• Public invited to HONJ chorus dress rehearsal

    Cindy Raia (l) and June Farkouh of the Heart of New Jersey Chorus get ready to sing. The Heart of New Jersey Chorus invites the public to attend its dress rehearsal on Wednesday, March 16, at 8 p.m. at the Millstone Primary School cafetorium, 18 Schoolhouse Road, Millstone Township, as the chorus prepares for the…

  • Sign ordinance sets revised guidelines

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP— Municipal officials have amended the township’s sign ordinance to make it a more uniform plan, and one they hope will have a positive longterm impact on the aesthetics of signs in Freehold Township. The sign ordinance had not been revised for more than a decade, according to…

  • Manalapan-Englishtown board introduces budget

    School tax rate would rise by 1 cent in Manalapan, 5.2 cents in Englishtown BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Manalapan- Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has introduced a $77.2 million budget to fund the operation of the district during the 2011-12 school year (July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012). The…

  • Jewish women in politics focus of talk at museum

    Amy Handlin, Amy Mallet & Barbara McMorrow to sit on panel at museum BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Barbara McMorrow FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Three wellknown women who serve in public office will participate in “Jewish Women in Politics: A Panel Discussion” at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County on March 27. The event…

  • FRHSD budget keeps general fund levy flat

    Board of Education introduces $177.58M spending proposal BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer A n unexpected increase in state aid has resulted in some good news for the Freehold Regional High School District’s 2011-12 budget. The budget does not include student participation fees for school sports, clubs and activities, and it does not include any increase in…

  • Autism group reverses course on relocation

    Renovations appear to have stopped at former school in Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Borough officials are concerned about the lack of progress on a redevelopment project at the former Bennett Street School. A developer had plans to restore the building, but the organization that was going to move into the…

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    Freehold Township High School senior Ashley Stenftennagel (20) eyes the basket during the Patriots’ Central Jersey Group IV state tournament game vs. Jackson Memorial on March 2 in Freehold Township. The visiting Jaguars defeated the Patriots, 49-46. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Valesi to become administrator in Freehold Township

    By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Peter Valesi, who currently serves as Freehold Township’s assistant administrator, has been unanimously selected by the Township Committee to become the township administrator when Tom Antus retires on April 1. Freehold Township Mayor David Salkin said Valesi was hired with that idea in mind. Salkin said when officials…

  • Energy upgrades planned at Manalapan town hall

    By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — Planned upgrades in the municipal building could save Manalapan $1.2 million over the next 25 years, according to an energy savings plan that was tentatively endorsed by the Township Committee on March 9. Mayor Andrew Lucas said there are three key components to the plan: • replacing the heating, ventilation…

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