• Foundation striving to earn music grant

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Representatives of the Freehold Borough Educational Foundation are always looking for new ways to generate funds for the Freehold Borough K-8 School District, and a local resident is now trying to help the foundation raise funds for a comprehensive music program. Jean Holtz, who chairs the foundation,…

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     “Heart Attacks in Women” will be presented at 2 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Chelsea at Manalapan, 445 Route 9 south, Manalapan. Dr. Jatinchandra Patel will review symptoms, when to call 911 and more. A question and-answer session will follow the presentation. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to 732-972-6200.  The Sons of…

  • FRHSD board grants 2 percent increase to certain employees

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer A 2 percent salary increase has been approved for members of non-bargaining units in the Freehold Regional High School District. The exception to the salary increases will be the district’s assistant superintendents, who will have their pay frozen for another year. The salary increases were approved by the FRHSD Board of…

  • Discussion group engages author

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Author Carey Wallace paid a visit to the Marlboro Library on July 20 to discuss her novel “The Blind Contessa’s New Machine” with members of the Wednesday Morning Page Turners Book Club. “The Blind Contessa’s New Machine” is a romantic telling of the invention of the typewriter. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT…

  • FRHSD will review info submitted by Jamesburg

    Neighboring school district is searching for a new home for its high school students BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer A lthough administrators in the Freehold Regional High School District have agreed to review information regarding the Jamesburg School District’s proposal to send its students to their schools, the FRHSD is not close to making a decision…

  • Concept for apartments put on table

    Developer meets with residents to explain plan for historic Freehold site BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A proposal to convert a historic building on Bennett Street in Freehold Borough into 12 upscale apartments was presented to residents of the Bennett Street neighborhood during a meeting held July 27 at Borough Hall. The presentation was…

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    Johnny Rocket teams up with Jason Dimmingus for a ride in the Thunderdome at the Monmouth County Fair on July 30. Thunderdome was one of the many types of entertainment that was presented at the fair, which was held in Freehold Township, July 27-31. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Authorities now investigating Freehold Twp. death as homicide

    Fire that engulfed home ruled arson; missing Volkswagen Jetta also part of the probe BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has ruled that a death that occurred on July 31 at a Jackson Mills Road residence in Freehold Township is a homicide.   The body was discovered by firefighters who…

  • Registration open for Youth Conservation Corps

    Applications are now being accepted for the Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps, whose mission is “to protect and preserve natural areas from misuse, polluters and the forces of nature” at the more than 7,200 acres of Open Space owned and maintained byMiddlesex County. Conservation Corps crew members earn $8.50 per hour and will work Saturdays…

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