• Social network rules under consideration

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Guidelines for employees who use professional and personal social networking Internet websites was a recent topic of discussion for the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education. At an Aug. 9 meeting, administrators discussed portions of a potential new policy that would establish guidelines to help employees maintain a…

  • Housing development redux

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN I n Marlboro, a housing development, Camelot at Marlboro (best name ever), is proposed to be constructed on a brownfields site on Route 79 near Beacon Hill Road. The former industrial property is commonly referred to as the Entron site. The brownfields designation means that contamination has been identified on…

  • Author ‘curries’ on with new Indian cooking techniques

    ‘My Indian Kitchen’ by Hari Nayak features meat dishes, grilling methods BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Hari Nayak Hari Nayak spent 20 years in southwestern India in a coastal town known for its love of meat, seafood, vegetables and grilled dishes. He remembers fondly watching his grandmother make pancake batter and grinding fresh spices in…

  • Ignite! program targets job seekers starting out

    One of the groups hardest hit by the economic downturn are inexperienced workers just starting out in their careers, according to a press release from Monmouth County. To help them, the county’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB) has established a networking program called Ignite! Ignite! will offer free bi-monthly workshops, events and networking sessions for young…

  • State aid may pay for ActivBoard purchase

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The last of the Marlboro K-8 School District classrooms without an ActivBoard may be getting the technological tool. During the Board of Education’s Aug. 9 meeting, board members discussed the possibility of purchasing 30 boards in order to make all of the district’s classrooms complete. An ActivBoard is an…

  • Firefighter honored for 50 years of service

    Robert Taylor Sr. saluted by Freehold Borough officials BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Robert Taylor Sr. as he appeared on his first day as a volunteer firefighter in Freehold Borough, 50 years ago. FREEHOLD — Robert Taylor Sr. has seen “loss” and “life” during his years as a volunteer firefighter. While Taylor was fighting…

  • Howell council votes to buy Global building

    Municipal offices expected to be moved to Route 9 site BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL— In a 4-1 vote, the Howell Township Council has decided to execute a contract to purchase the Global office building on Route 9 north. Plans previously discussed by the council call for municipal offices to be moved out of…

  • Freehold will help repair sidewalks

    The borough of Freehold has announced that it will undertake a Sidewalk Improvement Program this fall in order to help residents to correct any code deficiencies that may have resulted from uplifted tree roots, normal decay, and any other unsafe conditions. The borough will pay half of the expense, and the property owner will be…

  • County officials create Office of Shared Services

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has amended the administrative code to create the Monmouth County Office of Shared Services and realign some other staff positions. “The shared services initiatives spearheaded inMonmouth County have been extremely successful, allowing us to achieve, and even surpass, the core objectives of providing key services and providing very significant…

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