• Allentown council introduces $2.36 million budget

    Allentown council introduces $2.36 million budget

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has introduced a $2.36 million budget for 2016 that essentially holds municipal taxes flat this year. The budget will be supported by the collection of $1.52 million in property taxes from Allentown’s residential and commercial property owners, according to information provided by borough officials. Allentown’s…

  • Marlboro school board puts tentative budget in place

    Marlboro school board puts tentative budget in place

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a tentative budget for the 2016-17 school year that does not include the use of the district’s banked tax levy for capital improvement projects. Discussion among board members in recent weeks focused on a plan to use $1.8…

  • Internships provide practical experience for learning center pupils

    Internships provide practical experience for learning center pupils

    By Christine Barcia Staff Writer Public sector and nonprofit internships are giving a group of Freehold Regional High School District students real-world experience way beyond classroom learning. “We believe the internships give students an authentic experience that most high school students would not get until college or beyond,” said Peter Krais, Supervisor – Social Studies,…

  • Children’s author will visit Marlboro library

    Children’s author will visit Marlboro library

    MARLBORO – Children’s author and illustrator Ross Burach will visit the Marlboro Public Library, Wyncrest Road, on April 12 to help celebrate National Library Week. Burach, a former Manalapan resident, will read his debut picture book, “There’s a Giraffe in My Soup,” which features an assortment of hairy, scary animals that pop out from under…

  • Zoning board rejects variance for adult community

    Zoning board rejects variance for adult community

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The Zoning Board of Adjustment has rejected a developer’s plan to construct an age-restricted community and a retail center in a Special Economic Development zone (SED-20) on Route 33. Terry Sherman, a principal with Countryside Developers, outlined his plan during the March 17 meeting of the zoning board.…

  • Councilman: Remain vocal about unwanted solicitation

    Councilman: Remain vocal about unwanted solicitation

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – Township Council President Robert Nixon is asking Jackson residents to remain vigilant in an ongoing attempt to stymie unwanted real estate solicitation. During a March 8 meeting, Nixon said a March 3 fire in neighboring Lakewood prompted him to call on residents to continue watching for solicitors and…

  • Great Adventure executives warn of ticket offer scam

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – An authentic looking website offering free tickets to the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park is being described by Six Flags executives as an elaborate scam. “If an offer sounds too good to be true it usually is,” theme park executives wrote on Great Adventure’s Facebook page. “If…

  • Library naming honors educator

    Library naming honors educator

    By Christine Barcia Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The memory of Dennis Levinson will live on in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District. Levinson, who died at the age of 68 in August 2015, was a principal in Freehold Borough’s elementary schools, including the Freehold Learning Center, Dutch Lane Road, for 15 years. On Feb. 22,…

  • Ray Catena Auto Group eyes Route 9 site in Marlboro

    Ray Catena Auto Group eyes Route 9 site in Marlboro

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – Representatives of the Ray Catena Auto Group have submitted an application to the Marlboro Planning Board to refurbish two old buildings on Route 9 and create a new automobile dealership. According to an application on file in town hall, the 9-aproperty is on Route 9 north at the…

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