• Ball Queen Contest seeks candidates

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation, Freehold Township, is seeking contestants to participate in its 53rd Celebration Ball Queen Contest. The contest is open to young adults at least 15 years of age. The Ball Queen Contest is a twist to a tradition that began in 1962, where contestants from the area were encouraged to volunteer by raising…

  • School boards must adopt policy for social media use

    The New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) has released a newly revised model policy that local boards of education may use to comply with a new law on the use of social media by teachers and students. On April 24, Gov. Chris Christie signed the legislation, S441, which requires local school boards to have policies…

  • Police: Luring attempt fabricated

    MANALAPAN — Police said a reported child luring was the figment of a child’s imagination on April 23. According to police, at 6:16 p.m., officers responded to a report of an attempted luring on Symmes Drive. The officers were told that an older white male was walking near a home on Symmes Drive and offered…

  • Issuance of bonds will fund local capital improvements

    By MARK ROSMAN MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has adopted a bond ordinance that will provide funding for road work, the purchase of equipment and the completion of several municipal improvement projects. The ordinance was adopted in a 5-0 vote during the committee’s April 23 meeting. Officials appropriated $2.86 million for the work and the…

  • Officer injured by dog; fate of animal in court

    By JACK MURTHA ENGLISHTOWN — There are no winners in some situations. An incident that occurred in March left an Englishtown police officer injured as a result of a dog bite, the owner of the animal without her dog and her three children facing criminal charges. The incident began when police responded to a call…

  • Volunteers being sought to assist in emergency evacuation shelters

    The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management and United Way of Monmouth County have launched a recruiting campaign to seek volunteers who can assist in the staffing of evacuation shelters during emergencies. This program is being conducted through a memorandum that was entered into by both agencies in August 2012…

  • Sand castle comes with surprise proposal

    By AMY ROSEN Matthew Sones surprised his girlfriend, Megan Matza, with an engagement proposal at Bradley Beach. The sand castle he commissioned carried a message in a heart that said, “Will you marry me, Megan?” When Matthew Sones asked his girlfriend, Megan Matza, to take a walk on the oceanfront promenade at Bradley Beach on…

  • Freehold Twp. preparing for police exodus

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Freehold Township officials are preparing for a challenge that will impact the community over the next few years — the retirement of a significant number of veteran officers from the Freehold Township Police Department. Mayor David Salkin shed light on the issue several weeks ago when he said 2014 begins a…

  • Spending, travel top bachelor party plans

    By JACK MURTHA Those who attend bachelor and bachelorette parties pay significantly more to raise their glasses than in previous years. Industry experts and partygoers blame the increase on social pressures, the higher age of brides and grooms, and the recovering economy. Booze, exotic dancers and hotel rooms are standard costs incurred by those who…

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