• Sides agree on one point in landlords’ litigation

    Names of all occupants of a property will not have to be placed on lease BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Landlord Association of New Jersey (FLANJ) has won a consent order to stay certain parts of a municipal ordinance that establishes certain regulations regarding rental properties in Freehold Borough. A…

  • Teacher raises reported falling

    Statistics released on Aug. 12 by the New Jersey School Boards Association indicate that average teacher salary raises are dropping to the lowest point on record. Teacher contracts for 2010-11 that were settled since January reflect average raises of 2.03 percent, according to the NJSBA. Settlement rates for the most recent agreements, those reached in…

  • Community invited to help Haiti youths

    The Children Heritage Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, will host a Picnic in the Park on Aug. 28 from 2-6 p.m. at the Hilltop Picnic Pavilion at Holmdel Park, Holmdel. Residents of all communities are invited to attend the event, which will raise funds to help the children of Haiti. The keynote speaker at the event…

  • Regulations for arcade to have public hearing

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Rules that will regulate the operation of a new entertainment arcade are expected to be in place in the near future. Freehold Township officials have introduced two ordinances that address gaming fees and arcade operations. Both ordinances are scheduled for a public hearing and a possible…

  • ‘Quilting: Looking Forward’

    Monmouth University is hosting an exhibition of handcrafted quilts from the last 35 to 40 years. “Quilting: Looking Forward” celebrates the official naming of the Monmouth University Pollak Art Gallery by Lois Broder, daughter of Life Trustee Maurice Pollak, who donated 10 acres of land to the university upon which the Pollak Theatre and Pollak…

  • Former GM of track pleads guilty to multiple charges

    New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that Donald R. Codey Jr., the former president and general manager of Freehold Raceway, pleaded guilty on Aug. 20 to stealing $3,045 in raceway promotional vouchers and assisting two patrons to cash more than $1.3 million in bad checks at…

  • Unique program opening new world to participants

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Participants and volunteers dance to “Under the Sea” during the Challenger Theater Program at Dance Attitudes in Marlboro. LAUREN CASSELBERRY MARLBORO — Music brings people together, and on Sunday mornings in Marlboro a group of people has been getting together to learn songs and dance routines. The Challenger Theater, a…

  • Driver faces DWI charge in fatal accident

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — The driver in a one-car accident that took the life of a 2010 Howell High School graduate has been charged with drunken driving and a number of other motor vehicle violations, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Philip Adamo, 18, has been charged with driving while…

  • Blair will speak via satellite

    MANALAPAN — As part of its “Live From NY’s 92nd Street Y” series, Congregation Sons of Israel has announced that it will be hosting a variety of speakers and programs at its synagogue. All lectures are broadcast live via satellite from the 92nd Street Y in New York. Using a multimedia system with an 8-…

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