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  • Pair charged in drug scheme

    On Jan. 23, William McGrath, 34, of Freehold Township, and Blake Elfand, 36, of Jackson, were arrested following an investigation into the use of the United States Postal Service to mail large quantities of a controlled dangerous substance believed to be marijuana. The investigation was conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in conjunction with…

  • Animal themed art will benefit SPCA

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Local visual and vocal art students will combine their efforts to help raise money for the Monmouth County SPCA during a Valentine’s Day benefit. Students of the Artisan Studio and of Professional Instruction for Vocal and Musical Instrumentation will host the Feb. 14 benefit at the Artisan Studio…

  • Area farms recognized for breeding top horses

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Local horsemen and farms won honors at the New Jersey Equine Breeders Awards dinner held Jan. 25 at the Radisson Hotel, Freehold Township. Millstone Township’s Val D’Or Farm’s Twist N Clout was named the 2-year-old filly pacer of the year. She banked $496,297 in 2008. The daughter of Western Ideal…

  • Marlboro council action will end housing lawsuit

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Litigation concerning a proposed residential development off Nolan Road that has been pending against Marlboro for several years may finally be coming to end. During the Township Council’s Jan. 22 meeting, a settlement agreement between Marlboro and Ohad Associates was unanimously approved by council members. The settlement was…

  • Introducing kids to an old-fashioned pastime

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer What began as a hunt to replace a broken fishing pole has transformed into a part-time niche business for Matawan resident John Hye. Hye, a set and prop builder for Broadway productions, runs The Kids Fishing Shop, an online fishing and tackle shop that sells equipment geared toward youngsters…

  • Police Explorer tapped to lead Marlboro post

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Adam Levine’s dedication to the Marlboro Police Explorers has been recognized with his recent promotion to the rank of chief of the Police Explorers post. Adam Levine “It felt pretty good” to see five years of hard work pay off, Levine said of being named chief. As chief…

  • Carrying the torch

    Carter embraces her family’s heritage in country music BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer She grew up the child of country music royalty, performed often with her mother and stepfather, June Carter and Johnny Cash, and built her own successful career over 30 years as a solo artist. Carlene Carter, daughter of June Carter Cash and…

  • Endowment elects Marlboro woman to post of secretary

    MARLBORO — Susan Feinstein of Marlboro has been elected secretary of the Sister Rose Thering Endowment for Jewish Christian Studies at Seton Hall University, South Orange. “It’s an honor to have someone the caliber of Susan Feinstein as our secretary,” said Dr. David Bossman, executive director of the endowment. “In the years she has been…

  • Activist chronicles fight for equal pay

    BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent Lilly Ledbetter MIDDLETOWN — She is the face of equality, her story personifying the struggle of generations of women in their war on gender-based pay discrimination. She was the second woman to dance with President Barack Obama at the inaugural Neighborhood Ball and one of the few chosen to make…