• Lady Luck shines on fundraiser

    Freehold Township prekindergarten through eighth-grade students ended up being the big winners at the Freehold Township Education Foundation’s (FTEF) recent Monte Carlo Night fundraiser held at the Radisson, Freehold Township. According to a press release, more than 150 guests turned out to support Freehold Township schools, raising more than $20,000 and surpassing last year’s gala…

  • Governor: ‘No silver-bullet solution’ to school safety

    Christie says armed guards in school are not the answer BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer As administrators in school districts throughout New Jersey continue to hash out the best solution for keeping children safe after the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Gov. Chris Christie made his stance clear on Jan. 9: Armed guards…

  • on campus 

    Jason Rosenberg of Manalapan earned a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the College of Professional Studies at National University of Health Sciences. Lombard, Ill. Alyssa Nicole Rosenberg, daughter of Gail and Steven Rosenberg of Manalapan, has been initiated into the Iota Sigma chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international society in education at the University…

  • datebook 

     Step by Step-Wellness will present a “Weigh Less, Live More” event with holistic health counselor Larisa Belote at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at Yoga & Herbs, Route 9, Marlboro (Kohl’s shopping plaza). Belote will present a free lecture about losing weight safely and explore weight problems in America and why diets may not always…

  • ‘Walk With Joe’ presents donations

    MANALAPAN — The Walk With Joe has announced that with the 2012 donation made to the Samaritan Center, the total amount donated to the Samaritan Center since the walk’s inception in 2002 has reached $100,000. The Samaritan Center, which is based in Manalapan, provides food to individuals and families in need in Manalapan, Marlboro, Englishtown…

  • Poor attendance could impact school district’s bottom line

    With money now on the line, administrators in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District say they will begin cracking down on parents whose children pile up unexcused absences from school. According to a message posted on the district’s Internet website by Superintendent of Schools John J. Marciante Jr., state officials are revising the way that state…

  • Teen pilot enjoys freedom he finds alone in the air

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Josh Eichel MARLBORO — When Josh Eichel woke up on Nov. 23, 2012, he had yet to finish the six hours of driving school required to earn a learner’s permit. By the time he settled into bed that night, Eichel, 16, had completed the driving course, along with his first…

  • Child advocate volunteers sought

    The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program of Monmouth County is seeking adults (21 and older) to act as advocates for children who have been removed from their homes because they have been abused and neglected. A CASA volunteer is a trained citizen who is appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of…

  • Mayor: Use trust fund cash to rebuild destroyed homes

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Officials hope to make Marlboro the leader in an attempt to spend money that is sitting in municipal affordable housing trust funds on the restoration of coastal communities that were hit hard on Oct. 29 by post-Tropical Storm Sandy, Mayor Jonathan Hornik said. Hornik said he has written…

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