• Riviera at Freehold benefit walk a success

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Italian American Club at the Riviera at Freehold held a 2-mile walk on May 18 to benefit the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The Freehold Township Independent Fire Company led the walk through the Riviera adult community in Freehold Township, where the streets were lined with more than 250 American…

  • Acting prosecutor will not deploy to Afghanistan

    The deployment orders from the U.S. Navy calling Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni to active duty for a tour in Afghanistan have been rescinded, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Gramiccioni, 41, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve attached to the Region Legal Service Office, Naval…

  • Police: Youth robbed of sneakers in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN — A tussle among teenagers resulted in the theft of a pair of high-priced sneakers on June 21 at 6:30 p.m., according to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department. According to police, Patrolman Kevin Ruditsky responded to Saratoga Drive at that time for a report of a robbery. A 14- year-old boy who…

  • Author looks at ‘wars’ waged in global marketplace

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Rebekah Peeples Massengill engages with the audience during a reading and discussion of her book, “Walmart Wars: Moral Populism in the 21st Century.” Love them or hate them, it hardly matters. They are in seemingly every neighborhood. There are 4,043 Wal- Mart stores across the country, to be exact. And…

  • DATEBOOK

     Freehold Elks Motorcycle Committee will host its first bike show 6-9 p.m. July 11 (rain date July 12) at Elks Point, intersection of Route 79 and Route 537, Freehold. All are invited. Registration is $8. Trophies will be awarded for a variety of categories. Food will be available for purchase. For a registration form,…

  • ON CAMPUS

    The University of Delaware, Newark, Del., has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester: From Marlboro, Gabrielle Alioto, Carly Berber, Lindsay Canell, Brian Eiermann, Stephanie Freedman, Joshua Friedman, Rachel Mahoney, Lindsay Nortman, Natalie Vulpis and Donna Recchione; From Freehold, Devin Appel, Mackenzie Berry, Jenna Cassara, Sarah Chalnick, Madeline…

  • Donald J. Roberts

    Mr. Roberts, 94, of Jackson died June 22, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He worked as an investigator for the Monmouth County Board of Social Services for more than 25 years. Mr. Roberts was predeceased by his wife, Agnes Elizabeth Roberts; a son, David Roberts; a brother, Bud Smith; and a sister, Alice…

  • Ronald R. Amorelli

    Mr. Amorelli, 75 of Bolivia, N.C., formerly of Freehold, died June 19, 2013, in the SECU Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center, Bolivia. Prior to retiring, he was a certified refrigeration engineer at Merck Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Amorelli was predeceased by his brother, William Amorelli. Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Mary M. Amorelli; a…

  • The Rev. Albert W. Gibson Jr.

    Rev. Gibson, 80, of Fayetteville, Pa., died July 1, 2013, at the Gettysburg Lutheran Care Center. He was ordained in 1958 and served two congregations during his ministry — Christ Lutheran Church, Catonsville, Md., and Hope Lutheran Church, Freehold Township, which he founded in 1966 and served until his retirement in 1997. Surviving are his…

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