• Voters reject Holmdel school budget

    Twp. Committee set to begin examining budget BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Voters knocked down the school district’s budget during elections last week while two incumbents and one newcomer won spots on the Board of Education. The $47.4 million tax levy called for by the Holmdel Township Public School District’s 2009-10 spending…

  • Voters defeat Hazlet’s 2009-10 school budget

    Superintendent says defeat is ‘a sign of the times’ BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — The Hazlet Public School District’s proposed budget for the 2009-10 school year was voted down by taxpayers in a tally that saw the spending plan defeated by more than 300 votes. A total of 1,037, or 59.32 percent, of…

  • Chorus scores in Philadelphia

    The Liberty Oak Chorus of Freehold took the stage with confidence in Philadelphia on March 28 and came away scoring 640 points, the highest score in the history of the chorus. Sweet Adelines International requires all competitors to sing two songs in regional competitions: an uptune and a ballad. The chorus must use selections that…

  • Preservation funds allocated

    The New Jersey Pinelands Commission’s Permanent Land Protection Committee has dedicated more than $2.1 million to preserve 602 acres in Camden and Ocean counties in the Pinelands region. During a recent meeting, the committee approved the expenditure from the Pinelands Conservation Fund to preserve the land in partnership with local governments and nonprofit organizations. “The…

  • Oyster Creek nuclear plant offline after transformer failure

    NRC’s relicensing of 40-year-old plant was ‘rush job,’ opponent says BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer LACEY TOWNSHIP — The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey has been in “cold shutdown” since one of the plant’s two aging transformers failed over the weekend of April 25-26. “It was a conservative decision to shut down…

  • Personal items sought for military personnel

    JACKSON — A community effort is under way to support the nation’s servicemen and servicewomen who remain in harm’s way overseas. A collection bin has been placed in the lobby of the Jackson municipal building, 95 West Veterans Highway, and residents are being asked to help fill it with personal items that will be shipped…

  • Weighing Richard Waln

    Upper Freehold resident awarded grant to study Quaker abolitionist BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The complexity of one local hero — Richard Waln — will not be lost to time. Upper Freehold Township resident Sue Kozel has received a $2,000 minigrant from the New Jersey Historical Commission to further investigate Waln (1737-1809),…

  • In the Service

    Army Pvt. Alison L. Smith, daughter of Robert Pettinheo Jr. of Jackson, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare…

  • ReRun betters odds for a horse’s new life

    Monroe woman runs adoption program for former racehorses BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Her father was a jockey, and the family made their living from racehorses. Today, Laurie Condurso Lane helps former racehorses continue living after their days at the track are over. The lifelong Monroe Township resident is the president of ReRun Inc., a…

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