• County certifies election results

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer I ndividuals who were elected to municipal positions in the Nov. 6 general election may now officially uncork celebratory bottles of champagne. The Monmouth County Board of Elections certified the results of the races last week, making it clear who will hold the reins of power in several local communities…

  • Colts Neck rallies volunteers to help rebuild Union Beach

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Less than 15 miles from Colts Hall Town Hall sits the borough of Union Beach, which shouldered a harsh beating on Oct. 29 at the hands of post-tropical storm Sandy. Now, with the help of residents and community organizations, Colts Neck officials have signed on to help…

  • Higgins: Recovery from storm an ongoing process

    Mayor applauds residents, personnel for reaching out to those in need BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Mayor Nolan Higgins updated residents at a recent Borough Council meeting regarding how the town fared during the recent Post-Tropical Storm Sandy and a November nor’easter, both of which packed a punch that hit a town…

  • Aging infrastructure under examination in Colts Neck

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The infrastructure used by local utility companies, including Jersey Central Power and Light and Verizon, must be updated, Colts Neck Mayor Jarrett Engel said in response to Post-Tropical Storm Sandy’s Oct. 29 rampage through the Garden State. “What we learned is that the infrastructure is old,” Engel…

  • Howell man pleads guilty in Fort Plains Rd. stabbing

    HOWELL — On Nov. 30, Julius K. Garrett, 26, of Howell, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter. The charges stem from the June 2010 stabbing death of Scott Gregory, 24, also of Howell. Garrett entered his guilty plea before state Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia, sitting in Freehold. Vernoia is scheduled to sentence Garrett…

  • datebook 

     “Frankly Speaking About Cancer Treatments — Take Control of Side Effects with Medicine, Mind and Body” with Amit Kharod, M.D., and physicians from Princeton Radiation Oncology, will be offered from 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Space is limited and registration is…

  • Board creates merit goals for FRHSD superintendent

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson must meet a fresh set of objectives in the 2012-13 school year if he is to receive a merit payment from the district’s Board of Education. Board members approved several quantitative and qualitative merit goals at their Nov. 26 meeting.…

  • Wegmans teams up with FRHSD

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Wegmans is teaming up with the Freehold Regional High School District to teach students a range of tasks associated with food production. The FRHSD Board of Education approved a resolution at its Nov. 12 meeting to enter into a community-based partnership with the grocery store chain, which operates a supermarket…

  • Young storm victims get something soft to hug

    Freehold Twp. eighth-grader creates Build-A-Bear fundraiser for children in area shelter BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A youngster holds tight to a Build-A-Bear friend that eighth-grader Stephanie Rovere of Freehold Township delivered to a shelter at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, which is now home to people who were displaced by superstorm Sandy. Stephanie Rovere has…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community