• Patricia A. Petracco

    Mrs. Petracco, of Howell, died April 15, 2013, at home. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a master’s degree in business administration from Georgian Court University, Lakewood. She worked as a prekindergarten teacher at the Pinewood School, Lakewood, at the New Jersey School Boards Association, Trenton, and as a school policy consultant. Following…

  • Kenneth E. Elslager

    Mr. Elslager, 81, of Jackson, formerly of Manalapan, died April 12, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring in 1994, he was employed as a pressman for Bowne Co. in New York City for 40 years. Mr. Elslager was a U.S. Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Dolores Prestel Elslager; a son,…

  • Debra Ray Rice

    Mrs. Rice, 57, of Stafford, died April 10, 2013. She was born in Queens, N.Y., and lived in Manahawkin for the past 10 years. She was a graduate of Manalapan High School and Rutgers University. Surviving are three children, Matthew, Dylan and Brendan; their father, Eugene Rice; her mother, Marian Ray; and three siblings, Nancy,…

  • business briefs 

    Pelican Pool, Spa and Patio shops will hold their annual Spring Fling Kick-off event on May 4-5 at its locations in Morris Plains, East Brunswick, Whitehouse, Quakertown and Langhorne. Pa. The event will include free outdoor cooking demonstrations on new grills and free hot dogs for the entire family beginning at 11 a.m. both days.…

  • Wellness initiative slates May agenda

    FREEHOLD — The steering committee for the Freehold Borough Mayor’s Health and Wellness Initiative, a campaign to create opportunities to get people to improve their fitness level with active movement, has announced its schedule of May events, which are open to all residents. Walk-About-Town, an opportunity to admire the sites around the community with the…

  • State puts hold on red-light cameras through next year

    The 76 red-light cameras that are in place at highway intersections in New Jersey will remain the only ones, at least through 2014. The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced on April 18 that no new locations will be added to the list of authorized red-light camera intersections because there would not be sufficient time…

  • Shooting victim’s family asks for social media checks

    BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Less than a year after a teenage girl was gunned down in Old Bridge, her family took part in a gun violence prevention discussion that was held at the Old Bridge municipal complex on March 27. Maria LoBrutto, an Old Bridge resident whose daughter, Cristina, 18, was…

  • ‘Everything is going to be OK, Mom…’

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Keep me in your thoughts this week — it’s gonna be a tough one. One might wonder what the big deal is. After all, it’s not like I haven’t had a son graduate from high school before. In fact, it seems like we’ve been moving the kids out the…

  • Community invited to bake-off

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Kruisers car club has organized a bake-off to help veterans and to support Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4374. The event will take place at the post, 50 Waterworks Road, Freehold Township, at 7 p.m. May 2. The bake-off will feature “All American Banana Bread and Apple Pie” and will…

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