• Historic win for Marlboro; Freehold Twp. wins twice

    At NJSIAA State Relay Championships BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer After anchoring his Marlboro High School 1,600-meter sprint relay team to a win in the seeded section of the NJSIAA Group IV championships, Brandon Mazzarella wasn’t sure he had done enough. “When I crossed the line, I saw worried faces and I thought, ‘Oh no,’…

  • Petruch wins 55 hurdles; Pats’ girls take team crown

    At Monmouth County Indoor Track & Field Championships BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s Emily Bracher (l) and Adrian Vitello sprint to the finish line of the 400-meter dash at the Monmouth County Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Jan. 18.…

  • ‘Let It Snow’ exhibit at MAC through Jan. 27

    Barbara Etter, “Tatum’s Test of Time,” oil on canvas The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is hosting the “Let It Snow 2013” exhibit through Jan. 27. As the exhibit name suggests, all art in the show relates to snow. This wintry exhibit features work in various media by local artists and MAC instructors. The Middletown Arts…

  • Struthers, Calvert honor Patsy Cline

    As seen in TheBeachBeat.com Emmy Award-winner Sally Struthers and Broadway star Carter Calvert will take the stage at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 173 Main St., Manasquan, when “Always Patsy Cline” opens on Jan. 25 for a two-weekend run. More than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane…

  • William Alvin Diven

    Mr. Diven, 78, died Jan. 5, 2013, in Gainesville, Fla., after an extended illness. He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., moved to Marlboro when he was 9 years old and graduated from Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, in 1952. Mr. Diven served in the U.S. Army, where he worked in electronics and communications. His…

  • Ann Mary Frances Allen

    Mrs. Allen, 77, of Jackson, formerly of Maywood, died Dec. 31, 2012, at home. She was a graduate of St. Mary’s School of Nursing, Hoboken, class of 1956, and was a registered nurse. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a school nurse at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Tenafly. Surviving are her husband…

  • Susan Lewis Spencer

    Mrs. Spencer, 68, of Freehold, died Dec. 30, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a graduate of Trenton State College, class of 1966. Prior to retiring, Mrs. Spencer was employed as a sixth-grade teacher in the Freehold Township K-8 School District for 33 years. Surviving are her husband of 45 years, Warren…

  • Bernice A. Stirrat

    Mrs. Stirrat, 89, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 27, 2012. She was employed as a registered nurse in the labor and delivery unit at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was predeceased by her husband, William A. Stirrat, in 2004. Surviving are a son, William Stirrat and his wife, Valerie, of Freehold Township; two daughters,…

  • Frank P. Freidman

    Mr. Friedman, 75, of Holmdel, died Jan. 1, 2013, at John L. Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township. He was a graduate of Rider University, Lawrenceville, and the University of Florida School of Law, Gainesville, Fla. Mr. Friedman came to Freehold Borough in the mid- 1960s to practice law for Alexander Levchuk, and started his own…

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