• Board OKs raises for academic supervisors

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer I ncreases in pay were approved for members of the Freehold Regional High School District Academic Supervisors Association during the June 27 meeting of the FRHSD Board of Education. At the same time, salary increases for other positions were pulled from the agenda. On the question of the raises for the…

  • Freehold council honors high school champion

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — One of Freehold High School’s most decorated athletes was honored at the June 27 meeting of the Borough Council. Emily O’Neill, a 2011 graduate who made her mark swimming for the Colonials, was saluted by members of Freehold Borough’s governing body. O’Neill has received a scholarship to…

  • SID budget gains approval

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Municipal officials have approved a $332,000 budget to cover the cost of operations in Freehold Borough’s Special Improvement District (SID) over the next 12 months. The Borough Council approved the budget on June 27. All six council members voted to approve the budget. The budget was submitted…

  • Police officers honored for their service

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Manalapan Police Department’s annual awards presentation was conducted at the start of the Township Committee’s June 15 meeting. Dozens of officers from the police department attended the meeting to support their fellow officers who were being honored. Capt. Christopher Marsala presented the awards. Patrolman Robert Herring and Patrolman Dennis O’Brien…

  • Support given for two stores

    Freehold Borough council hears plans for new convenience stores BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Borough currently has no food market or convenience store that is open after midnight. That situation could change if plans for two convenience stores eventually come to fruition. Representatives of two applicants who want to construct convenience stores in…

  • Board decides novel will stay in honors class

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Themes such as suicide are understandably tough topics to have to read about, but after reviewing the curriculum for Honors English, administrators in the Freehold Regional High School District believe the current curriculum should remain in place. Several months ago the parent of a student came to an FRHSD Board of…

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    Visitors to Freehold Township Day enjoy a fireworks show during the event held at Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold Township, on July 9. The community get-together featured a classic car show, rides, food and activities that organizers said celebrate small-town camaraderie and the American spirit. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Marlboro Republicans switch mayoral candidate

    Craig Marshall will face Jonathan Hornik for four-year term By Rebecca Morton MARLBORO — There has been a change at the top of the Republican ticket in the 2011 Marlboro municipal election. Craig Marshall will run for mayor against incumbent Jonathan Hornik. Marshall is replacing resident Michael Mirne as the Republicans’ candidate for mayor. Hornik…

  • Driver in Manalapan accident sought

    MANALAPAN — Police are continuing to search for an individual who was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Route 33 east near Knob Hill Country Lanes on July 8 and fled the scene. According to a press release from the Manalapan Police Department, at about 6:28 p.m., a Honda Civic being driven by a…

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