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     Reformed Church Home, 1990 Route 18 North, Old Bridge, invites children ages 2 through 10 from Old Bridge and surrounding communities to its ninth annual Easter egg hunt on March 28. This is a free event. Ages 2-6 will begin at 9:45 a.m.; ages 7-10 will begin at 10:30 am. The event will be…

  • Manalapan officials vote to re-establish K-9 unit

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Officers of the four-legged canine variety are expected to make a return to the Manalapan Police Department. Speaking at a recent meeting of the Township Committee, Police Chief Chris Marsala announced that a K-9 unit has been authorized for the department. The K-9 unit will signal the return…

  • Leading the parade

    FRANK GALIPO Grand marshals Mary Ann Larkin, left, and Carol Stillwell lead the St. Patrick’s Day parade along Main Street, Freehold Borough, on March 15.

  • Central N.J. filmmakers enter works in festival

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Some filmmakers try to make their audience laugh, and some try to give them nightmares. Others try to raise awareness of important issues. All kinds of directors with different stories to tell have movies featured in the Garden State Film Festival, which runs March 19-22. The event, held annually since…

  • PARCC refusals rise in Marlboro

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer The number of pupils in the Marlboro K-8 School District who declined to take a state-mandated exam has more than doubled from an initial report. According to Superintendent of Schools Eric Hibbs, about 320 students in the district refused to sit for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College…

  • Freehold awaits state’s answer on school aid

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Freehold Borough K-8 School District has two actions relating to school funding issues pending before the state Department of Education. First, a verified petition has been received by the department’s Bureau of Controversies and Disputes that seeks an order from Commissioner of Education David Hespe authorizing the issuance…

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    FRANK GALIPO The Monmouth County Police and Fire Pipes and Drums march in the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Main Street, Freehold Borough, on March 15.

  • County board rejects plan for wood recycling facility in Marlboro

    By Jeremy Grossman A proposed wood recycling facility that sparked outrage among residents will not be constructed on Tennent Road in Marlboro.  Members of the Monmouth Solid Waste Advisory Council (SWAC) voted on March 19 not to move an application that had been filed by Atlantic Tree Realty to the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders…

  • Picking the safest cars for 2015

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Here’s which vehicles not only garner top marks in crash tests, but can help drivers avoid getting into accidents in the first place Improved new-vehicle crash protection and stricter laws with regard to seatbelt, drunk driving and teen licensing have combined to drive traffic fatalities to historic lows that reached…

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