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  • Actors invited to audition on Aug. 7, 8

    Tryouts for the upcoming Berdanhand Productions presentation of “Fade Out at Clo-Achers,” a satirical look at life in adult communities, are set for 6:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8 at the Twin Rivers Branch of the East Windsor Library, 276 Abbington Drive, East Windsor. The play was written by Myra Danon and Meryl Berness. Director…

  • Report preps Howell board for possible redistricting

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Officials in the Howell K- 8 School District are reviewing information that could eventually lead to the redistricting of students. Demographer Wayne J. Verderber of Applied Data Services, Flanders, presented a report to the Board of Education Facilities and Operations Committee on July 8. This report, unlike an…

  • Residents question new pact for superintendent

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Residents attending the July 22 meeting of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education questioned the board’s recent decision to sign a new contract with Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson in June. Sampson became the district’s superintendent on June 6, 2011. His initial contract with the district was…

  • Cancer claims local K-9 officer

    The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office has announced the passing of K-9 Officer Jake. Jake, a 10-year-old golden retriever, died of cancer July 12. He had served the agency since 2005, upon graduating from the Port Authority Police K-9 Academy, according to a press release. Jake specialized in explosives detection and worked closely with his partner…

  • Driver charged after fatal crash kills local resident

    HOWELL — A Howell man has been charged with vehicular homicide after a passenger in the car he was driving died as a result of a single-car crash on Fort Plains Road in June, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. According to information provided by the prosecutor, Jacob Cannizzaro, 21, of Howell, was…

  • Whack-a-car

    Lisa Hogg, of Freehold, gets ready to take her swings at a junk car during the Olde Freehold Day community celebration that was held on July 20 at Lake Topanemus Park, Freehold Township. The Lake Topanemus Commission, which oversees the facility, sponsored this fundraising activity and will use the proceeds from the car smashing to…

  • 19th annual Clam Festival returns to Highlands

    The Highlands Business Partnership’s 19th annual Clam Festival will be held Aug. 1-4 at Huddy Park on Bay and Waterwitch avenues. The four-day festival will take place rain or shine, featuring seafood, live entertainment, children’s rides, games, contests, a beer-and-wine garden, and more. The beer-and-wine garden will be located on the corner of Waterwitch and…

  • Foundation helps military families remain at bedside

    Brennan Stands Alone was started after soldier from Howell was injured By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Stephane and Brian Brennan Joanne and Jim Brennan of Howell spent more than a year by their injured warrior’s bedside after their son was critically injured in Afghanistan on May 7, 2008, from an IED attack while leading…

  • Colts Neck group honored

    COLTS NECK — At the Operation Provide Comfort (OPC) “Tack a Ten” table at the recent Colts Neck Fair, Colts Neck Journal Editor-in-Chief Joanne Colella presented OPC Chairman retired Lt. Col. James Sfayer with a community excellence donation of $500. That money, along with the generous individual donations received at the fair, will allow OPC…