• Girl Scouts earn Gold Award

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore presented 35 Girl Scouts from Monmouth and Ocean counties with the Girl Scout Gold Award during a special ceremony on May 30 at the Woodlake Country Club, Lakewood. Nationwide, only 5 percent of all eligible Girl Scouts earn this award, which is the highest achievement a teen Girl…

  • New K-8 supt. to start in August

    MARLBORO — Eric Hibbs is set to take control of the Marlboro K-8 School District as the superintendent of schools in August. The Board of Education passed an amended resolution at its June 4 meeting to approve the appointment of Hibbs and his employment contract. Hibbs will be paid an annual salary of $165,000 during…

  • Declaration of Independence to be read aloud in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — Area residents are invited to attend Freehold Borough’s annual ceremony that celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The event will be held in front of Borough Hall, West Main Street, at 9 a.m. July 4. July 4, 2013, marks the 237th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in…

  • Fair will host Antique & Classic Auto Show

    The Monmouth County Fair will host an Antique and Classic Auto Show on July 28 at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. The show will include antique/production autos to 1932, production cars from 1933-85, sports cars to 1985 and fire trucks to 1972. There will be street rods, modified cars, race cars and…

  • Moskal-Scacco

    Clayton Scacco & Cara Moskal Susan and Thomas Moskal of Freehold Township announce the engagement of their daughter, Cara Moskal, to Clayton Scacco, son of Penny and Thomas Scacco of Millstone Township. The future bride is a graduate of Howell High School and Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., were she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    She wasn’t about to let us forget Lori Clinch My dear and precious mother has been busily making preparations for her favorite day of the year — her birthday. This year was a significant birthday. I know this because she called and told me so. She started calling me six months before the big day,…

  • McCobb credited for keeping parade going, rain or shine

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Alice McCobb has spent the past 25 years working on the Freehold Memorial Day parade so that others can enjoy the day. This year, Borough Council members honored her for her quarter-century of volunteer service heading up a task that many would not even consider taking on.…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn., awarded degrees to the following residents: from Freehold, Andrew Hiss, Katelyn Linney and Katherine Ritchie; and from Colts Neck, Brendan O’Brien and Ellen Padovano. Victoria Freeman, daughter of Glenn and Barbara Freeman of Freehold, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y. Nour…

  • IN THE SERVICE

    Army Spec. Michael J. Kalusz, son of Alexander and Wendy Kalusz of Howell, has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values…

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