• Ten years of columns, ‘and all is well’

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Ten years: A lot can happen with a family in that time frame. You can go from counting to 10 with your little dears to not understanding their math homework, from lugging their diaper bags to asking them to carry the heavy stuff. If you do it right, those…

  • Volunteers feel drawn to assist Union Beach

    People from around the nation travel to Monmouth County town to lend a helping hand BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer UNION BEACH — The cold air stung in Union Beach on Nov. 16 as a team of volunteers, protected by layers of clothing and cups of coffee, briskly prepared hot meals for victims of Post-Tropical…

  • Robertsville school teacher honored

    Robertsville Elementary School, Marlboro, third-grade teacher Ilene Brudner was recently called to the principal’s office to take a phone call. The call was from radio station Thunder 106.3 FM, which informed Brudner that she had won September’s School Spirit Award, sponsored by the radio station and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). The School Spirit…

  • Freeholders look to shortand long-term after Sandy

    Curley: Electrical infrastructure needs to go underground BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Numbers are still coming in on the scope of damage sustained in Monmouth County and official tallies may take weeks, but so far thousands of homes and businesses have been deemed uninhabitable as a result of superstorm Sandy, with countless more severely damaged…

  • Officials grateful their towns did not sustain much damage

    Despite the disorder that ensued in the face of Sandy, the infrastructure of several local municipalities could have been hit harder, officials said. Sandy, which struck New Jersey as a posttropical storm, rolled through western Monmouth County on Oct. 29. Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik said officials were in the process of estimating damages, but he…

  • CentraState offers flu Tdap vaccinations

    CentraState Medical Center is offering the seasonal flu, Tdap and pneumococcal vaccinations to the public on the following dates and times:  Nov. 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 5, noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 10, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 13, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec.…

  • Marlboro cheerleaders step up to help Belmar storm survivors

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer When Erica Turtz, 17, a Marlboro High School cheerleading captain, heard about how the residents of Belmar were affected by superstorm Sandy, she decided to do something about it. She reached out to the coaches and members of her cheerleading squad and spearheaded a plan to help. Fellow cheerleader Madison…

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    Freehold musician Billy J. Brown rocked (softly) the Middlesex County College Physical Education Center in Edison on Nov. 13 as he entertained patients who were moved there to escape Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath. The special medical needs shelter was set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and staffed by professionals from the U.S. Department of…

  • Freehold slates holiday events

    FREEHOLD — The December holidays will be festive, fun and memorable for the entire family in Freehold Borough. The popular seasonal events are back again this year and they are still free — as is parking. The tradition begins on Dec. 4 with the lighting of a Christmas tree at the Monmouth County Hall of…

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