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After the Air Force, he served as buildings and grounds manager for various school boards including Holmdel, and retired from the Manalapan-Englishtown schools in 1986.
Austyn Kaplan entered a contest to highlight the importance of adolescent immunizations.
Payments must be processed by Feb. 11
Hurricane Sandy took away the vacation of Martin Luther King Day.
The smartphone app allows hunters, fishers and wildlife observers enhance the experience in New Jersey.
Hurricane Sandy took away the vacation of Martin Luther King Day.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
Applications are due by Jan. 25.
The original 2014 timeline is now up in the air.
The smartphone app allows hunters, fishers and wildlife observers enhance the experience in New Jersey.
Route 520 and Conover Road are now open in Marlboro.
The smartphone app allows hunters, fishers and wildlife observers enhance the experience in New Jersey.
Holmdel increased 2.9 percent last year; the state average was 1.7 percent.
Hazlet Township increased 1.4 percent in 2012, as compared to the 1.7 percent state average.
Both townships have higher overall bills than the state average prices.
Find out what you may have missed this week from our neighbors in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
Catch the Cougars on MSG Varsity on Jan. 16.
Long known for its therapeutic programs, the Middletown facility is now offering more opportunities for non-disabled adults and seniors.
Find out what you need to know in Holmdel and Hazlet this week.
Find out what you need to know this week in Marlboro and Colts Neck.