• EPA reps to discuss Imperial Oil cleanup

    EPA reps to discuss Imperial Oil cleanup MARLBORO — Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be available at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Marlboro municipal building, 1979 Township Drive. The EPA representatives will offer a short presentation about the ongoing and upcoming work being done at the Imperial Oil Superfund site.…

  • In long battle over shaky degrees, taxpayers suffer

    Coda • GREG BEAN The interminable dispute in the Freehold Regional High School District over administrators and teachers who got ginned-up degrees from an unaccredited and highly suspicious online diploma mill just won’t go away. Regular readers know the saga of the tale’s most highly visible player, FRHSD Superintendent of Schools James Wasser, who got…

  • Youth Chorale will present holiday events

    The Concordia Youth Chorale will present the American premiere of “I’ll Make Me a World” by Anthony Hedges, and carol settings for soloists and for choir, 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Middletown United Methodist Church, 924 Middletown-Lincroft Road. The concert is free, and a free-will offering will be collected. The chorale will collaborate with the…

  • O’Dowd 19th in X-C Meet of Champions

    Roche represents FHS at season-ending meet BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Mike O’Dowd is not just a runner. He is a fighter as well. At the Nov. 21 NJSIAA Cross Country Meet of Champions the Colts Neck High School sophomore was not at his best, but he did not let that keep him from his…

  • Angela K. Benedek

    85, of Howell Township Angela K. Benedek Angela K. Benedek, 85, of Howell Township passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at home. Mrs. Benedek was born in and had lived in Jersey City before moving to Howell in 1996. She worked as a secretary for Pacific Intermountain Express, Teamsters Local # 501, Union City…

  • Full debate needed about MTMUA’s future

    I had hoped for a separation of power as a result of the Marlboro Township Council election. Coincidentally, my concerns about a potential sweep by the current administration were brought to bear by the subsequent obvious quickie partisan move by the Democrat dominated council. They introduced (resolutions and ordinances) with a view to dissolving the…

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff Pupils at the St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold Borough, participated in a “Day of Giving Thanks” program on Nov. 25. The youngsters sang songs of thanks and presented certificates of appreciation to people they called “everyday heroes,” those individuals who help them on a daily basis. The honored guests included police…

  • Jane Austen birthday celebration Dec. 6

    The Friends of the Edison Public Library will present a Jane Austen Birthday Celebration 2 p.m. Dec. 6, at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison. There will be selected readings from Austen’s major works by local actress Jane Hardy. Seating is limited. The program is free of charge. To reserve seats, call 732-287-2298,…

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