• Bill would require school policy on teacher-student e-interaction

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer With smartphones and tablet computers becoming more prevalent in schools, two state legislators want school administrators to establish a policy that would regulate the ways in which students and teachers would be permitted to interact with each other in a digital world. A bill sponsored by state Sen. M. Teresa…

  • DATEBOOK

     An evening of yoga, fitness, strength and peace will be held 7-9 p.m. July 18 at Shido Arts Martial Arts, 200 Business Drive, Freehold. The event will benefit Mary’s Place By The Sea, a place for women with cancer to heal. All levels are welcome. The suggested donation is $20. Attendees should wear comfortable…

  • Revolutionary War notable to be honored in Freehold

    Dr. Nathaniel Scudder signed Articles of Confederation By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — He walked the streets that Freehold Borough residents walk today. He lived in a homestead that is now the location of the borough’s government. He was one of two men from New Jersey who signed the new nation’s Articles of…

  • Jersey Shore Toastmasters debut new name, welcome new members

    The Jersey Shore Toastmasters Club, formerly the Lakewood Piners Toastmasters Club, has announced its new name. The club, which was chartered in 1985 as part of Toastmasters International, a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network, believes the “Jersey Shore” name more accurately represents the broad geographic reach…

  • Area actor: Working with De Niro, Pfeiffer ‘surreal’

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Dianna Agron and Monmouth County native John D’Leo star in Relativity Media’s “The Family” with Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. “The Family” is expected to be in theaters in September. PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA FORDE A t the age of 17, Monmouth County native John D’Leo…

  • Site for Islamic cemetery affirmed in Marlboro

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer With a cemetery in Millstone Township nearing capacity, members of the local Islamic community will soon bury their loved ones in Marlboro. The Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment has green-lighted Tiba Associates’ application for preliminary and final site plan approval to establish a 7,350-plot cemetery at 340 Spring Valley Road,…

  • Korean War not ‘forgotten’

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer U.S. Marine Corps veteran Dan Savino Richard Pender admits that he had no idea where Korea was when he signed up to join the U.S. Army in the early 1950s. “The motivation was very simple,” the North Brunswick resident said of the decision that he made in two minutes. “I…

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    Katie Rogers, 10, tries to hang on while riding a mechanical bull, which was one of the attractions at Freehold Township Day, a community celebration that was held on July 13 at Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold Township. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • BIG TRUCKS ON THE MOVE

    New pickups from Chevrolet, GMC and Toyota are coming this year to help meet a renewed demand for full-size trucks. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With modest increases already being registered during 2012 and 2013, full-size pickup sales are poised to skyrocket. According to the Wall Street Journal, the recovery of the U.S. housing market…

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