• Farmingdale voters approve school upgrades

    Farmingdale voters approve school upgrades

    FARMINGDALE – A $4.81 million referendum that will pay for renovations to the Farmingdale Public School was approved by in a vote of 156 yes to 119 no during a special election held on Sept. 26. “We are so thankful to the community for its support,” said Beau Byrtus, president of the Farmingdale Board of…

  • Holmdel voters approve $40m referendum for school improvements

    Holmdel voters approve $40m referendum for school improvements

    HOLMDEL In a 1020-675 vote, residents approved the Holmdel 2020 Initiative to fund improvements to township schools. “The entire Board of Education and I are very pleased that the town has overwhelmingly approved The Holmdel 2020 Initiative,” Board President Joseph Hammer said in a prepared statement from the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. “This…

  • Voters reject Upper Freehold Regional School District referendum

    Voters reject Upper Freehold Regional School District referendum

    Voters in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township have rejected a school referendum that proposed a slate of projects in the Upper Freehold Regional School District and carried a tax increase for property owners in the two municipalities. According to results posted by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, the referendum was defeated by a total vote…

  • Gas station at Cozzens Lane Wawa denied

    Gas station at Cozzens Lane Wawa denied

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The power of the people has been quite evident in North Brunswick. After several meetings and dozens of hours of testimony and public comment, an application to add a gas station to the existing Wawa convenience store at the intersection of Cozzens Lane and Route 27 in North Brunswick was unanimously denied…

  • Eagle Scout returns to Arleth Elementary to give back

    Eagle Scout returns to Arleth Elementary to give back

    SAYREVILLE – A Boy Scout in Sayreville returned to his elementary school to construct a greenhouse. Connor McCabe, a junior at Sayreville War Memorial High School, performed work on a floating deck at the Emma L. Arleth Elementary School on Sept. 23 as part of his requirements to obtain the Boy Scouts of America’s highest…

  • A look at scholastic football in the area

    A look at scholastic football in the area

    Colts Neck Colts Neck High School looks for its first victory of the season when it hosts Manalapan High School on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. The Cougars lost to Marlboro High School, 20-14, on Sept. 28 in Marlboro. Colts Neck scored the game’s first two touchdowns, but it gave up 20 unanswered points, including…

  • Ocean County will receive federal support to fight opioid epidemic

    Ocean County will receive federal resources to help fight the heroin and opioid epidemic. On Sept. 28, New Jersey’s U.S. senators, Cory Booker and Robert Menendez, announced the expansion of the New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA), a federal drug prevention program, to include Ocean County and assist efforts to battle the…

  • Undefeated Patriots continue to improve on girls’ soccer field

    Undefeated Patriots continue to improve on girls’ soccer field

    The Freehold Township High School girls’ soccer team remains focused on improving even after a 9-0 start to the season. And that mindset came just after the Patriots cruised to a 5-0 victory over Howell High School on Sept. 28 in Freehold Township. Freehold Township head coach Dave Patterson liked his team’s effort in the…

  • RBC girls’ soccer scores crucial victory over Middletown North

    RBC girls’ soccer scores crucial victory over Middletown North

    The date of Sept. 28 may be long remembered as the Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls’ soccer team advances through this season. It was on that day that RBC came through to rally for a 2-1 victory in overtime against Middletown High School North in Red Bank. The game was settled two minutes…

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