The 2009-10 school year will see the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District implement a neighborhood school concept for grades 1-5, as well as the new sixth grade center at the Pine Brook School, Pease Road, Manalapan. More...

New pencils, notebooks and backpacks will be put to use tomorrow morning, Sept. 3, when the 2009-10 school year starts for the Colts Neck K-8 School District. More...

ENGLISHTOWN — An 18-year-old male died in a two-vehicle crash on Wood Avenue (Route 522) on the night of Aug. 25. Englishtown police Sgt. Richard Settele said the driver of one of the vehicles, Matthew Bowdenhodge, 18, of Monroe Township, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident in front of a home at 15 Wood Ave. The accident occurred at 9:16 p.m. More...

FREEHOLD — The Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey (Monmouth Chapter) has issued the following statement with regard to the resolution of the police brutality case against Freehold Borough police Sgt. Chris Colaner. More...

MARLBORO — Maintenance work was expected to begin this week on portions of Route 79 and Route 18 during the overnight hours. Both of those roads are state highways. The state Department of Transportation was planning to begin milling and paving portions of the highways that are in Marlboro. The work was expected to begin on Aug. 31. More...