• John S. Di Leo

    Mr. Di Leo, 74, a resident of Holmdel since 2008, died at his home on March 29, 2010, after a long illness. He was the proprietor of Hylan Electrical Contracting and DiLeo Hardware in Staten Island, N.Y., before retiring. He was predeceased by his wife, Victoria Vincequara Di Leo, in 2008; and a brother, Victor…

  • Council may ask auditor to review school budget

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials planned to hire a forensic accountant this week to scrutinize the Howell K-8 School District’s defeated 2010-11 budget, Mayor Robert F. Walsh said. “I think it was a mandate from the people over concerns about union contracts,” the mayor said. “The people have spoken loud…

  • Colts Neck school board deals with defeated budget

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — A school budget defeat means that more reductions could be coming to the Colts Neck K-8 School District. In the April 20 school election, voters rejected the Board of Education’s request for a $19.6 million general fund tax levy for the 2010-11 school year. The tax levy…

  • Manalapan-Englishtown school tab to be reviewed

    Superintendent: ‘We are about to enter a very difficult period …’ BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer T he Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District’s proposed budget for the 2010-11 school year will be reviewed by the governing bodies of Manalapan and Englishtown in the coming weeks. Voters in both towns rejected the Board of Education’s request to…

  • Marlboro school budget rejected in April 20 vote

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A war of words between New Jersey’s governor and the union that represents teachers in the state’s public schools is the suspected cause of a higher than normal turnout for this year’s school election and the defeat of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education’s proposed 2010-11…

  • Supt. believed budget was a reasonable plan

    Township Committee to review Freehold Twp.’s defeated school budget BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township Committee will review the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education’s 2010-11 budget following the spending plan’s defeat by voters in the April 20 school election. Freehold Township Superintendent of Schools William Setaro…

  • Freehold council will review school budget

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Voters in Freehold Borough, as in many other towns around New Jersey last week, spoke their mind with the flick of a wrist, saying no to the 2010-11 school budget in the April 20 school election. Voters were asked to approve an $8.1 million general fund tax…

  • Hominy Hill course rates high

    COLTS NECK — Hominy Hill Golf Course in Colts Neck, which is operated by the Monmouth County Park System, was recently named Readers’ Favorite Golf Course by New Jersey Monthly magazine. Designed by golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Hominy Hill is regularly named one of New Jersey’s top public courses. This well-maintained course has…

  • Gilbertson, O’Dowd top FRHSD indoor teams

    With the outdoor track and field season heading into its busy time, it’s time to take one last look at the indoor track and field season that was dominated by Howell High School high jumper Maggie Gilbertson. The leaping Rebel won the Group IV state championship, and her personal best 5-8 is second best in…

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