• Police warn residents to ask peddlers to show permit

    MANALAPAN — Police responded to Templar Road on Jan. 15 after a resident called to report that a person was ringing his doorbell during the day and claiming to be from a power company. The homeowner told the News Transcript that a man with blond hair rang his doorbell at about 2 p.m. claiming to…

  • Security procedures under review in Freehold schools

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — In the wake of the horrific school shooting that killed 20 firstgraders and six educators at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, safety and security procedures are on the minds of all educators. Freehold Borough Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth O’Connell discussed the…

  • Moses continues as board prez

    Heshy Moses will serve as president of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education in 2013. The board members voted unanimously to re-elect Moses to the position at their Jan. 7 reorganization meeting. Earlier in the meeting, Moses was sworn in to begin serving a second three-year term on the board as Freehold…

  • Sister shows love for sibling with Lyme

    Deanna Warman, 14, gives up gifts, raises money for research BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Deanna Warman, 14, (r) shares a hug with her sister, Alyssa, 20. In 2011 and 2012, Deanna invited friends to celebrate her birthday, but she asked them not to bring gifts to her party. Instead, Deanna asked for donations…

  • Panel will examine security options

    Manalapan-Englishtown K-8 parents state their views during public hearing BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer A sign posted at the Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School is similar to signs that can be found at schools throughout New Jersey. A renewed focus on school security means that visitors who want to enter a school are no longer welcome to…

  • Changing the world one child at a time

    Big Brothers Big Sisters matches disadvantaged youths with mentors BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Royce Winsten, 2013 Big Brother of the Year, listens as his “little,” Wayne, plays bass in Belmar on Jan. 15. ERIC SUCAR staff In 1998, Waldo Sainvilus was a student at Asbury Park Middle School struggling with coursework when he was…

  • Falcons try to keep it together as GMC Tournament approaches

    Varsity Report BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School’s Rob Ukawba (top) defends St. Joseph of Metuchen High School’s Jimbo Long during the first half of the Jan. 17 showdown in East Brunswick between two of the state’s top boys basketball teams. The Bears beat the Falcons for the second time this season, 52-45.…

  • 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…

  • Diocese to celebrate consecrated life Feb. 3

    To commemorate the annual World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, established by Blessed John Paul II in 1997, the Diocese of Metuchen will host an evening prayer service on Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue, Metuchen. Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski, principal celebrant of the…

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