Tag: Freehold Borough

  • Freehold Borough officials authorize grant to aid Lake Topanemus

    Freehold Borough officials authorize grant to aid Lake Topanemus

    FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Freehold Borough have authorized a grant agreement with the state that is expected to provide approximately $96,000 in funding for work at Lake Topanemus. As previously reported, the grant was announced in August. The council’s action in November will allow borough officials to execute the grant agreement with the state.…

  • Freehold Borough children will not return for in-person instruction as planned

    Freehold Borough children will not return for in-person instruction as planned

    FREEHOLD – Students in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District will not resume in-person instruction on Dec. 14 following a decision by district administrators to delay the return of children to the district’s three buildings. Since the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all of the pupils in the…

  • Freehold Borough audit shows no issues with town’s financial records

    Freehold Borough audit shows no issues with town’s financial records

    FREEHOLD – No recommendations for corrective action were made in the 2019 municipal audit of Freehold Borough. During a recent Borough Council meeting, members of the governing body passed a resolution to accept the 2019 audit. Under state law, the governing body of every municipality must conduct an annual audit of its books, accounts and…

  • Freehold Borough school officials planning for students’ Dec. 14 return

    Freehold Borough school officials planning for students’ Dec. 14 return

    FREEHOLD – Children in five special education classes have returned to the Freehold Borough K-8 School District for in-person instruction and district administrators are hoping regular education classes will resume in the schools on Dec. 14. Since the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all of the pupils in…

  • DiBenedetto, Schnurr win new three-year terms in Freehold Borough

    DiBenedetto, Schnurr win new three-year terms in Freehold Borough

    FREEHOLD – Incumbent Democrats Michael DiBenedetto and George Schnurr have been re-elected to serve new three-year terms on the Borough Council in Freehold Borough. According to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, as of Nov. 18, DiBenedetto had received 3,077 votes and Schnurr had received 3,008 votes. The results of the election…

  • Freehold Borough board renews school health agreement

    Freehold Borough board renews school health agreement

    FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has renewed an agreement with a health provider to ensure that the health and well-being of the district’s pupils is maintained. During a recent meeting, board members authorized the renewal of an agreement with the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group Inc. (VNAHG) that was…

  • News Transcript municipal election results

    News Transcript municipal election results

    There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body in Colts Neck, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township and Manalapan on Nov. 3. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 8. The results of the election are not final and will remain unofficial…

  • Freehold players honor coach with heartwarming victory over Howell

    Freehold players honor coach with heartwarming victory over Howell

    HOWELL – It felt strange for Dave Ellis to be on the sideline coaching his Freehold High School football team when the Colonials suited up against Howell High School on Oct. 23. Freehold’s 10th year coach had been away from his team all week after his sister-in-law died of a heart attack at the age…

  • Teen working toward Eagle rank creates teaching garden at Freehold Public Library

    Teen working toward Eagle rank creates teaching garden at Freehold Public Library

    Michael Zamorski of Monmouth Council Boy Scout Troop 18, chartered by St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold Borough, has created a teaching garden at the Freehold Public Library as he works to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. “Michael had volunteered as a performer with the library’s summer programs, acting in skits and helping with…