• School budget hearing scheduled for March 31

    Manalapan-Englishtown board proposes $77M plan BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — A public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 31 on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District’s proposed budget for the 2009-10 school year. The public hearing will be held at the district’s offices at 54 Main St., Englishtown. Residents may offer their…

  • School’s Hall of Fame calls FHS graduates

    Great Adventure president and rocket scientist among next week’s honorees BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Mark Kane says he has the best job in the world. Kane, who is the president of the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in nearby Jackson, spends his days in an amusement park making sure other people are…

  • Township will pursue grants to retain cops

    Freehold Twp. officials say federal funds may eliminate need for layoffs BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Township officials are hoping they have found a way to keep three police officers from being laid off from their jobs in the Freehold Township Police Department. On March 17 the Township Committee approved a resolution to…

  • Extra state aid leads to tax decrease

    Marlboro council pleased to hear school news BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer With the help of a $624,999 increase in state aid over the current school year, Marlboro taxpayers can expect to see a small decrease in the taxes they pay to the Marlboro K-8 School District in 2009-10. Marlboro Board of Education members discussed…

  • Colts Neck meets SJV in state title game

    By Tim Morris Colts Neck meets SJV in state title game By Tim Morris The next stop for the Colts Neck High School girls basketball team will be the championship game of the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions on March 23 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford. With guards Lauren Clarke (23 points) and Brooke…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Colts Neck High School’s Tiffany DeTulio (r) battles St. John Vianney High School’s Missy Repoli for a loose ball with help from teammate Emily Laurence in the championship game of the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions on March 23 at the Izod Center, East Rutherford. The Cougars lost 56-44.

  • Murray Feldstein

    Mr. Feldstein, 96, a resident of Manalapan for 20 years, died March 15, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and an owner/operator of supermarkets for more than 40 years, retiring 30 years ago. Mr. Feldstein was a member of the JWV of Manalapan…

  • Frances Cook Van Derveer

    Mrs. Van Derveer, 100, of Applewood Estates, Freehold Township, died March 12, 2009. Born in Farmingdale, she had lived in Freehold since 1930. Mrs. Van Derveer was an elementary school teacher for many years in Asbury Park, Freehold Township and Howell. As a volunteer, she knitted over 1,000 baby hats for newborns at CentraState Medical…

  • Ronald K. Turcotte Sr.

    Mr. Turcotte, 76, of Howell, died March 12, 2009. He was born in Ontario, Canada, and worked as a horse driver, trainer and owner for most of his life. Mr. Turcotte served on the board of directors for the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lise Turcotte;…

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