• Board gives OK to two contracts

    MARLBORO — No one from the public offered any comments about the contracts for Assistant Superintendent Marc Gaswirth or Business Administrator Cindy Barr-Rague for the 2011-12 school year when they were given the opportunity to discuss those employment agreements during a recent meeting of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education. At the board’s…

  • Visitors to Freehold will explore historic homes

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Advisory Commission is preparing for its third annual Historic House Tour which will take place on June 25 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. This year the advisory commission will be getting some assistance from the Freehold Borough Arts Council (FBAC). Tickets…

  • Ocean County man charged with carjacking acquaintance

    MANALAPAN — A resident of Manchester Township, Ocean County, has been charged with carjacking following an incident that occurred in Manalapan in the early morning hours of June 15. According to a press release issued by Manalapan police Capt. Chris Marsala, a 32-year-old woman called police at 3:07 a.m. to report that she had been…

  • Baseball coaches to take on police

    MARLBORO — The community is invited to come out and watch police officers from the Marlboro Police Department take on the Marlboro Mustangs 11U Blue travel baseball team coaches and parents in a special event. Proceeds will benefit the PBA/Families of Policemen and help send the 11U boys team to Cooperstown, N.Y., in June 2012.…

  • Fundraiser called a success

    MARLBORO — On May 15, local Marlboro cancer charity STOMP The Monster successfully hosted its first 5K and Festival at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, raising money and awareness for their cause — to help cancer patients, their family members and caregivers when they need it most — during the fight against the disease. The…

  • Author to speak on Battle of Monmouth

    A s part of its “Historically Speaking” lecture series, the Monmouth County Historical Association will welcome Joseph G. Bilby to speak on June 26 at 2 p.m. The lecture will be held at the association’s headquarters, 70 Court St., Freehold. Bilby will speak about his recent publication, “Monmouth Court House: The Battle That Made the…

  • Browsers and buyers welcome at book sale

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will host its annual used book sale June 22-25 with more than 20,000 books all in one place. Most books will sell for between 50 cents and $1.50; children’s books will sell for between 25 cents to $1; and specialty books, such…

  • datebook 

     A book signing with psychologist John F. Clabby, author of “Two Minute Talks to Improve Psychological and Behavioral Health,” will be held from 1-3 p.m. June 23 in the main lobby of CentraState Medical Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. The book offers step-by-step directions for health care professionals and others wanting to…

  • Local playwrights ‘choose to laugh.’ You will, too

    Play looks at highs and lows of life in adult communities BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Brandon Allentoff (l-r) of Howell, and Milt Keiles and Arnold Brown, both of Monroe Township, rehearse a scene from “Fade Out at Clo-Achers.” The play, written by Monroe Township residents Myra Danon and Meryl Berness, steps beyond the security…

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