• Purchase of easement removes farm from development stream

    COLTS NECK — Monmouth County has passed the 200 mark with its preservation of the 16-acre Cicalese farm on Phalanx and Laird roads. “This farm is best known for its beautiful fields of gladiolus,” Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry said. “We will continue to see the mid-summer gladiolus, along with other field-grown flowers and crops…

  • Marlboro K-8 school board introduces $84.67M budget

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Residents could face higher property taxes as a result of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 school year. The board introduced an $84.67 million spending plan by a vote of 8-1 at its March 11 meeting. A local tax levy of…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    It all started with the remote control Lori Clinch Watching TV with my adoring husband can be quite “entertaining,” if you lack the ability to focus on anything too long, that is. Pat watches about three minutes of this, four minutes of that and then two minutes of something altogether different. He also scrolls through…

  • Pilot exam hits some glitches

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer About 800 students in the Freehold Regional High School District have been selected to pilot the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam this year. The test, which is based on the Common Core State Standards, is administered entirely online. Prior to the district’s first…

  • Towns want state to return millions in utility taxes

    Staff Writer By KEITH HEUMILLER Monmouth and Middlesex county officials have joined a chorus of voices throughout New Jersey in calling on the state to turn more than $1 billion in energy receipts taxes over to the towns that deserve them. Middletown Township Committeeman Anthony Fiore said his governing body would consider passing a resolution…

  • Students ‘eye’ art at Teen Arts Festival

    Joede Perrson’s Dance Plus team Each March, the Monmouth County Arts Council presents the Teen Arts Festival in collaboration with Brookdale Community College. Held on the college’s Lincroft campus, the event gives teens an opportunity to experience all disciplines of the arts. This year, Joede Perrson’s Dance Plus team provided its interpretation of artistic scribbling…

  • License plate reader put into use by police

    FREEHOLD — Municipal officials are adding a new piece of technology to the Freehold Borough Police Department’s arsenal, according to Mayor Nolan Higgins. One of the department’s patrol vehicles has been equipped with the technology necessary to implement an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system, according to Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina. Bellina said the $18,000…

  • Colts Neck planning tighter standards on brush pickups

    COLTS NECK — Stricter regulations surrounding the municipality’s collection of brush and leaves may soon be put in place. The Colts Neck Township Committee introduced two ordinances at its March 12 meeting that would define how residents should organize brush and leaves for removal. Township officials would gain the authority to remove improperly disposed of…

  • Freehold K-8 debuts approved school apparel

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Students in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District will have a uniform standard of dress beginning in September, but there will still be room for individuality in the youngsters’ school attire. A fashion show was held at the Board of Education meeting on March 10, and pupils…

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