• Freehold Township school budget up for voter approval

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — In the April 20 school election, residents will be asked to approve a $56.2 million general fund tax levy to support the Freehold Township K-8 School District’s $68.2 million budget for the 2010-11 school year. The school district will see its state aid drop from $5.6 million in 2009-10 to $2.3 million…

  • $8.1M tax levy to face vote in Freehold Borough

    FREEHOLD — Voters will have their voices heard on the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education’s request for an $8.1 million general fund tax levy in the April 20 school election. The board has adopted a $20.7 million budget for the 2010-11 school year and property owners will collectively be asked to pay…

  • St. Mary’s Parish to host 2010 environmental expo

    COLTS NECK — On April 18 from 9 am to 1 pm the Environmental Committee of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Colts Neck, will present its 17th annual Environmental Expo. The event, in conjunction with an Environmental Liturgy at 10:30 a.m., marks the Environmental Sabbath, a time to pause and reflect upon the character and…

  • Colts Neck seeks OK for $19.6M tax levy

    COLTS NECK — Residents will be asked to approve a $19.6 million general fund tax levy to support the Colts Neck K-8 School District’s budget for 2010-11 in the April 20 school election. The budget totals $22.9 million. Polls will be open from 2-9 p.m. April 20. If the general fund tax levy is approved…

  • Manalapan-Englishtown board seeks approval for $51M school tax

    By Mark Rosman The office of the executive county superintendent of schools has approved a request made by the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education to exceed the permitted tax levy cap in support of the 2010-11 school year budget.   Joseph F. Passiment, the business administrator in the office of the executive county…

  • Posters’ names still being sought by former Manalapan mayor

    By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — George Spodak, a former mayor of Manalapan, confirmed this week that he is still pursuing legal action against anonymous individuals who posted messages about him on Internet websites. For several years, Spodak, who served on the Manalapan Township Committee in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has been seeking the…

  • Manalapan town hall meeting to discuss municipal budget

    By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — Residents who would like to ask questions about or make comments on anything having to do with Manalapan’s municipal budget will have the opportunity to do so on April 21. During the April 14 meeting of the Township Committee, Mayor Andrew Lucas announced that a town hall-style meeting will be…

  • Food-tasting event at MCC April 21

    Restaurants from all over the area will be offering samples of their best dishes at the Middlesex County College Alumni Association food tasting even on Wednesday, April 21, at the College Center, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. The event, which will run 6-9 p.m., is a fundraiser for the association’s scholarship fund. The cost is $30…

  • Legal professionals to meet on April 21

    The Middlesex Legal Professionals Association’s April meeting will be a casual dinner meeting held at the Italian Touch Restaurant, 37 Gill Lane, Iselin, on April 21 at 5:30 p.m. Pizza will be served at approximately 6:15 p.m., and it’s a BYOB. Dinner is $15 per person and includes pizza, salad, soda, coffee, tea and dessert.…

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