• Knack for playing Spears lands actress gig in show

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Jill Maybruch MARLBORO — Jill Maybruch is traveling back in time to make her off-Broadway debut. Maybruch, 27, who is a native of Marlboro, landed the role of singer Britney Spears in the musical theater show “Totally Tubular Time Machine,” which opened on Feb. 9 at the Culture Club in…

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    Emily Karpinski of Freehold was named to the dean’s list for the fall term at Elmira College, Elmira, N.Y. Whitney Michelle Schmutter, daughter of Charles and Melanie Schmutter of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Penn State University, State College, Pa., where she is majoring in communication sciences…

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     Camp Quality New Jersey will host a benefit dance for Freehold middle school students (grades 6, 7 and 8) from 6:30-9 p.m. March 16 at Encore, Schanck Road, Freehold Township. Admission to the dance is $20 in advance or $25 at the door and will go toward helping to send a child with cancer…

  • Samaritan Center director gave her heart to church, community

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Regina Finn MANALAPAN — The municipality lost one of its most precious resources when Regina A. Finn, 76, of Manalapan, died at home Feb. 22. Finn was born in New York City and lived in Manalapan for 46 years. She spent much of her life devoting her time and…

  • Developer still pressing case to convert senior housing

    MARLBORO — After a considerable amount of litigation, a developer that wants to convert an approved age-restricted community to a neighborhood for people of all ages will likely make its case before the Marlboro Planning Board this spring. The Planning Board tried to negate the need for a conversion hearing by arguing that a consent…

  • County parks sustain $8M in Sandy damage

    Trails, beach facilities, marinas, skate park destroyed by superstorm BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Photos (counter-clockwise from top right) show damage caused by Sandy at Bayshore Waterfront Park, Middletown; at the historic Walnford property in Upper Freehold Township, and at two locations along the Henry Hudson Trail, washing out a footbridge in Middletown, and devastating…

  • Farmland preservation deal OK’d in two split votes

    97-acre Manalapan parcel will not be developed with single-family homes BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer By the slimmest of margins, 2-1, the Manalapan Township Committee has voted to approve a payment that will permit the preservation of the 97-acre Burke farm on Iron Ore Road, Manalapan, to move forward. The committee took its action on…

  • Bringing concussions into focus

    Masking injuries to get back in the game can be a life-changing decision BY TIM MORRIS & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Marlboro’s Niki Popyer certainly understands the consequences of concussions. By the count of her neurologist she’s had 17, and she still suffers from post-concussion symptoms, such as headaches and attention deficit. Now a student…

  • Falcons playing strong in defense of Non-Public A state title

    Varsity Report BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Metuchen High School’s Ashley Palmieri (r) tries to move past Shore Regional High School’s Claudia LaMarca in the first quarter of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I semifinals, which were held at Metuchen on March 2. The Bulldogs fell to the Blue Devils, 49-47. ERIC SUCAR staff St. Joseph’s…

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