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Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: Education system overhaul leaves NJ county superintendents out of a job 1 year, 4 months ago · View
By Bob Jordan and Jennifer Bradshaw Gov. Chris Christie’s overhaul of the state education system has continued with the executive county superintendents for eight of the New Jersey’s 21 counties being booted from their jobs. The executive county superintendents for Bergen, Burlington, Cape May, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Somerset – all of whom had [...]
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Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: Freehold survives RBC 1 year, 7 months ago · View
Enjoying the ride on senior Mike Hembling’s roller coaster for a second straight week, Freehold stunned previously undefeated Red Bank Catholic in overtime on Saturday, with Hembling’s extra-point giving the Colonials a 26-25 victory in the Shore Conference Class B North game. Hembling had missed the extra point after a touchdown in the final minute of [...] -
Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: Horse Disease Scare at MoCo Fair 1 year, 9 months ago · View
A suspected case of an equine infectious respiratory disease in a horse at the Monmouth County Fair last week turned out to be a false alarm, state agriculture officials said Tuesday. Thirteen horses held at the fairgrounds by their owners as a precautionary measure have been cleared to return to their farms. A veterinarian identified [...]
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Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: Monmouth County Freeholders’ Bid Process Questioned 1 year, 9 months ago · View
Questions have continued over whether the Monmouth County government’s bidding process is fair to vendors and efficient for taxpayers, with the freeholder board instructing administrators to begin a second internal review of procedures and Democratic freeholders asking the state Local Finance Board for an investigation. Freeholder John Curley, one of the majority Republicans, first raised [...]
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Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: Moving day for Youth Offenders 1 year, 10 months ago · View
Monmouth County’s lockup for youth offenders–on Dutch Road in Freehold Township– will begin closing today, when transfers begin of the current 20 detainees to a similar facility in Middlesex County. Republicans on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders claim the county will save about $2 million annually in the outsourcing agreement. However, Democrats who opposed the [...] -
Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: Speaking of 4-H… 1 year, 11 months ago · View
A Freehold Township resident is among eight teenagers from the Monmouth County 4-H Association who will participate in the 2010 State 4-H Public Presentations Program at 10 a.m. on June 12 at Rutgers University. Paul Yoncak, a Freehold Township High School sophomore, will be joined by Shannon Bley, Howell; Carly Eidman, Tinton Falls; Matthew Hills, [...]
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Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: Time for Freehold Youth Soccer Signups 2 years ago · View
Two in-person signup dates for Freehold Soccer League’s recreation division for boys have been scheduled for Wednesday, May 19, and Thursday, May 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Wednesday registration will be at Park Avenue School in the borough. Thursday’s will take place at Michael J. Tighe Park on Georgia Road in Freehold Township. [...]
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Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: Freehold-area Haiti Sports Equipment Drive on Saturday 2 years ago · View
A collection of donations of new and gently used sports equipment to benefit Haiti youth sports will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at borough and township soccer and baseball fields. “”Freehold’s Kids Help Haiti’s Kids Through Sports,” organized by local residents, will accept donations at the Michael J. Tighe Park baseball and [...]
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Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: The Library’s Loss
Frank Gibson of Freehold, a former mayor of the borough, has stepped down from the Monmouth County Library Commission after 41 years of service, county officials said.
At the Wednesday meeting of the Monmouth County Library Commission, Freeholder Lillian G. Burry presented a certificate of recognition to Gibson in appreciation of his contributions as a library [...] -
Bob Jordan wrote a new blog post: Going Green
Two Freehold and two Freehold Township sites have been tabbed for inclusion in the county government’s solar-energy initiative. Freeholder Amy A. Mallet said the freeholder board will vote Dec. 22 to authorize bids on installing and maintaining photo-voltaic systems that will generate on-site electricity at the [...]
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