• Emerging cicadas will benefit ecosystem

    This spring, cicadas will emerge along the East Coast after 17 years underground. These friendly bugs are causing a lot of buzz — and not just because of the drum-like “love song” that male cicadas make to attract females. Cicadas are a boon to the local ecosystem. Cicada nymphs construct chimney-like tunnels as they emerge,…

  • Assemblyman thanks New Jersey National Guard

    Those of us who were on the front lines against superstorm Sandy know how much our brave soldiers and airmen of the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard helped to save lives and entire communities. Our troops were immediately deployed and stayed on the ground with us for several months. They provided reassurance and…

  • Faced with rude behavior, he threw out the first pitch

    CODA GREG BEAN So there you are at the geezer matinee at the theater because you don’t want to fight the crowds, and hope that the few people who show up for the early show will be quiet enough to let you enjoy the expensive film without yakking all the way through it. But wouldn’t…

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    Samantha Binn was on the high elements during her gym class at Middletown North High School in Middletown on May 14 when a “sun halo” caused by light refracted through ice crystals was visible in the sky. LUKE BRUNO

  • Case will go to grand jury

    MANALAPAN — The case of a Manalapan resident who has been charged with sexual assault is expected to be presented to a Monmouth County grand jury. According to Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni, Frank W. Dilberto Jr., 60, of Manalapan, was arrested on the evening of May 9 and charged with sexual assault…

  • Kruisers’ bake-off a big hit

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A bake-off that was held to support Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4374 and sponsored by the Freehold Kruisers car club met the expectations of the Kruisers with a good turnout and an evening of fun. The All-American Banana Bread and Apple Pie bake-off was held…

  • Freehold Idol back for a new season

    FREEHOLD — The seventh annual Freehold Idol, which has evolved into a competition that draws hopefuls from all over the state, as well as from New York and Pennsylvania, will kick off for three competitive groups on June 5. Each Wednesday, through the mid- August final rounds, singers of all types will get their chance…

  • Freehold Memorial Day parade honors America’s war dead

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The 2013 Freehold Memorial Day parade will commence at 9:45 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 27, at Brinckerhoff Avenue and Main Street, Freehold Borough, with a flag-draped casket accompanied by active military personnel from various branches of the armed forces. “This casket will be pulled along the…

  • Manalapan committee adopts $30.91 million budget for 2013

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A municipal budget totaling $30.91 million has been put in place for 2013. The Manalapan Township Committee adopted the spending plan on May 14. Mayor Susan Cohen, Deputy Mayor Jordan Maskowitz, Committeeman Ryan Green and Committeeman Jack McNaboe voted to adopt the budget. Committeeman Andrew Lucas was absent…

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