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      May 6, 2009  RSS feed

      SCOTT FRIEDMAN Ethan Kempner, 10, (l) of Marlboro, points to where his playing piece should be moved on the board during a game of Israel Monopoly at the Marlboro Jewish Center's Chai Education Building on May 3. The game was one of the activities at the Israel University, which was sponsored by the synagogue and simulated a trip to Israel. More...
      Freehold Twp. officials introduce $40.6M plan

      Freehold Township officials have introduced a $40.6 million municipal budget for 2009 that includes a wage freeze, a hiring freeze, employee layoffs and virtually no local improvements in the coming year. A public hearing on the budget will be held at 8 p.m. More...


      Marlboro white collar employees on four-day week

      Marlboro Township Council members have passed a resolution which authorizes Mayor Jonathan Hornik and the township clerk to execute a collective bargaining agreement with Communications Workers of America Local 1034 representing Marlboro's white collar workers and police dispatchers. More...


      Students of the Marlboro Middle School's 8M team recently spent time giving back to their community during the group's Big Give service learning project. The service learning project was organized by teachers Amanda Lozano, Gracia Delgado- Lavallee, Andrea Cooney, Kristina Cain, Elissa Feldman and Joyce Fiedler. More...


      Mindy Wille and Kay Poklemba Holtz were re-elected to the positions of president and vice president, respectively, when the Freehold Township Board of Education held its reorganization meeting April 28. Both women were elected to their positions in a unanimous vote of the board, according to Dawn Gravatt, the school district's public information officer. More...


      MARLBORO — Local business owners who are looking for help this summer now have an opportunity to find teenage employees. The Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) has started a classified advertising section on the Marlboro Township Internet website. More...


      LAKEWOOD — All dog owners are welcome to bring their four-legged friends to a Lakewood BlueClaws baseball game at FirstEnergy Park from noon to 3 p.m. May 9. WJRZ-FM (100.1) and WRAT-FM (95.9), two Greater Media radio stations, are hosting "Bark in the Park," a Lakewood BlueClaws' tradition for the past four years. More...


      Residents still waiting for chance to question Omnipoint's professionals

      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Denise Timmons, Kathy Dezerga and Kathie Hockenjus all attended the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on April 16 to hear the continuing testimony on Omnipoint's proposal to build a 120- foot-tall cellular communications tower in their neighborhood. More...


      Meridian Health, Prevention First, and the School of Social Work at Monmouth University, will present a panel of experts who will discuss teenager Internet addiction 6-9 p.m. March 31 at the university's Anacon Hall, Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch. More...
      I would like to commend the Freehold Borough Board of Education for their preparation of a lean, yet responsible budget in these uncertain economic times. It appears that a majority of the board truly understands the importance to the town in providing a cost-effective, yet thorough and efficient education. More...
      An article that appeared recently in Greater Media Newspapers pertaining to state legislation (S-2577 and A-3772) that would allow for the conversion of certain age-restricted housing to non-age-restricted housing incorrectly stated that a municipality would not have a say in the proposed change. More...
      Coda • GREG BEAN
      Whenever someone asked what I did for a living, I never said I'm in "the media." "I'm a local newspaperman," I told them. "There's a big difference." Fact is, most local newspaper people of my long acquaintance are idealists who really do want to change the world by making a positive difference. It sure isn't for the money. More...
      Mrs. Hayes, 79, of Florence, S.C., died April 11, 2009, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence. She had resided in Millstone Township before moving to Florence five years ago. Mrs. Hayes was a clerk/typist for at the Monmouth County Court House, Freehold, for 10 years before her retirement. Her husband, Edward Hayes, died in 1973. More...
      Future Problem Solvers from Freehold Borough qualify for special event
      FREEHOLD — Six Freehold Borough fifth-graders have really learned to think on their feet and the results have won them a spot at the Future Problem Solvers International Competition in Michigan. The students are trying to raise money to help fund the trip to Michigan from May 27- 31. More...
      Marlboro senior stars; Freehold Township wins FRHSD crown
      Marlboro High School senior Ada Unachukwu bid farewell to the Freehold Regional High School District Track and Field Championships as only she could. In her final appearance at the FRHSD meet on April 30, Unachukwu won four events for the third straight year. All of her victories were record performances. More...
      Dr. Joseph Cilea, a local chiropractic physician and author of "101 Great Ways to Improve Your Health," wants to show his appreciation for all the women and men who are part of the teaching community during National Teacher Appreciation week, which ends May 9. More...