• Millstone board introduces $37.5M school budget

    Millstone board introduces $37.5M school budget

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a preliminary budget that will pay for the operation of the school district during the 2016-17 school year. Following a discussion among district administrators and board members at a March 21 meeting, a $37.5 million budget that…

  • Spring job fair April 1 at Brookdale

    Spring job fair April 1 at Brookdale

    Monmouth County’s Spring Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on April 1 at the Brookdale Community College’s Collins Arena, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The job fair will provide access to employers seeking talented candidates in every discipline, from hospitality and health care to finance, education, telecommunications, computer science and everything in…

  • David’s dream for others

    David’s dream for others

    David Caldarella was a gift to his parents when he was born on Christmas Day in 1968. His life’s work keeps on giving even after surviving Stage 4 cancer of the head and neck. David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation offers financial assistance, services and most of all hope to more than 500 families. On…

  • Interfaith families to be topic at temple

    The Grandparents’ Circle, a workshop for Jewish grandparents of children of mixed marriages, will hold a session at 7 p.m. April 10 at Congregation Beth Ohr, Route 516, Old Bridge. Rabbis Ari Saks and Joel Mishkin will be joined by Donna Cephas, founder of the Narrative Project, a technique for enhancing interfaith-family dynamics. The session…

  • Lady Knights counting on experience to build off last season

    Lady Knights counting on experience to build off last season

    By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s girls lacrosse team heads into the season on the heels of an 11-7 campaign that was much better than the record suggests. The Lady Knights caught fire in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament and went on to defeat top-seeded North Brunswick Township High School in an exciting…

  • Youth soccer teams impacted by new regulations

    Youth soccer teams impacted by new regulations

    By Wayne Witkowski Youth soccer tryouts begin in a few weeks, but there will be a far different situation ahead for many returning players and coaches. The U.S. Youth Soccer Association that administers youth programs nationwide announced three months ago that it is changing its age classifications. Instead of going by a school year style…

  • Pancake breakfast to raise funds for school’s fifth grade

    Pancake breakfast to raise funds for school’s fifth grade

    The Madison Park Elementary School PTA will hold a Flapjack Fundraiser from 8-10 a.m. April 10 at Applebee’s, 55 Route 9, Manalapan. Proceeds will benefit the fifth grade. The cost is $10 per person and includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs and coffee, juice, soda or tea. For more information or to attend, contact Karen Turpin…

  • Millstone school budget goes in wrong direction

    Millstone school budget goes in wrong direction

    The Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education has announced a budget increase that calls for what the board characterizes as a modest increase in property taxes (approximately $200 for the average homeowner), the first increase in five years. Might I remind the board that school population has been flat during that time and…

  • Oceanport introduces 2016 budget

    Oceanport introduces 2016 budget

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer OCEANPORT- The Borough Council has introduced the nearly $8 million municipal budget for the 2016 fiscal year. During the March 17 council meeting, the council unanimously introduced the spending plan, that includes a $5.6 million tax levy, an increase over last year’s $5.4 million levy. If adopted, the municipal tax…

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