• Middle school club will perform musical

    The Howell Memorial Middle School Drama Club will present “High School Musical Junior” at 7 p.m. March 31 and April 1, and at 2 p.m. April 2, in the Howell Memorial Middle School auditorium, 485 Adelphia Farmingdale Road, Howell. Tickets are $7 and will be sold at the door. For more information, call Lisa Williams…

  • Track meet? Better bundle up!

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I ’ve learned many things in my days of being a sports parent. For instance, I’ve learned to bring a light jacket to any and all football events, even if the sun is shining and the promise of warm weather looms on the horizon. I’ve also learned the hard…

  • Family campground to open April 1

    Spring into spring by spending a night under the stars at the Monmouth County Park System’s family campground in Turkey Swamp Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. Opening for the season on April 1, the campground features 64 wooded campsites. All campsites are pull-through and feature water and electric hookups. The facility features drinking water, a…

  • Mother and daughter quilters share expertise

    Linda & Sarah Hahn pen ‘Dynamic Designs — New York Beauty Edition’ BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Linda Hahn Linda Hahn was working as a paralegal when she discovered her passion for quilting. “My boss’s wife, Luanne Halleran, invited me to attend a quilting guild meeting,” said Hahn, a resident of Manalapan who has been quilting since…

  • Golf outing to benefit Camp Quality

    For many years, the Sunrise Optimists have been successful in raising funds to benefit local charitable organizations. The proceeds of this year’s golf outing, to be held June 13 at the private Peddie Golf Course in Hightstown, will be used exclusively to support Camp Quality New Jersey. Camp Quality New Jersey is a camp for…

  • Counselor-in-Training program in Howell

    The Howell Parks and Recreation Department will be offering a Counselor-in- Training program in Howell Middle School South and Howell Middle School North for children ages 14 and 15 who want to participate in the summer camps. The threeweek program (with an optional fourth week) will run Monday through Thursday, July 11-28, for ages 14…

  • Freehold Borough introduces budget

    $14.76M spending plan includes municipal tax levy of $8.86 million BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council has introduced a $14.76 million municipal budget for 2011. The spending plan does not include any employee layoffs or the addition of any new personnel. Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said the 2011 budget is…

  • Panel will search for new funding

    Freehold Borough faces long-term facilities issues at its schools BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A new committee will explore alternate and/or nontraditional funding for the Freehold Borough K-8 School District. The Freehold Borough School District Funding Committee grew out of a discussion about generating additional funding for the district, according to Board…

  • Explorers come to life at Robertsville School

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Three Robertsville Elementary School fifth-grade classes recently hosted the school’s third annual Explorer Museum. The living museum is the culmination of a project in which pupils assumed the persona of an explorer. Landon Goldman (l) dressed as French explorer and Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette, and Scott Reivich (r), as astronaut John…

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