Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Marlboro pupils earn All-Shore band honors

    Marlboro pupils earn All-Shore band honors

    By Peter Elacqua MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has announced that 11 middle school students from Marlboro will be participating in the All-Shore Intermediate Band ensemble. At a recent meeting, seven students from Marlboro Middle School and four students from Marlboro Memorial Middle School were commended for being selected to…

  • And try not to look like a noob!

    And try not to look like a noob!

    Watching our four sons play sports has been one of the biggest thrills of my life, even if I don’t know what’s going on most of the time. I stand when I’m supposed to, whoop it up at the appropriate times, and occasionally even know who fouled whom and why. Yet, the hardest part about…

  • Residents should speak out on Verizon plan

    Verizon is threatening to put up a 120-foot-tall cell tower within a few hundred feet of the YMCA of Western Monmouth County’s Camp Topanemus on Route 537 in Freehold Township. Verizon is going to try and convince the Freehold Township Planning Board on Feb. 18 that the cell tower is necessary even though over 90…

  • Laurin LaLima, Carrie Moyer of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie achieve Centurion Producer Award

    Laurin LaLima, Carrie Moyer of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie achieve Centurion Producer Award

    Iris Lurie, broker/owner of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie, Marlboro, announced that Laurin LaLima and Carrie Moyer, sales associates, recently earned the Century 21 Centurion Producer Award following their 2015 sales success. The Centurion Producer Award honors sales associates of the Century 21 System who earn $225,000 in sales production or 65 closed transaction sides…

  • Glenda Grill recognized for performance in January

    Glenda Grill recognized for performance in January

    Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Marlboro office was recognized for exceptional performance in January. The office led the region, which is comprised of locations throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties, for resale dollar volume. In addition, Marlboro sales associate Glenda Grill was recognized for her achievements. Grill led the region…

  • Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie recognizes its Circle of Excellence Award winners

    Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie recognizes its Circle of Excellence Award winners

    Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie recognizes the office’s Circle of Excellence Sales Award winners for 2015. Gold Level recipients are Laurin LaLima Andrea Mesh and Carrie Moyer. Silver Level recipients are Ruth Cole, Susan Kaplan and Lori Ragovin. Bronze Level recipients are Fran Krumholz-Bookman, Ianina Fishman, Frank Fortino, Michael Kalagassy, Alan Katz, Sheryl Kerner,…

  • Patriots claim another A North basketball title

    Patriots claim another A North basketball title

    By Tim Morris Every year, most of the Shore Conference A North Division boys basketball teams believe they can win the division title. The public schools are that balanced. However, there is one team that always seems to emerge from the pack over the last decade: Freehold Township High School. The Patriots play the most…

  • Freehold Township earns grant as reward for recycling efforts

    Freehold Township earns grant as reward for recycling efforts

    By Christine Barcia FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The municipality’s recycling efforts have been rewarded. Freehold Township has received a grant of $100,741 from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The award is in recognition of the township’s 2013 recycling performance and ranks as one of the highest payouts in the state. The township earned the…

  • Manalapan resident charged with assault

    Manalapan resident charged with assault

    MANALAPAN – A woman who lives at Marianne Manor has been charged with aggravated assault as a result of her alleged involvement in an incident at the facility. Marianne Manor, Route 33 east near Woodward Road, Manalapan, is a licensed residential healthcare facility operated by the state. Officers responded to the Marianne Manor at 6:27…