• Changes in Howell school set-up will be considered

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell K-8 School District’s attempt to balance enrollment in its schools will move forward with an examination that could lead to the schools’ grade levels being reconfigured. At a Feb. 18 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Joseph Isola discussed the idea of reconfiguring schools…

  • FOR THE RECORD

    Individuals who have an interest in ongoing issues in Freehold Borough and who wish to be interviewed as part of the Urban Land Institute’s Technical Assistance Panel in the borough may send an email to [email protected]. The email was incorrect in a recent article.

  • Councilman responds to GOP chairman

    I was honored to be chosen by Mayor Jon Hornik and the Marlboro Township Council to replace Councilman Frank LaRocca to complete his term. Christopher Dean, who is Marlboro’s Republican municipal chairman, in his recent letter to the editor, raises various questions as to party affiliation and questions why the current administration could not find…

  • Letter should be enough to opt out of test

    I am writing to express my displeasure at the way the Marlboro K-8 School District and the state of New Jersey have handled the issue of families choosing to sit out the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) examination. My daughter is a third-grade student in a Marlboro school. For personal…

  • Christie is not the man for the presidency

    As a 70-year-old conservative selfemployed Vietnam veteran, I feel I must share my anger with regard to Chris Christie. He is a fake, want-to-be politician. He is always looking at the next step up rather than finishing what he started, or starting what he promised the voters he would start. If the national Republican Party…

  • Photo

    PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN FULLER A flowering plant is buried in the snow in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick.

  • Knights of Columbus help area food bank

    MARLBORO — The Knights of Columbus, Bishop John C. Reiss Council, No. 15964, collected $2,743.91 in cash and ShopRite cards, as well as several hundred pounds of nonperishable food for the Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties at their first “Soup-per Bowl Sunday” collection on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the Church of St.…

  • Habitat moves ReStore to South St. building

    FREEHOLD — Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County has opened a ReStore home improvement resale store at 45 South St. The location is the former site of Silvert’s furniture store and more recently, a supermarket. The ReStore will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “We recognized we could serve more…

  • Audubon to host events in March

    Travis Gale of Eyes of the Wild/Wallaby Tales will present “What Big Teeth You Have!” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society’s annual family night to be held at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Road, Fair Haven, at 7 p.m. March 11. This presentation is geared toward elementary school children and includes live animals.…

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