• N.J. bear hunt could be held in December

    New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin has approved a comprehensive black bear management policy that would include the state’s first black bear hunt since 2005 to deal with an overpopulation of bears and problems they are causing, especially in northern parts of the state.According to a press release from the DEP,…

  • Howell’s Drew enjoyed record-setting season

    Rebels’ baseball standout headed to Felician College BY TIM MORRIS As good as he was in high school, Howell High School 2010 graduate Ryan Drew believes that his best baseball is still in front of him. The Rebels’ infielder, fresh off a record-setting season in which he batted .423 and helped Howell return to the…

  • Gallene’s title brought Freehold recognition

    Colonials’ senior is first at his school to claim a state swimming crown BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Picking a Freehold Regional High School District male senior Athlete of the Year was not an easy task this year because the 2009-10 scholastic sports seasons produced several worthy candidates. Freehold High School graduate Joe Gallene won…

  • on campus •••

    Halley B. Pearlstein, daughter of Drs. Caryn and Eric Pearlstein of the Morganville section of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Delaware, Newark, Del., where she is majoring in vocal performance/ music business. She is a 2008 graduate of Marlboro High School. Michael P. D’Ambrise,…

  • on campus •••

    Brandon Scott Gold of the Morganville section of Marlboro has graduated summa cum laude from Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. Yeshnaya Critch of Freehold has graduated from Lesley University, Cambridge, Mass. Caitlyn Redding of Freehold has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown. Angelica Elyse Lyons…

  • K-8 looking for way to offer school sports and activities

    Crunch time arrives for Howell administrators and fall sports programs BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Now that courtesy busing is no longer an issue, administrators in the Howell K-8 School District are focusing their attention on how to provide fee-based sports and co-curricular activities by the time school opens in September. It…

  • Resident wants activities cut before teachers are let go

    Iread with a heavy heart and deep concern about the loss of 152.5 positions in the Freehold Regional High School District. Then I read with total shock and disbelief that no athletic cuts have been announced. Is this the Olympics that we are preparing our children for? Are we training professional athletes? Or are we…

  • Castellano family is grateful for support from community

    Ican find no words in my heart to truly express what I am feeling today. The outpouring of love and support from so many, many people has touched me in a place that I did not know even existed. I could never begin to thank everyone for all that has been done for my family…

  • Smith is doing a good job questioning expenditures

    Iread an article recently with the headline, “$10,000 Salary of Howell School Treasurer Questioned,” regarding the issue of the salary to be paid to have a “second set of eyes” look over the Howell K-8 School District’s finances. Newly elected Howell Board of Education member Jeanette Smith raised the issue and, unfortunately, took some heat…

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