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  • Marlboro funny man to teach comedy course

    Steve Trevelise has been a fixture on N.J. and Pa. radio for decades BY DEVIN ALESSIO Staff Writer We have all been there: we have watched episodes of “Seinfeld” or “Last Comic Standing” and wondered how that comic got to be so funny. Aspiring comedians can now finetune their funny bones at the Catch a…

  • Chess skill earns teen place in world games

    Andrew Ng of Marlboro will visit Turkey in Nov. BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Andrew Ng MARLBORO — Checkmate is a term Andrew Ng says often when his precision and skill have paid off again in another chess tournament victory. In July, Andrew, 14, won the 2009 U.S. Cadet Chess Tournament in Crossville, Tenn. The…

  • Marlboro still examining idea of billing for first aid

    MARLBORO — Municipal officials and officers with Marlboro’s volunteer first aid squads are still investigating the question of whether third-party billing to patients’ insurance companies would be beneficial to the township. Mayor Jonathan Hornik said the parties have been meeting to discuss the feasibility of implementing a system of third-party billing. No decision on the…

  • Juvenile diabetes research will benefit from carnival

    MARLBORO — Rides, games and raffles will entertain visitors at a junior charity carnival being held to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF). The carnival will be held on Aug. 29-30 in the parking lot of the Marlboro Aquatic Center, Vanderburg Road. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug.…

  • Fire academy graduates 30

    The Monmouth County Fire Academy, Howell, recently graduated 30 volunteers from the Firefighter I program. The ceremony was held Aug. 12. Members of Class No. 82 attended weekend classes at the fire academy and completed 164 hours of course work over 24 sessions. They received training in rescue, fire extinguishment, hazardous materials response, cardiopulmonary resuscitation,…

  • Police to more closely monitor mining traffic

    MILLSTONE — The mayor has asked the New Jersey State Police to monitor truck traffic in Millstone Township more closely. At the Aug. 19 Township Committee meeting, Millstone Mayor Nancy Grbelja told State Trooper Ryan Barclay of the Hamilton Barracks about the many complaints she has received from residents regarding trucks traveling to and from…

  • Town offices expected to move to Southard

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Plans are all but finalized to move Howell’s municipal offices from the current municipal complex on Preventorium Road to the Southard School on Kent Road. The Southard School will not be operating as a school this year following a decision by the Howell Board of Education to shutter…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Karen Smyth (r) and Kelly Smyth, 16, of Englishtown, fall in love with Heather, a 13-week-old beagle and hound mix, during CARE Animal Rescue’s puppy adoption event held at Dill’s Feed and Supplies, Freehold Borough, on Aug. 22. Randi Decicco, of Marlboro, is holding Heather.

  • CentraState charity ball to benefit ICU expansion

    BY DEVIN ALESSIO Staff Writer The CentraState Healthcare Foundation’s 48th annual Charity Ball, themed “Boas and Fedoras: A Night at the Cotton Club,” will take place on Nov. 21 from 6:30 p.m. to midnight at the Eagle Oaks Country Club in Howell. Last year’s Charity Ball, which had the theme of “A Night at the…