Category: News Transcript News
-

LoCascio steps down from board
COLTS NECK — Nancy LoCascio has stepped down from her seat on the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education. LoCascio was serving as the board’s president at the time of her resignation. The board voted to accept LoCascio’s resignation at its March 21 meeting. “This has been an incredible, wonderful responsibility in my…
-

Camp Quality seeks male volunteers
Camp Quality New Jersey, a volunteerdriven, community-funded nonprofit organization providing free sleep-away camping experiences for children with cancer, is seeking additional male volunteers for its summer session to be held from June 22-27. The sleep-away camp is in Sussex County. At camp, each child is matched with a volunteer companion. “Companions are an important part…
-

Englishtown resident, 42, faces charges
ENGLISHTOWN — A two-month investigation into drug sales activity in Englishtown culminated on March 26 with the arrest of a borough man, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Anthony Scarfone, 42, was arrested on March 26 after investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, the Englishtown Police Department, and the…
-

FHS junior wins Google honor
Freehold High School junior Liezl Puzon is one of two students in the nation to win the Google Code-in 2012 competition. Google Code-in 2012, a seven-week contest tailored to expose teens to open source software development, involved more than 330 students across 36 countries, according to a press release. The students created more than 500…
-

Howell dentist charged with invasion of privacy
HOWELL — Police are asking anyone who used the patient restroom in the office of a local dentist between April 5 and April 10 to contact them as an investigation continues into the dentist’s alleged criminal conduct. The request follows the arrest on April 10 of Dr. Scott M. Meltzer, 49, of Freehold Township, at…
-

FTHS students help Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater New Jersey has awarded Freehold Township High School’s peer leaders with the 2012 School Spirit Award. The peer leaders raised the most money for Alzheimer’s care, support and research within the Southern Regional Walk competition and were among the more than 20 other school teams in this year’s competition. “Freehold…
-

N.J. Lottery revamp is a numbers game
Small retailers fear loss of business if state redirects focus of lottery ticket sales BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Dhiren Desai (l) and Vikram Chaudhari sell lottery tickets at the Esquire News & Smoke Shop, Freehold, on April 3. Many small-business owners are concerned that privatization of the lottery would have a negative impact on…
-

Participants sought for April 14 Mayor’s Bike Ride in Freehold
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Freehold Borough is on the move. Those are the words Lynn Reich used to describe the Mayor’s Bike Ride, which will take place April 14 at 1 p.m. “Get up and get out. That’s our message,” Reich said about the Mayor’s Bike Ride, which was created in…
-

Jersey Freeze could give way to Houlihan’s
Latest proposal calls for new restaurant and bank, demolition of ice cream stand BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer An application that proposes the construction of a Houlihan’s restaurant on the property where Jersey Freeze has sat for 60 years has been filed in Freehold Borough. A hearing date for the application has not been…
