• Farm sold at auction

    MANALAPAN — One of the few surviving farms on the Route 9 commercial corridor has been sold at auction. Bob Dann, an executive vice president with Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co., said the 135-acre farm on Route 9 south at the corner of Pine Brook Road sold for $2,475,000 during an auction that…

  • ‘Running and Winning’ targets gender gap in government

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A group of local women in government is working with high school students to close the gender gap in governing bodies at the local, state and federal levels. “When you look at local governing bodies or even the state or federal legislatures, there are far too few women represented…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Monmouth Worship Center will host three events as part of the National Day of Prayer on May 7. A prayer meeting will be held at 11 a.m. at the Monmouth Battle Monument in front of the county courthouse on Monument Street in Freehold Borough. A prayer service will be held at noon at…

  • Catena educator earns award

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Traci Shaw, the supervisor of instruction at the Joseph J. Catena Elementary School, has been selected as the 2014-15 Supervisor of the Year by the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA) through its Visionary Leadership Awards program. According to the NJPSA, the association received more submissions for consideration for the award…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Phi Kappa Phi has initiated the following students: Emily Ng of Manalapan was initiated at Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania; Mia O’Brien of Freehold was initiated at Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York; Avery Menaker of Morganville was initiated at Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York; Dylan Pavliv of Freehold was initiated at the University of Michigan, Ann…

  • School buses damaged in depot fire

    MANALAPAN — An investigation is continuing into an early morning fire that damaged several school buses owned by the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. At 4:54 a.m. April 15, police officers responded to the school district’s bus depot at 118 Millhurst Road for a report of multiple unoccupied school buses on fire, according to a press…

  • Budget public hearing scheduled

    ENGLISHTOWN — A public hearing during which residents may ask questions about the town’s $2.38 million budget will be held at 7 p.m. April 22 at Borough Hall, Main Street. The Borough Council introduced the 2015 spending plan in March. The budget carries a local tax levy of $1.4 million, which is the total amount…

  • Colts Neck 2015 budget includes spending related to snow, Sandy

    COLTS NECK — Spending related to snow removal and superstorm Sandy are cited as reasons why Colts Neck property owners will see an increase in their municipal taxes this year. In March, the Township Committee introduced a 2015 budget totaling $12.17 million. The owners of Colts Neck’s residential and commercial properties will support the budget…

  • Two area residents charged with killing Jackson man

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A resident of Freehold Borough and a resident of Manalapan have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a Jackson resident. Just 13 hours after an investigation into the April 9 death of Peyman Sanandaji began, officials announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the killing.…

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