‘Afrofest’ slated at Manalapan library
     "Afrofest," a series of programs about African American history celebrated in dance, music, poetry, art, language, drama, storytelling, folklore and film, will be held Feb. 5-26 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan.
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Community Bulletin Board
     
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Drought warning expanded to all of Monmouth County
     Due to continued dry weather and declining reservoir and stream flow levels, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) acting Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell has expanded the existing regional drought warning to include seven additional counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and Passaic counties.
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Little League players will honor ‘hometown heroes’
     FREEHOLD
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Road’s condition irks resident
Staff Writer
By kathy baratta
     MARLBORO
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     BILL MARSH Freehold Borough Board of Education President Lynne Coulson (l) and Vice President Stella Mayes present a resolution and a plaque to former News Transcript staff writer Dick Metzgar, who covered the board and borough
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Advisory panel will reconvene to study educational issues
Staff Writer
By kathy baratta
     MARLBORO
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Two charged after Rte. 9 motor vehicle stop
     MANALAPAN
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Guest Column Glenda Grill Time to renew the call for builder impact fees
     Open the front page to any newspaper in New Jersey and find similar headlines: "Vote Is Tomorrow on $103 Million School Building Plan" or "Classrooms Are Busting at the Seams" or "Property Taxes Take a Huge Hike, No End in Sight."
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jacob Czarnowski, 11, a Cub Scout from Pack 160, Freehold Township, shows the car he made to race at the pack
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