• Author to speak at Cong. Ahavat Olam

    Congregation Ahavat Olam, 106 Windeler Road, Howell, and its sisterhood organization invite the community to attend a brunch, lecture and book signing by author Joan Leegant at 11:30 a.m. April 3. Leegant is the award-winning author of “An Hour of Paradise,” for which she won the Penn/New England Book Award, the WallantAward for Jewish Fiction,…

  • Knights of Columbus will build new home

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — After years of being without a permanent home, the Englishtown Knights of Columbus Council No. 5903 is about to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new building. Jerry Cole, a past grand Knight and president of the John F. Carroll Columbian Club, said that several years ago the property on…

  • Panel may review master plan

    MARLBORO — A subcommittee that will include some members of the Planning Board will likely be given the task of re-examining Marlboro’s master plan. A master plan is the document that guides the growth and development of a municipality. During the board’s Feb. 16 meeting, township planner Susan Gruel was on hand to discuss the…

  • Freehold field is open for mayoral hopefuls

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Local Democrats have started the process of selecting a candidate to run for mayor following Mayor Michael Wilson’s announcement last week that he will not seek re-election after 25 years in the position. The News Transcript sought out several public figures to gauge their interest in seeking…

  • Freehold police raise money for N.J. Special Olympics

    FREEHOLD — Members of the Freehold Borough Police Department played with heart and soul at the fifth annual New York Giants flag football Snow Bowl to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey on Feb. 20. Although the team did not win a game, their efforts benefited the Special Olympics. The Boro Bashers ended up 0-4, but…

  • Burnham retires as Brookdale pres.

    Peter Burnham has retired as the president of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Brookdale is the two-year county college of Monmouth County. Burnham was placed on unpaid administrative leave by the Brookdale Board of Trustees on March 3. He retired March 8 from the position he held for two decades. Dr. William M. Toms began work…

  • School tax levy down in Colts Neck

    COLTS NECK — The general fund tax levy that is proposed to be collected from property owners to support the operation of the Colts Neck K-8 School District in 2011- 12 is down $100,000 from 2010-11. The Board of Education introduced a tentative budget for 2011-12 during its March 2 meeting. The budget calls for…

  • $10.3M budget to have public hearing April 13

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The 2011 municipal budget is just over $1 million less than the 2010 spending plan, but the budget as introduced on March 9 includes a small increase in the municipal tax rate. The municipal budget may be revised until a public hearing on the spending plan is held.…

  • Intersection upgrades to begin design phase

    COLTS NECK — Reconstruction of the intersection at Route 34 and Route 537 in Colts Neck is moving into higher gear. The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a bid to Greenwood- Pederson Inc., of Lebanon, a professional engineering firm, in the amount of $869,528 to design improvements to the intersection and to reconstruct…

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