• Saturday Recycling Drop-off on March 7

    Recycling Center will accept clean, dry textiles, including clothing, drapes, curtains, sheets, towels, belts, handbags, clean cloth, shoes (pairs) and small stuffed animals. By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The next drop-off for the First Saturday of the Month program will be held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Somerset County…

  • Union rep suggests options to furloughs

    Howell employees get unpaid time off in cost-saving measure BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal employees and residents have questioned what they called the equity of the recently implemented periodic unpaid furloughs that Howell’s union, non-union and management personnel are being required to take this year as a costsaving measure. During a Township…

  • Relay for Life kickoff event set for Feb. 26

    The Freehold Area Relay for Life kickoff rally is when families, caregivers, cancer survivors, schools, companies, etc. come together to celebrate the beginning of the Relay for Life season. The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance, and take turns walking or running…

  • Eye doctor to move office

    MARLBORO — Patients of Dr. Steven Mishkin who visit his present location in a strip mall on Route 9 South in Old Bridge will soon be able to have their eyes examined at Millennium Eye Care’s newest location on Route 9 South in the Mart Centre in Marlboro. The Mart Centre is near the Route…

  • Michael’s Feat spring gala set for March 20

    Michael’s Feat, a local nonprofit organization, will host its Black Tie Spring Gala at the Battleground Country Club, Manalapan, on March 20. The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Inc. (Michael’s Feat) is dedicated to assisting local families carrying and caring for seriously ill newborns. The black-tie optional event scheduled from 7-11 p.m. will feature appetizers,…

  • Temple outreach offers help in time of tough economy

    Temple Rodeph Torah of Marlboro has launched a community outreach program to assist individuals and families in central New Jersey who have been affected financially or emotionally by the difficult economic environment. The program, called TRTCares, is a nondenominational initiative that offers legal, financial, emotional health, and career counseling professional advice to those in need…

  • CVA’s ‘Salon des Refusés’ now on display at community college

    For artists, the jurying experience can leave them and their work out in the cold and not visible to the larger exhibition going public. This year, for the first time, the public will be able to view the works of artists who entered the Monmouth County Arts Council 2009 Juried Art Show and did not…

  • District will not hold special vote in March

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — There will not be a special election held in the Howell School District on March 10. Members of the Board of Education voted 9-0 on Feb. 18 to cancel a special election that had been tentatively scheduled for that date. The vote could have given the board an…

  • Recession may kill dog park plan

    HOWELL — The recession of 2009 is taking a toll on humans and dogs alike. During the Feb. 3 meeting of the Township Council, Mayor Robert Walsh said municipal officials have discussed the idea of abandoning plans to build a dog park at the Bonim recreational facility. The 178-acre Bonim tract has frontage on Easy…

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