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      December 30, 2009  RSS feed

      CHRIS KELLY staff More...

      MANALAPAN — The community is invited to participate in a sendoff to Iraq for Air Force Sgt. Carlos Morales and a homecoming from Iraq for his son, Army Pvt. Devin Morales, that is being sponsored by American Legion Post 434 from 7-11 p.m. Jan 2. More...

      Numbers show current 5,938 dropping to 5,668 in Sept. '11

      Enrollment projections for the 2010- 11 school year have been presented to the Marlboro Board of Education, and the numbers appear to signal the start of a downward trend in the Marlboro K-8 School District. Assistant Superintendent Marc Gaswirth said that as of Oct. 15, the district's enrollment was 5,938 students. More...


      Freehold Borough officials have adopted a revised ordinance governing taxis that will enhance safety and address insurance concerns, according to Councilman George Schnurr. The ordinance was adopted by the Borough Council on Dec. 21 in a 6-0 vote. The ordinance will become law Jan. 1. More...


      Life has changed dramatically for Little Silver, Monmouth County, resident Noelle McNeil, whose recovery from a near-fatal accident is chronicled in her inspirational new book. "When the lights went out on Aug. 2, 2005, I had it all. I was 20 years old, an athlete, pretty, popular and a dean's list student involved in a serious relationship with a gorgeous young man. More...


      The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders adopted a resolution on Dec. 22 agreeing to fund a portion of the cost to reconstruct the intersection of Route 34 and Route 537 in Colts Neck. Officials described that location as one of the most heavily traveled intersections in Monmouth County. More...


      Marlboro officials look for new site after Ticetown Rd. residents pan original plan

      MARLBORO — The Township Council has authorized the expenditure of up to $250,000 from Marlboro's affordable housing trust fund for the purpose of investigating and determining the suitability of an alternate site for one affordable housing project originally designated for construction on Ticetown Road, Marlboro. More...


      MARLBORO — A re-examination of Marlboro's master plan will soon be under way after the Marlboro Township Council gave an OK to the costs involved. During the council's Dec. 17 meeting, council members voted 4-0 to approve a contract between Marlboro and the township planner, Heyer, Gruel and Associates, in the amount of $28,000. More...


      COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck Reformed Church, 72 Route 537, invites members of the community to join a small group to read and study "The Prodigal God" by Timothy Keller. The study will last six weeks and meet in the church's LaPenta Lounge on Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 14. More...
      There are two bills in the state Legislature dealing with foreclosures that could severely impact our communities. The first proposed law, A- 3246, requires that the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) "create a program to assist municipalities in purchasing foreclosed properties for affordable house use. More...
      Mr. Miller, 85, of Silver Spring, Md., and formerly of Freehold, died Nov. 30, 2009, at home. Born in Englishtown, she was an office manager for Miller's Dry Cleaners, Miller's Stag Shoppe and Miller's Uniform Co., all of Freehold. Mrs. More...
      It is a new wrestling season, but things have not changed at the top of the local mat scene. Coach John Gagliano's Howell High School Rebels remain the team the others will be going after. That is fine with the Rebels, who know that if they are to remain one of New Jersey's top 10 teams they have to win their matches no matter who they are facing. More...
      Lou Scatigna, of Jackson, has made a career with a unique brand of financial advice. A veteran certified financial planner and president of AFM Investments Inc., Howell, Scatigna has been advising on practical financial management for 26 years, calling himself "The Financial Physician. More...