• Jerry “Wiggs” Duhigg

    Mr. Duhigg, 75, of Howell, died Dec. 27, 2012. He was born in Scranton, Pa., and lived in Newark, East Orange, Linden and Edison before settling in Howell in 2004. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Prior to retiring in 2009, Mr. Duhigg owned Seasons Restaurant & Sports Bar in Edison. Surviving are his wife,…

  • Jeannette Stepp Packard

    Mrs. Packard, 92, of Manalapan, formerly of Little Falls, died Dec. 9, 2012, at Amboy Care Center, South Amboy. She was employed as a secretary for a large national investigation firm for 17 years and then with a radio station, and finally with Essex County Judge Rueben Appet for 15 years before retiring in 1974.…

  • January arrives, and reality sets in

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Christmas 2012. It was a good one. All of the Clinch boys were home, the lights on the tree twinkled all the way through New Year’s Eve, and for once my brisket had all of the flavor and flair of Dr. Seuss’ rare Who-roast-beast. If only all of the…

  • Mobile apps for connected car unveiled, beginning with Greater Media stations

    The Ford Motor Company has announced that Michigan-based jacAPPS will be the recommended mobile app development house for its new Ford Developer Program. The company has been chosen to provide development and technical support to third-party developers wanting to create voice-activated smartphone apps for Ford SYNC AppLink. Using SYNC voice commands along with steering wheel…

  • Councilwoman joins Dems in Marlboro party switch

    MARLBORO – On Election Day 2013, residents who wish to vote for Marlboro Councilwoman Carol Mazzola will have to look to the other side of the ballot. Mazzola left the Marlboro Republican Party last week to join Mayor Jonathan Hornik and the rest of the Township Council as a member of the Marlboro Democratic Party.…

  • Pa. trucker sentenced in death of local resident

    A Pennsylvania truck driver has been sentenced to an eight-year prison term for causing a motor vehicle crash that killed a Manalapan man and injured the victim’s wife and daughter. Brad L. Phillips, 26, of Gap, Pa., was sentenced in state Superior Court, New Brunswick, on Dec. 10 by Judge Bradley Ferencz, who said the…

  • Arnone takes helm of board of freeholders

    Thomas A. Arnone took the helm of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders at Monmouth County’s annual Organization Day held at Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township, encouraging residents, business owners and local governments to continue working with county offices and services to ensure that Monmouth County recovers from superstorm Sandy. “The only way we are…

  • N.Y. man charged with DWI

    MANALAPAN — Charges of driving while intoxicated were lodged against a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., at 2:28 a.m. Dec. 9. According to information provided by Manalapan police, Patrolman Philip Accatatta responded to the area of Route 9 south and Taylors Mills Road after receiving a report of a driver operating a vehicle in an erratic…

  • Mood is subdued as school security comes to forefront

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN As a parent and a journalist, it is sobering to sit in the audience at a school board meeting and listen to parents make suggestions that include armed police officers, the replacement of regular glass with bulletproof glass and the use of a metal detector at a school. It is…

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