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  • Plea deal calls for 5-year prison term

    On June 11, Adam Grillon, 28, of Freehold, appeared in state Superior Court, Freehold, and pleaded guilty to the second degree crime of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. Grillon also pleaded guilty to the motor vehicle offense of leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident. According to a press…

  • Manalapan OM teams compete at world finals

    T hree Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Odyssey of the Mind (OM) creative problem solving teams had the honor of competing at the World Finals in Iowa in late May after placing high in their divisions at the state level in April. Two of the winning teams were comprised of students from Lafayette Mills School and…

  • Morganville man tried, convicted in absentia

    After a six-week trial and less than one day of deliberations, a man from the Morganville section of Marlboro who was the president of a money remitting business was convicted by a federal jury on all three counts charged in a superseding indictment. According to a press release from the Internal Revenue Service, Syed Azhar,…

  • Parents press board to keep sports teams

    At issue is sixth-grade interscholastic squads in two middle schools BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Parents attended the Board of Education’s June 16 meeting to voice their objection to the elimination of the sixth-grade interscholastic sports program at both of Marlboro’s middle schools. The change is effective in September. The interscholastic sports will…

  • Council honors teen

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A high school senior has been recognized for her dedication to help prevent Marlboro’s youths from starting to smoke. Marissa Cohen, a senior at Howell High School, received the Marlboro Township Alliance Community Service Award during the Township Council’s June 4 meeting. Mayor Jonathan Hornik and Marlboro’s Alliance…

  • Four Boys will help many battle cancer

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — Four Boys Luncheonette and Ice Cream Shop, 3 Tennent Ave., will donate 20 percent of the sales made during the weekend of June 27-28 to Team Fix-It, one of more than 120 teams that participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fundraiser held June 20-21 at…

  • Pupils enjoy hands-on learning

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — After their unit of study in genetics, eighth-graders at the Eisenhower Middle School, Burlington Road, had the opportunity to meet with an educator from the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) to discuss dog genetics with the assistance of a certified therapy dog and handler. Bonnie Hohenshilt,…

  • Local celebrities, senator team up for FAAN Walk for Food Allergy

    Over 1,000 walkers expected to stroll Long Branch boardwalk LONG BRANCH — Although all parents worry about their children’s safety, parents of children with food allergies have an additional challenge. Educating the public and raising funds for research are two ways parents, friends and families of children with food allergies are helping to widen the…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Coast Guard rescue swimmer Brian Tricarico helps Ari Tepper, 5, of Manalapan, ride a body board during the Best Day Foundation’s “Best Day at the Beach” event of surfing and body boarding at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch on June 14. The Best Day New Jersey events are free for youngsters…