County residents. The nonprofit organization — founded in 1977 and dedicated to acquiring and preserving open space in the county, now has William Kastning, 65, at its helm. “I think Bill is a great fit for MCF,” said…

  • Two men charged with attempted murder in Freehold Twp. incident

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the attempted murder of a man in Freehold Township on Dec. 21, 2011. The arrests were made by officers from the Freehold Township Police Department and detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau.…

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