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  • Board names vice principal

    MARLBORO — The Board of Education has unanimously approved the hiring of John Pacifico as vice principal at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School. Pacifico replaced Yvette Cucuro, who accepted a supervisory position in another district. Pacifico has worked in the Marlboro K-8 School District as a health and physical education teacher since 1999. He began…

  • Residents sought for committee

    MARLBORO — The K-8 Board of Education is seeking members of the community to serve on its Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC). This panel’s charge is to address space and enrollment issues concerning the Marlboro public schools. Board member Terry Spilken said the district is looking to involve the entire community on this issue to ensure…

  • Trip to soup kitchen opens students’ eyes

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — More than two dozen first-, second- and third-graders from the Taylor Mills School recently visited Elijah’s Promise, a soup kitchen in New Brunswick. The children, all of whom are involved in student government, met with Scott Smith, an employee at the facility who explained…

  • Obituaries

    Harold G. “Jake” Gunther Sr. Mr. Gunther, 93, of Colts Neck, died Feb. 6 at home. He was born in Rockaway Beach, N.Y., and moved to Colts Neck in 1925. Mr. Gunther was a farmer at the family farm in Colts Neck from 1925 until 1932. He then was employed at Laird Co., Scobeyville section…

  • Obituaries

    Joseph T. Callow Mr. Callow, 79, of Hazlet, died Feb. 1 at St. Barnabas Hospice, Long Branch. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided there prior to moving to Hazlet 45 years ago. He was a pressman at the New York Times for 47 years, retiring in 1992. He served with the U.S. Navy during World…

  • Letters

    Residents urged to support call for comprehensive citizens convention In recent months, there has been much conversation throughout the state with regard to a New Jersey citizens (i.e. constitutional) convention. The proposal for this convention is so the citizens of New Jersey can balance fiscal policy, tax policy, and as most know, specifically to address…

  • Grey ends service at Manalapan

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Terri Grey MANALAPAN — After more than 16 years of service to the Freehold Regional High School District, Terri Grey has retired. Grey came to the district in September 1989 as an assistant principal at Manalapan High School. In January 1998 she was named principal, and…

  • Guitar festival will return

    MIDDLETOWN — Brookdale Public Radio will present an original guitar show on Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Donald D. Warner Student Life Center on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Route 520, Lincroft. The ninth annual Brookdale Guitar Show is sponsored by Nothing New Music of Lakehurst. According to a…

  • Monmouth County will see expanded coverage

    Greater Media Newspapers has seen an opportunity in recent years to expand its news coverage and circulation to additional areas of Monmouth County. From a base that included the western and Bayshore regions of the county, our management has brought newspapers online that cover Red Bank, Long Branch, Ocean Township and other communities in eastern…