• Freehold H.S., Howell H.S. receive reaccreditation

    The Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), based in Philadelphia, announced that Freehold High School in Freehold Borough and Howell High School in Howell recently earned reaccreditation. Freehold High School has been accredited since 1928, and Howell High School has been accredited since 1970, according to a press release. The schools…

  • FRHSD awaiting word on contract for new supt.

    School board does not deny magazine’s naming of person selected to lead six schools BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer The fate of a contract between the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education and its new superintendent of schools is still awaiting approval from the state Department of Education (DOE). During the FRHSD board meeting…

  • Free ‘Peter and the Wolf’ show on March 6

    The historic Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood, will present the Pushcart Players’ production of “Peter and the Wolf” on March 6 at 2 p.m. “Peter and the Wolf” is an adaptation of the traditional Russian folk tale set to music by Sergei Prokofiev. While providing an introduction to the world of music and musical…

  • Board approves deal for SECAs

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer The supervisors of extracurricular activities in the Freehold Regional High School District will receive a salary increase for the current 2010-11 school year, but they will not receive an increase for 2011-12 under the terms of a new contract. The FRHSD Board of Education approved the new contract with the supervisors…

  • Residents ticked off about snow parking violations

    Howell vehicle owners say fines should not be issued if there is not enough to plow BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell administration has responded to concerns raised by residents about fines they were issued for parking vehicles in the street when it snowed and for failing to remove portable sports equipment…

  • Warshaw confirmed as prosecutor

    The state Senate has confirmed Peter E. Warshaw Jr. to be the next Monmouth County prosecutor. Warshaw, who has worked in the prosecutor’s office for more than 25 years, will serve a fiveyear term. “I am grateful for the Senate’s vote and look forward to starting my duties,” he told Greater Media Newspapers. Warshaw has…

  • Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend?

    CODA GREG BEAN “When it hurts to look back, and you’re scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there.” Anonymous T here’s nothing like surgery to make you humble and disabuse you of the notion that there is any aspect of your life that is private or…

  • Freeholder: Assistance is available to veterans

    Suicides among National Guardsmen and Army Reservists are increasing at an alarming rate, and the Ocean County Board of Freeholders is encouraging local servicemen and servicewomen to seek help before their stress or depression reaches crisis level. “There are few jobs more demanding and stressful than that of soldiers, Marines, sailors or airmen,” said Freeholder…

  • Master Gardeners offer scholarships

    Master Gardeners of Ocean County are offering two scholarships to eligible, graduating Ocean County high school students. The Master Gardener program is a volunteer organization under the direction of Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Since the organization actively supports horticulture education, the scholarships are for students planning a career in horticulture, agriculture, or the related fields of…

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