• Shaari Emeth student wins memorial award

    A student in the 2013 Confirmation class at Temple Shaari Emeth, Manalapan, has been named the winner of the third annual Dr. Milton R. Gross Memorial Confirmation Class Award. Andrea Krin, daughter of Shelley and Brian Krin of Manalapan, wrote the winning essay, “What Should the Relationship Between Israeli and American Jews Be?” For her…

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    Robert J. Caiati, son of Robert and Nancy Caiati of Morganville, graduated magna cum laude from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. Robert is a 2009 graduate of Marlboro High School. Victoria Crowley, daughter of Evelyn Crowley of Manalapan and Michael Crowley of Eatontown, has graduated with distinction from Penn State…

  • Community for homeless vets planned for fort

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A five-year plan to provide a community for homeless veterans at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, is coming to fruition with the recent designation of a 10- acre parcel on Eatontown’s area of the fort. Members of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) approved a resolution to offer the parcel, known…

  • School board, Marlboro join together for energy savings

    MARLBORO — A joint purchasing agreement between the municipality and the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education may save taxpayers $510,000 on electricity costs over the course of two years. The commodity will power Marlboro’s streetlights, schools, municipal buildings and similar facilities. At recent meetings, the school board and the Township Council approved contracts…

  • Park system hosts flea market at local park

    COLTS NECK — The Monmouth County Park System’s Eco-Elephant Family Flea Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 22 at the Dorbrook Recreation Area, 209 Route 537, Colts Neck. The flea market will feature crafters, businesses and nonprofit vendors. Prospective vendors are welcome up to and including the day of the…

  • Site plan approved for assisted living facility

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — A new assisted living facility is expected to open its doors in the near future. The Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved an application filed by FSP-Marlboro to build a two-story, 79-unit assisted living residence with 50 parking spaces on lots at 23 Route 520 and 53…

  • Obama, Christie herald summer of recovery

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER & NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writers Members of the audience cheer and call out in response to the president’s remarks that the Shore is “stronger than the storm.” PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The buzzword was “recovery.” As President Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Christie reunited to tour the Shore last week,…

  • Police: Drivers getting the message on DWI

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police officers with the Monmouth County DWI Task Force set up a command center for a checkpoint in Neptune Township on May 24. FRANK GALIPO It is 11 p.m. on Friday, the start of the Memorial Day weekend. While many people at the Shore are out celebrating the unofficial start…

  • Police officers disarm man at Stonehurst Blvd. home

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer An early morning incident in Freehold Township could have turned deadly, but ended with law enforcement officers subduing a Freehold Township resident and taking him into custody before he could hurt himself or anyone else. Police officers responded to a 911 call at 4:20 a.m. May 29 at 5…

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