• Howell closes on Global

    HOWELL– Municipal officials closed on the purchase of the Global office building on Sept. 26, according to Township Manager Helene Schlegel. Plans put forth by the mayor and Township Council call for municipal offices to be moved from the existing municipal complex on Preventorium Road to the office building on Route 9 north near New…

  • Blues and BBQ fest heading for Marlboro, Oct. 15

    MARLBORO — All of your senses will be piqued at the first Marlboro Blues & BBQ Festival that is coming to town on Oct. 15. The festival, which is scheduled to kick off at noon, will feature seven bands and mouth-watering barbecue. The event will be held at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road.…

  • Sigismondi farm in line for preservation program

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A professional survey of the Sigismondi farm, a 94-acre parcel along Dey Grove Road, will be performed by CME Associates under the terms of a resolution that was approved by the Manalapan Township Committee on Sept. 14. According to the resolution, Manalapan has entered into a contract with the…

  • Education foundation boosts school programs

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Children in the Freehold Township K-8 School District will benefit from programs they receive through the financial support of the Freehold Township Education Foundation. Representatives of the foundation announced the names of the organization’s most recent grant recipients during the school board’s Sept. 13 meeting. Board…

  • Schools, law enforcement address bullying together

    New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow has announced the distribution of a new agreement to be executed by school districts and law enforcement agencies throughout New Jersey in order to establish enhanced policies and procedures to protect students from bullying. The revised Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Between Education and Law Enforcement Officials…

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     The Manalapan High School Drama Club will present its annual Haunted House from 7-10 p.m. Oct. 12-13 at the school, 30 Church Lane. Tickets are $5 each on the day of the event. All proceeds will benefit the Drama Club.  “Jews in Italy” will be presented by Professor Lisa Festa of Georgian Court…

  • Pupils may opt out of bus ride

    State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) announced that a bill she sponsored which will allow for the parent of a public school student to opt out of transportation services for the school year was signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. According to a press release from Beck, under current law, a school district…

  • Church will present Vienna Boys Choir

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir will once again be touring in the United States and one of the group’s concert dates will be in Freehold Borough. The choir will perform at the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, 118 W. Main St., at 8 p.m. Dec. 2 as…

  • Local spending could lead to break on taxes

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A program which would reward residents who shop at Marlboro businesses with a credit on their property tax bill is in the planning stages. Mayor Jonathan Hornik announced the program during the Sept. 22 Township Council meeting. Later in the meeting the council introduced an ordinance that would enact…

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