
CHRIS KELLY staff Family and friends of former Markham Place School Principal Don Merce, including his wife, son and daughter, sit amid the crowd in a packed gymnasium during the dedication of the Don Merce Athletic Center at the Little Silver school on Jan. 23. Merce was killed in an auto accident ...
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Boro tells Navy plan would hurt schools, compromise security
BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent
The Tinton Falls Borough Council approved a resolution opposing plans to privatize 300 housing units at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck last week and sent a letter to the Department of the Navy calling the plan "irresponsible and "contrary to the interests" of residents. More...
Don Merce Athletic Center honors Markham Place educator

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer
Students, teachers, community members and Little Silver officials filled the Markham Place School gymnasium for the Don Merce Athletic Center dedication ceremony Jan. 23. Merce was the former principal of Markham Place. More...
Boro can share services, opt into commodity resale
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer
RED BANK — Monmouth County is reaching out to municipalities to promote shared services and commodity resale, spurred by the economic downturn. The Red Bank Borough Council unanimously passed two resolutions supporting the municipal assistance/shared service and commodity resale agreements ... More...
Terms run until April school board elections

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer
RED BANK — Carrie Ludwikowski and Toni Brown were appointed and sworn in to the Red Bank Public School District Board of Education at its meeting on Jan. 20. Ludwikowski and Brown replace board members Juanita Lewis, who left the board after being elected to the Borough Council, and Ann Gol... More...