Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools James Wasser will not present a seminar at the annual conference of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) in April 2009.
Wasser had been scheduled to present a seminar at the national conference in San Diego
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GOP's Salkin and Golub facing a challenge from Dems Mistretta and Lin
BY ELANA ARON Correspondent
Four Freehold Township residents are running for two seats on the Township Committee in the Nov. 4 general election. More...
Wildflower at Marlboro to have age-restricted units and non-age-restricted apts.
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer
Marlboro will be getting a new agerestricted development and apartment buildings with affordable rental units. Following a series of hearings before the Marlboro Planning Board, Orleans' Wildflower at Marlboro application received preliminary approval on Sept. 17. Board members voted 7-2 to approve Wildflower. More...
Paralyzed in accident, artist advocates for stem cell research
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent
Christina Symanski had everything going for her: good friends, a job she loved as an art teacher in East Brunswick, and bright plans for the future. Unfortunately, a tragic diving accident would change the course of her life in June 2005. More...
FREEHOLD — A little taste of the 1970s and 1980s will be coming to Freehold Borough at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 when Engine No. 1 of the Freehold Fire Department hosts "The Gong Show" at the Park Avenue Elementary School. "The Gong Show" was a popular television show that spoofed variety programs by presenting an odd assortment of entertainers performing unusual acts. More...
Legislators present details during Manalapan meeting
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer
MANALAPAN - State lawmakers met with residents and township officials recently to discuss new affordable housing requirements that have been established by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). As the rules stand now, Manalapan will be required to permit the construction of more than 470 new units of affordable housing. More...
Members of the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) recently met two scholarship winners for the academic year, women who have gone back to school to pursue their education. Jacqueline LoGuidice, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, hopes to receive her bachelor's degree soon from Rutgers University-Camden. More...
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer
ENGLISHTOWN — The members of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education were expected to vote this week to ratify a contract with the Manalapan-Englishtown Education Association (MEEA). School board President Anthony Manisero said that after a straw poll of board members was taken during a special meeting on Oct. More...
Advocates want to see work completed at Imperial Oil location
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer
MARLBORO — Polluters should pay for the damage they inflict on the environment was the consensus at a press conference held outside the gates of Imperial Oil, Orchard Place, on Sept. 29. A bipartisan show of support to see this local Superfund site finally cleaned up came from officials at all levels of government. More...
Attorney wants to place offices in residence across from courthouse
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
FREEHOLD — A number of residents attended the Sept. 24 meeting of the Freehold Borough Planning Board to oppose an application that seeks to convert a Court Street residential property into law offices. The residents said they believe the board's approval of such an application will lead to more conversions of homes to offices. More...