Colts Neck Polo Club's Osiris Jacques (white jersey) prepares to play the ball during a match Saturday at Bucks Mill Park, Colts Neck. The day's competition was a benefit for the Amanda's Easel art therapy program sponsored by 180, Turning Lives Around, Hazlet. More...
Twp. administrator claims incident at summer camp was not reported properly
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer
Manalapan Recreation Director Gerald Collincini has been notified by Township Administrator Alayne Shepler that he will be required to serve a three-day suspension without pay from his job. The suspension is to occur on three nonconsecutive days this month, with the first day of the suspension sched More...
+ Cornerstone Poetry Series presents poet and humorist Bob McKenty, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. at Cornerstone Caffe, 2 E. Main St., Freehold. Book signing and open mic following featured reading. A $3 cover includes coffee and tea. Details: (732) 239-3527 or poet_rene@yahoo.com. More...
Despite our obvious need for clean water, our nation's primary protections for rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands are constantly under attack. Recent U.S. Supreme Court action shows there is no consensus at the federal level to keep our water clean. More...
Fragmented school system is a model of inefficiency
New Jersey's heavy reliance on property tax to fund public education and municipal services is one of the principal reasons why the state's property tax is high. On average, 55 percent, but in some towns 75 percent, of property taxes goes to support public schools, which is the nation's costliest. T More...
Florence E. Hemmes Young Mrs. Young, 86, of the Dayton section of South Brunswick, died Aug. 30 at Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she resided in Plainsboro, prior to moving to Dayton seven years ago. She was a homemaker. She was predeceased by he More...
Construction crews working to complete additions, renovations
The Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School (MEMS) did not open as scheduled on Sept. 11 and will likely not open until sometime in October, according to a local school official. More...
Borough kicks off season Saturday at home against Lakewood
As Freehold Borough's football players see it, they've paid their dues.For the past two seasons, the predominately underclass Colonials took their lumps against the likes of state No. 1 Middletown South, Wall and Long Branch. More...
Amboy National Bank held a grand-opening celebration Sept. 9 at its new office at 285 Gordons Corner Road in Manalapan. The new branch, the 23rd location for the Old Bridge-based bank, offers extended banking hours starting at 8:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday for both the banking lobby and the driv More...
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