Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Rose sale set for Feb.11-14 at North Brunswick firehouse

    North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2 will hold a Valentine’s Day rose sale Feb. 11-14 at the firehouse, 2030 Route 130 north, North Brunswick.

  • Legion hall available for party rentals

    American Legion Post 459 is currently booking hall rentals for 2016 at the post, 1015 Linwood Place, North Brunswick. The hall can accommodate 80 to 120 guests for events such as a shower, birthday, anniversary, retirement party or business meeting. The hall is also available for repast luncheons on a limited basis. Tables and chairs…

  • Eastman joins governing body

    Eastman joins governing body

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has appointed former committeeman Edward Eastman Jr. to fill a vacancy on the governing body. Eastman, who is an attorney with the firm of Davison, Eastman and Munoz, Freehold Township, was appointed at the committee’s Jan. 27 meeting and was sworn in by Township…

  • Rebels’ boys are ahead of schedule on hardwood

    Rebels’ boys are ahead of schedule on hardwood

    By Tim Morris There’s no surer sign a program is here to stay than when it can withstand the loss of talented players and not have to start all over. Last winter was a groundbreaking one for Howell High School’s boys basketball team, as it scored the program’s first state playoff win and also qualified…

  • Freehold school board considers modified realignment

    Freehold school board considers modified realignment

    By Christine Barcia Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Pupil overcrowding in the Freehold Borough School District has led to a discussion about the future placement of students in schools. At a Board of Education meeting on Jan. 25, the topic of realigning the school district was on the table. Superintendent of Schools Rocco Tomazic said, “The…

  • Friends offer support to teen’s family

    Friends offer support to teen’s family

    By Christine Barcia and Mark Rosman Staff Writers FREEHOLD – Friends and family members were stunned by the accidental death of a Freehold Borough teenager who died on Jan. 22. Waleed Warren, 17, who was a junior at Freehold High School, died in an accident at his home, according to Carol Stockel-Acosta, whose son, Eddie,…

  • Board president: Police, staff protected pupils

    Board president: Police, staff protected pupils

    By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The president of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education thanked police officers and district employees for their “professionalism and dedication” during a recent incident at Howell Middle School North, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road. Howell police said that on the morning of Jan. 26, two of the school’s pupils…

  • iPlay grows to meet demand for amusement and event space

    iPlay grows to meet demand for amusement and event space

    BY CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Plans for expansion are underway at iPlay America. The Schanck Road, Freehold Township, indoor amusement park is in the midst of a $2.5 million expansion that is anticipated for completion in May, according to an iPlay America press release. Jessica Schwartz, iPlay America vice president of sales…

  • Verizon sues Freehold Township over cell tower rejection

    Verizon sues Freehold Township over cell tower rejection

    By Christine Barcia FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Verizon Wireless has filed a lawsuit against the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment. The case of New York SMSA Limited Partnership (Verizon Wireless) against the zoning board was filed on Dec. 28 in state Superior Court, Freehold. The lawsuit claims the zoning board’s Dec. 10 denial of a…