• Freehold Giants Jr. Pee Wee Blue Team

    New Jersey Shore Pop Warner Football League The Freehold Giants Jr. Pee Wee Blue team captured the New Jersey Shore Pop Warner Football League Conference Championship this fall. The Giants went through the Pop Warner season undefeated, finishing with a 10-0 mark. LISA ROSA PHOTO

  • Braves highlighted big FRHSD football campaign

    Manalapan High School wide receiver catches a pass during the Braves’ state playoff win over Monroe Township High School on Nov. 16. The Harvard University-bound senior was named the Shore Conference A North Division Offensive Player of the Year by the coaches. ERIC SUCAR staff Even though their bid for perfection was spoiled by South…

  • ‘Edgy or Not’ exhibit

    “Gondola Racers,” watercolor by Michael Scherfen of Atlantic Highlands The Guild of Creative Art will host a vibrant exhibit of members’ artwork in various media Jan 5-31: acrylic, charcoal, collage, etching, fiber art, graphite, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, sculpture, wood and watercolor. On Jan. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m., an opening reception will…

  • Disney on Ice’s ‘Treasure Trove’: A story for every generation

    Disney On Ice’s “Treasure Trove” opens the Disney vault with tales spanning from the first animated film to the 50th All are invited to hit the ice with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald and Goofy as they embark on a treasure hunt for some of the most popular Disney films. Audiences will experience a medley…

  • Geoffrey Blake Yalden

    Mr. Yalden, 57, of Jackson, died Dec. 12, 2012, at home. He was a former mayor of Jackson Township and was a recognized public servant throughout his adult life. He graduated from Jackson Memorial High School in 1973 and received an associate’s degree from Ocean County College in 1975 and a bachelor’s degree in English…

  • Ruth “Chickie” Soden

    Mrs. Soden, 89, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 5, 2012, at Applewood Estates, Freehold Township. She graduated from Allentown High School, Allentown, Pa., in 1941, and the Allentown School of Nursing in 1945. She was a senior cadet nurse at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va., from 1944-45. She later served as a volunteer…

  • Francine Volpe

    Mrs. Volpe, 61, of Marlboro, died Dec. 10, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born in Jersey City and has resided in Marlboro for the past 38 years. She was predeceased by her son, Jonathon, on Dec. 2, 2012. Surviving are her husband of 42 years, Richard; a daughter, Nicole of…

  • Jonathon Robert Volpe

    Mr. Volpe, 39, of Marlboro, died Dec. 2, 2012. He was born in Brooklyn. N.Y., and resided in Marlboro for the past 38 years. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Mary and Robert Volpe; and his maternal grandfather, Nathan Mirsky. His mother, Francine Volpe, died eight days after him, on Dec. 10, 2012. Surviving…

  • Assisted living facility gains zoning variance

    Applicant will have to return with site plan for approval at later date BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment has granted a use variance to a developer and that variance could prove to be the gateway to the construction of an assisted living facility in the community. At…

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