HOWELL- Continuing their winning streak in Round 3, the academic team from Monmouth Academy is moving on to Round 4 and closer to the New Jersey finals of Cablevision's "The Challenge," an academic quiz show designed to test students' knowledge in a Jeopardy-style format. More...

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - Secondgraders at the Laura Donovan School presented a check for more than $1,600 to a representative from Heifer Project International as a result of the past four months of fundraising through the school's "Notes for Goats" concert series. More...

A group of about 200 Freehold High School students took to the pavement April 13 to walk to help create a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS). The students were part of the Freehold High School MS Walkers team during the 20th anniversary of Walk MS. More...

MANALAPAN- Township officials have scheduled May 28 as the date they will introduce the 2008 municipal budget. The Township Committee will hold a regular meeting that night. According to Township Administrator Tara Lovrich, "The new state-imposed cap of 4 percent gives us limits" as far as the operating budget of the various township departments is concerned. More...

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Under a clear blue sky on the open fields of Shark River Park in Wall Township, a group of about 225 pupils from the Howell K-8 School District displayed their athleticism in the 22nd year of Howell Mania, the district's version of the Special Olympics. More...

MANALAPAN - An officer from the Monmouth County Sheriff 's Office will not be placed on duty at Manalapan High School while the regular School Resource Officer (SRO) is on active military duty in Afghanistan. More...