• Looking for Camelot? It will be in Marlboro

    Planning Board gives go-ahead for apartments BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Years of deterioration and water damage and the presence of asbestos in Liberty Hall on the Entron property has led to a decision to demolish the structure as a commercial and residential project takes shape at the Route 79 site. The residential portion…

  • Veterans at heart of celebration

    Freehold Township Day will add activities geared to teenagers; patriotism and food also on tap BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Kamal Bowen was the 2008 recipient of the Freehold Township Day veterans grant. Proceeds from the event were used to upgrade Bowen’s home so that his wheelchair could be accommodated. Pictured at lower right…

  • Pupil participation fees could be suspended

    Manalapan-Englishtown board supports recommendation made by superintendent BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer TheManalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has voted to restore several items to the school budget for the 2011-12 school year. During a meeting at the school district’s headquarters in Englishtown on March 15, the board accepted several recommendations that had been made…

  • Freehold Twp. to name Valesi administrator

    Current assistant administrator will take over on April 1 when Tom Antus retires BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Peter Valesi Peter Valesi, who currently serves as Freehold Township’s assistant administrator, will take over the job of township administrator on April 1 when Thomas Antus retires. Antus has been the township administrator since 1994. The…

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    Teams representing the Freehold Borough YMCA Community Center (red) and Borough Hall in Freehold Borough (green) squared off on March 19 at Freehold High School as part of a “March Madness” event. The YMCA Community Center team won this game, 51-42. Proceeds from “March Madness” will help support the World Changers program through which volunteers…

  • Agreement could end push for Freehold Borough fire district

    Town offers to fund department’s capital needs from 2011-16 By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD — A six-year $1,435,000 capital needs spending plan may be the deciding factor in the Freehold Fire Department’s decision to halt its pursuit of the establishment of a fire district. The capital needs spending plan met with unanimous approval from the…

  • Officials: Public will have say on Manalapan marijuana distribution site

    Mayor says proposal may have to go before town’s zoning board By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — Municipal officials told members of the public on March 23 that they will have a chance to state their views on New Jersey’s plan to place a medicinal marijuana alternative treatment center in Manalapan. The New Jersey Department of…

  • Manalapan Township Committee introduces 2011 budget

    Officials say spending plan has no hike in municipal tax rate By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — As the Manalapan Township Committee prepared to introduce the 2011 municipal budget, Mayor Andrew Lucas gave residents the bottom line: municipal taxes will not be going up this year. Lucas said the municipal tax rate will remain stable at…

  • Eagle baseball team still expected to fly

    Edison must replace six .300+ hitters BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent A winning tradition and legacy for producing outstanding players again assures that the Edison High School baseball team’s expectations are high entering the season. That is why head coach Vin Abene believes his Eagles will compete for the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division and conference…

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