• Search firm is definitely needed to seek out a new superintendent

    The letter submitted by John J. Filipek (“Board Should Conduct Superintendent Search Itself,” May 5) just made my blood boil so much, I had to respond. As a frequent attendee of Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education meetings, I am galled that Mr. Filipek would criticize Marlboro’s board representative Barry Hochberg for expending…

  • NJN and music hall were perfect together

    As New Jersey Network faces the threat of being turned over to private ownership, hanging in the balance is a plan that has been evolving over the past year for the rebroadcast of a historic television series on bluegrass music from 1977 to which I had the honor of contributing as scriptwriter, narrator, and producer-for-stage,…

  • When social networking sites seem very anti-social

    CODA GREG BEAN I stopped watching Jack Cafferty and Don Lemon, and most of the other anchors on CNN, when they started reading Twitter comments about the issues as part of their news presentation. There you’d have Jack or Don talking about a serious matter, like the nomination of a Supreme Court justice, and then…

  • When social networking sites seem very anti-social

    CODA GREG BEAN I stopped watching Jack Cafferty and Don Lemon, and most of the other anchors on CNN, when they started reading Twitter comments about the issues as part of their news presentation. There you’d have Jack or Don talking about a serious matter, like the nomination of a Supreme Court justice, and then…

  • Small invaders have bad image and odor problems

    Stink bug, now found throughout New Jersey, becoming bigger nuisance BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The invaders are scary looking, but they smell worse than they look. And the last thing you want to do is stress them or crush them. Brown marmorated stink bug (male is on left) DR. DEEPAK MATADHA Though harmless to humans…

  • Police will host academy for youths

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Police Department will host its third annual Youth Police Academy from July 19-30. The 10-day summer program for youths between the ages of 12 and 16 will introduce participants to all aspects of law enforcement using hands-on activities. Guest speakers will include members of the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, U.S.…

  • Mayor is ‘very optimistic’ cop layoffs can be avoided

    Howell officials plan to introduce budget at May 25 meeting BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Members of two unions were slated to vote on May 19 on items that could save the jobs of 16 Howell police officers, Mayor Robert F. Walsh said. “There have been suggestions made that the action will…

  • Farm property will be tested

    MARLBORO — The Township Council has authorized testing to be conducted in order to determine how far contamination on a piece of township-owned property spreads. The property in question is the DiMeo site at the corner of Conover and Pleasant Valley roads. The 77-acre parcel was purchased for the preservation of open space in 2004…

  • Monmouth County’s population at 664,916

    The Monmouth County Planning Board has released its 2010 estimate of the county’s population, showing that the county’s population reached 664,916 on Jan. 1. The new estimate shows that the total population of Monmouth County increased by 0.29 percent between January 2009 and January 2010. Since the 2000 U.S. Census, Monmouth County’s population has increased…

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