• Hot pots/new wheels

    Gloria Singer Top-notch potters have pitched in, donating wares to raise money for new potter’s wheels at Brookdale Community College. An all-day preview of donated works will take place on Monday, Nov. 14, at the CVA Gallery from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The opening reception is 4:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The cash-and-carry…

  • FRHSD supt. discusses goals with Howell governing body

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— Charles Sampson, the superintendent of schools in the Freehold Regional High School District, outlined district goals and initiatives during an appearance before the Howell Township Council on Oct. 18. Sampson, who is in his first year as the superintendent of the six-school, 12,000- student regional district, was invited by…

  • Incidents of violence detailed

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — There were five incidents of reportable violence in the Marlboro K-8 School District during the 2010-11 school year. Marlboro Superintendent of Schools David Abbott presented information about those incidents during a public hearing concerning violence and vandalism in the district. By law, all school districts in New Jersey must…

  • Teens battling cancer to be honored by BFF

    MARLBORO — Be prepared to get on your feet and dance the night away while helping to raise money with the Beauty Foundation Friends (BFF). Six local teenagers who believed it was important to get involved and help cancer patients formed the BFF last year with the help of parental advisers Stacy Berns, Lori Ceraolo…

  • CentraState foundation awards scholarships

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The CentraState Healthcare Foundation recently awarded scholarships to three young women who were contestants in CentraState’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Ball Queen Contest. The recipients of the scholarships are DaraAdes of Marlboro, Ijeaoma Unachukwu of the Morganville section of Marlboro, and Danielle Piccolini of Freehold, who received scholarships for $2,000, $1,000 and $500,…

  • Make donations to Christmas project, Nov. 14-21

    COLTS NECK — While many Colts Neck families are busy with holiday activities, a group of local volunteers is focused on filling empty shoeboxes with school supplies, toys, hygiene items and notes of encouragement for needy children overseas. Colts Neck families are participating in the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind — Operation Christmas…

  • School officials busy with state initiatives

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — With the 2011-12 school year under way, administrators in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District are turning their attention to initiatives aimed at improving the education being offered to the community’s children. Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth O’Connell discussed the initiatives with the News Transcript. The first initiative…

  • Marlboro students trying to win athletic supplies

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — In a bid to win $140,000 in Under Armor uniforms and equipment for the sports teams at Marlboro High School, students and staff members at the school are asking for the public’s help. Robert Anderson, a teacher and the faculty adviser for the contest, said he learned about Under…

  • Indoor theme park ready for Nov. 11 grand opening

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — iPlay America and Encore Event Center, an indoor theme park, entertainment venue and event center, will officially open its doors to the public on Nov. 11. Grand opening festivities will begin at 9:30 a.m. at iPlay America, Schanck Road at Route 9, Freehold Township. There will be free fun and activities for…

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