• Residents are invited to enjoy trail

    MARLBORO — In honor of National Trails Day, the township will host the second annual Mayor’s Ice Cream Bike and Stroll on June 5. The Mayor’s Ice Cream Bike and Stroll is held to increase awareness of the valuable bicycle path Marlboro has, as well as the importance of alternative, sustainable forms of recreation and…

  • Former Brock employee pleads guilty to theft

    On May 24, Lynn Lormel, 50, of Manalapan, appeared in state Superior Court, Freehold, and pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree theft by deception. The charge relates to Lormel’s conduct while she was an employee of Brock Farms Nursery in Freehold Township, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. An…

  • Freehold council adopts $14M municipal budget

    Municipal tax rate will rise from 75.6 to 79.1 cents per $100 of assessed value BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough Council members approved a $14 million municipal budget for 2010 at a special meeting on May 13. According to Mayor Michael Wilson, the financial outlook for the state looks “bleak at…

  • Manalapan Under the Stars returns June 12

    MANALAPAN — The township’s annual community celebration, Manalapan Under the Stars, will be held on June 12 at the Manalapan Recreation Center. The fun and festivities will commence at 4 p.m. and run until just after a fireworks finale lights up the sky. Manalapan Under the Stars will feature food, entertainment, exhibits, displays, vendors, children’s…

  • Budget awaits adoption

    Freehold Twp. tax rate is expected to increase by 1.5 cents per $100 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Township Committee is expected to adopt Freehold Township’s $38.2 million municipal budget for 2010 during its meeting on June 16. The committee held a public hearing on the budget on May 25. Officials said they…

  • Adult daycare gains zoners’ approval

    Owner will close Matawan site and move to Marlboro BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer An adult daycare facility is expected to make its home on Commercial Court, off Tennent Road in the Morganville section of Marlboro. The application was before the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment because an adult daycare facility is not a permitted…

  • Photo

    Marlboro High School recently hosted the Roman Olympics, an event for students enrolled in Latin classes. Olympic events included Roman Jeopardy, races and a closing triumphal march. Junior Alexei Segall, dressed as a Power Ranger, gets his teammates fired up for the competition. See the story by staff writer Rebecca Morton on page 34. More…

  • Commish puts kibosh on Corzine school plan

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN File this one under the “We Could Have Told You So” Department. A year or two ago Greater Media Newspapers, and other New Jersey newspapers, reported on an initiative put forth by the administration of Jon Corzine, who at that time was sitting on the governor’s throne in Trenton. In…

  • for the record •••

    “Living Voices: A Tribute to Monmouth County’s Jewish World War II Veterans” is on exhibit at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, now through this fall. Admission for the exhibit is $3 for museum members, $5 for nonmembers and free to all service veterans. An item in last week’s Just Go page…

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