• Reduction in tax levy trims size of tax hike

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — When the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education met on May 25 it was expected to accept a $748,795 reduction in the general fund tax levy for the 2010-11 school year. The tax levy is the amount of taxes to be collected from property…

  • Photo

    Members of the Marlboro Police Department lead the second annual Marlboro Memorial Day parade, which made its way along School Road West to the municipal complex on Wyncrest Road on May 23. CHRIS KELLY

  • Size of new home remains an issue for zoning board

    Opinions differ on couple’s plan for Station Road property BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Sometimes bigger is not always better and that appears to be the belief of some members of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment in regard to a proposed new home. During a recent meeting, a hearing on Anil and…

  • in the service •••

    Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan J. Schaal, son of Kathleen and Ciro Porricelli of Freehold, was recently selected as Senior Sailor of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2010 while serving as airframe division leading petty officer at Fleet Readiness Center Detachment, Mayport, Fla. Schaal guided 19 sailors toward an unprecedented zero discrepancies…

  • Drug plea leads to 13-year term

    AFreehold man has been sentenced to 162 months (13.5 years) in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine in Freehold Township, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced on May 14. According to a press release, Marc Gill, 33, pleaded guilty on Aug. 14, 2009, to Count Three of a three-count indictment charging him with possession with…

  • First aid squad hopes for a rebound in donations

    Members remind residents that emergency services depend on public’s generosity BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad’s fundraising drive fell short of its goal in 2009, with only 21 percent of residents who received a letter asking for a monetary contribution re- sponding to the plea for…

  • Fine art exhibition features work of Roosevelt artist

    The New Jersey State Museum is hosting the 2010 New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Art, a juried exhibition that features the works of visual artists currently living or working in the state. More than 288 artists representing every county in New Jersey submitted work to the jurors, who selected 85 works by artists from 16…

  • Women assist in Tenn. disaster

    Tennessee recently saw a powerful weather system that caused severe flooding and rain totaling almost one foot. In response to that situation the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter deployed two of its volunteers in response to the floods in the south. Mary O’Donnell, a resident of Jackson, and Pam Slifer, a resident of Colts…

  • Korean War veteran will lead parade

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Sidney Blacknull FREEHOLD — When the Freehold Borough Memorial Day parade takes place for the 136th time, Sidney Blacknull will mark his 50th year as a member of the group that organizes the annual salute to members of the armed forces who gave their lives in service to the…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community