Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Complaint involving Freehold Township police settled for $80K

    Complaint involving Freehold Township police settled for $80K

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A settlement has been reached between Freehold Township officials and a Neptune Township resident in a legal case that centered on a township police officer’s alleged behavior. At its meeting on June 28, the Township Committee passed a resolution that authorized an $80,000 settlement between Freehold Township and…

  • Marlboro school board changes cut-off date to Oct. 1

    Marlboro school board changes cut-off date to Oct. 1

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has changed the cut-off date for children entering kindergarten and first grade. On June 28 the board approved a policy change that will switch the cut-off date from Dec. 31 to Oct. 1. Officials previously said the change was being…

  • Marlboro K-8 grading changes to go into effect in Sept.

    Marlboro K-8 grading changes to go into effect in Sept.

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – Administrators in the Marlboro K-8 School District have announced changes regarding the ways in which pupils will be graded beginning with the 2016-17 school year. Earlier this year, administrators changed the way pupils are graded after parents sought changes in that area. At the time, administrators said they…

  • Lounge to be built at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club

    Lounge to be built at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club

    By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Planning Board has approved the construction of a 1,400-square-foot building at the Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Shore Oaks Drive. The application was heard at the board’s June 16 meeting. Engineer Richard DiFolco, representing the applicant, said the building will be constructed near the location…

  • Life-saving certificates presented to Freehold Township residents

    Life-saving certificates presented to Freehold Township residents

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The life-saving actions of five Freehold Township residents have been recognized by the Township Committee. Municipal officials recently thanked and honored Colleen Gewirtz, Shannon Rittberg, Kristen Schandall, Erica Sinatra and Denise Sfrisi for their quick thinking and actions, and presented each resident with a certificate. Schandall was…

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  • Rutgers CINJ researcher explores gender disparity in lung cancer

    Rutgers CINJ researcher explores gender disparity in lung cancer

    Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Lung cancer diagnoses have more than doubled among females in the past 38 years, while having fallen 29 percent among males, according to the American Lung Association. Aiming to better understand gender differences in this disease, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New…

  • Paralyzed man walks again after life-altering spine surgery

    Paralyzed man walks again after life-altering spine surgery

    It was Labor Day weekend … a beautiful Saturday afternoon. John Corcoran, owner of Statewide Roofing and Siding in Edgewater, and brother of Shark Tank millionaire Barbara Corcoran, headed out to do what he loves most — take a ride on his motorcycle. An experienced rider, Corcoran had driven through Morris County hundreds of times,…

  • CentraState’s cancer center lauded for high standards

    CentraState’s cancer center lauded for high standards

    The American College of Radiology (ACR), a national organization that sets quality standards for radiation oncology, has reaccredited The Karen Olbis Radiation Oncology Center at CentraState, demonstrating a consistently high level of patient care in this program. The ACR accreditation process involves a third-party peer review and evaluation of patient care, staff, equipment, treatment planning…