• New committee to tackle Freehold Borough issues

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council is forming an innovation committee that will empower citizens to participate in their government by studying issues and offering recommendations. The creation of the ad hoc panel was announced at the council’s March 17 meeting by Councilman Ron Griffiths, who will serve as the…

  • Teachers can sign up for workshops at Rider

    The National Writing Project at Rider University, Lawrenceville, will hold professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers from July 8-17. Classes include Modeling Informational Writing, Poetry and Personal Narratives; Writing to Support Content-Area Literacy; Beginning Teacher Workshop; Using MS OneDrive in the Classroom; Readers Workshop: Building a Community of Readers; Can Writing Still Be Engaging and…

  • Millstone boy spearheads effort to help other youths

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Fabrizzio Bagatoli is quite eager to bring a measure of happiness to as many foster children as possible through a project he created and calls “Cuddle Me Mine.” Fabrizzio, who is a student at the Millstone Township Middle School, organized a team of children in Millstone Township and the…

  • Cost of snow cleanup hits Freehold Regional High School District

    The harsh winter forced the Freehold Regional High School District to shell out nearly four times the amount of money on snow removal than was expected, according to one district official. School officials allotted $100,000 for snow- and ice-related expenses in the 2013- 14 budget, Business Administrator Sean Boyce said during the March 10 meeting…

  • Land deals will be focus of talk at society meeting

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Individuals who are interested in learning about land deals that made the area what it is today are welcome to attend a presentation at the Oakley Farm Museum, Wemrock Road, on April 2. The Freehold Township Heritage Society will sponsor a presentation by historical land title research expert Joseph A. Grabas, who…

  • Parking at issue in proposal for Rt. 9 food store

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Parking could be the crux of an application for a supermarket that would specialize in the sale of eastern European foods and is proposed for a location on Route 9 south in Marlboro. The Planning Board continued to hear Net Cost Market’s proposal to convert a 33,000-square-foot furniture…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Let’s just blame weight gain on my genes Lori Clinch I have my mother’s nose and my greatgrandmother’s eyes. I get my height from my father, along with his long legs and big feet. I have my mother’s curly hair, her award-winning smile and an attitude that flares up from time to time with an…

  • Residents recognize excellent public official

    A lthough I retired more than 13 years ago after living in Freehold Township for 29 years, spending 24 of those years on the Township Committee and serving five terms as mayor, I still consider it my hometown and follow the news there regularly. I have visited a few times and must say it is…

  • Regional agreements could produce homes

    Forgotten among the latest round of finger pointing and investigations regarding the use of superstorm Sandy funds are displaced low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters who need help. This immediate and pressing need, combined with resources available from communities like Marlboro in the form of affordable housing trust funds, present a unique opportunity for regional…

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