• GOP chair says party is in rebuilding stage

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD — Although recent municipal elections in Freehold Borough have featured candidates representing the Republican Party, that will not be the case in 2014. The Freehold Borough Republican Party did not nominate anyone to run for the two Borough Council seats that will be up for grabs in the Nov. 4…

  • DiBenedetto, Schnurr will seek new terms in Freehold Borough

    FREEHOLD — Two members of the Borough Council appear to be set to be reelected to new three-year terms in the Nov. 4 election. Democrats Michael DiBenedetto and George Schnurr have filed to run for office in 2014. No Republican candidates filed to run for office in Freehold Borough. DiBenedetto, 55, is seeking his sixth…

  • Manalapan-Englishtown board sets hearing on school budget

    By MARK ROSMAN A public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 6 to give residents of Manalapan and Englishtown a chance to comment on the budget for the 2014-15 school year that has been introduced by the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. The public hearing will be held at the district’s…

  • TEDxNavesink heads to Red Bank

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Following the success of last year’s TEDxNavesink conference that was held at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, event organizers have moved to a new, larger venue and scheduled a wide array of new talks and live acts for 2014. TEDxNavesink: Play, scheduled for May 10 at the Two River Theater, Red Bank, will…

  • Resident faces drug charges

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — An investigation by the New Jersey State Police led to the arrest of a Freehold Township man on April 1. Police said Darrin J. Vasta, 48, of Tulip Lane in the Raintree residential development, was taken into custody and placed in the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, on $400,000 bail with no…

  • Parent and Me class opens registration

    MARLBORO — Registration is now open for summer and fall preschool programs offered through the Marlboro Recreation Department. Parent and Me classes for children age 18 months to 3 years old and transition classes — without parents — for children 2 to 3 years of age are available. These classes offer singing, story time, crafts,…

  • Church sees rummage sale as good way to help people

    By JACK MURTHA MARLBORO — For about 20 years, the Morganville United Methodist Church’s nearly new rummage sale has fostered the passing on of items — from household staples to the bizarre — among individuals of all backgrounds. The event runs twice a year, in the spring and fall. The first rummage sale of 2014…

  • Colts Neck’s school budget will have public hearing

    By JACK MURTHA COLTS NECK — Residents can expect to see a slight tax increase as a result of the tentative budget for the 2014-15 school year that has been put forth by the Colts Neck K- 8 School District Board of Education. The board introduced the budget in March. A public hearing on the…

  • East Brunswick forgoes revaluation for 30 years

    By KENNY WALTER While numerous towns in Monmouth and Middlesex counties have undergone revaluations in recent years, at least one has steered clear of the process since 1983. Despite its three-decade gap in value adjustments, East Brunswick has used sales data to keep assessments current, according to Finance Director Lou Neely. “We have been very…

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