• Colts Neck’s Brannan wins indoor MOC 3,200 state championship

    Colts Neck’s Brannan wins indoor MOC 3,200 state championship

    By Tim Morris When Colts Neck High School’s Jordan Brannan won his first NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III championship it was a big deal to the standout. To the Cougar, it meant that he was now one of the big guys — one of the best distance runners in the state. Two weeks later, Brannan…

  • Community garden established at Oakley farmstead

    Community garden established at Oakley farmstead

    By Clare Marie Celano Correspondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Land that was farmed for many years will once again become a source of fresh produce. The new Freehold Township Community Garden at the Oakley farmstead, Wemrock Road, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 9 for gardeners, according to Ronnie Leibowitz, Rutgers Master Gardener and…

  • Freehold Borough will receive boost in state aid

    Freehold Borough will receive boost in state aid

    By Christine Barcia Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The proposed state budget for fiscal year 2017 includes an increase in funding for the Freehold Borough K-8 School District. “We are relieved to see at least this nominal easing of our overall under-adequacy shortfall in state aid. These funds will avoid harmful degradations to our educational programs.…

  • Resident will reject school referendum

    Resident will reject school referendum

    Kudos to the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education for their steadfast resoluteness in holding yet another referendum. This is just another ploy to push through more obscene spending and thereby raise the taxes of hard-working overtaxed Marlboro residents. This is a school district that is completely out of control, devoid of any empathy…

  • Rejecting the agenda of the oligarchy at the local level

    Rejecting the agenda of the oligarchy at the local level

    The oligarchy (government by the few) which controls both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party has already decided who candidate A will be and who candidate B will be for the 2016 Presidential Election. It will not matter which candidate wins in November because the oligarchy sets and controls the people’s agenda at the…

  • Lindemann, Keosseian capture region wrestling championships

    Lindemann, Keosseian capture region wrestling championships

    By Tim Morris Five Howell High School wrestlers survived the gauntlet that was Region 6 and are headed to the state championships. “It was a great weekend,” Howell head coach John Gagliano said. “Five is the most we’ve had in my 19 years. “The schedule this season and the competition they faced all year really…

  • Monmouth County moves medical examiner’s operations to Middlesex County

    Monmouth County moves medical examiner’s operations to Middlesex County

    As part of an ongoing effort to streamline operations and share services, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will merge its medical examiner’s office with Middlesex County’s medical examiner’s office effective April 1, according to a press release from Monmouth County. “State statute permits the regionalization of medical examiners offices, so we are taking advantage…

  • A conservationist’s reading list

    Steven Dondero, a Centenary College student with an interest in conservation, wanted to know: What books should I read to learn about the environment, nature and land conservation? Students seeking extra reading should instantly get an A for effort! But Steven took it further by contacting members of the New Jersey Land Trust Network for…

  • My Hometown works to support Freehold Borough

    My Hometown works to support Freehold Borough

    By Clare Marie Celano Correspondent Tyler Merzer has not only committed himself to helping those in need in Freehold Borough, he has inspired other teenagers to do the same. Tyler, 17, is a senior at Marlboro High School. In 2013 he created My Hometown, an organization that helps to raise awareness about the need for…

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