• Students, staff lend assistance after Sandy

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Students and faculty members of the Freehold Regional High School District offered their help to victims of Sandy in the time following the catastrophic Oct. 29 storm. FRHSD Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson said at the Nov. 12 Board of Education meeting that the community came together to aid individuals…

  • Christmas story set on church grounds

    The 28th annual A Drive Through the Christmas Story, an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays, 5-9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, on the circular grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route…

  • FRHSD adjusts calendar

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer A portion of the two school weeks lost to problems caused by post-tropical storm Sandy will be made up in the Freehold Regional High School District. The Board of Education voted to approve an updated school calendar at its Nov. 12 regular meeting. Power outages and unsafe driving conditions spurred…

  • Marlboro police report few problems

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — When the skies cleared after Hurricane Sandy hit the area on Oct. 29, Marlboro police officers breathed sighs of relief as they learned the storm did not kill or injure any residents. “Everything has been pretty good,” Marlboro police Capt. Steve Mennona said. A fire ignited in a…

  • Gotto elected Howell mayor; Guz claims seat on council

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer HOWELL — Voters have elected Republican William Gotto to serve as the mayor of Howell for a four-year term beginning in January. According to unofficial election results provided by Monmouth County, Gotto won the four-year term in the Nov. 6 election with 11,128 votes. The results of the election will…

  • Englishtown teen charged with assault

    MANALAPAN — A resident of Englishtown has been arrested and charged in connection with his alleged involvement in an assault that took place in Manalapan’s Knob Hill residential development earlier this year. On Oct. 23, Demeitrius Robinson, 18, of Englishtown, was charged with robbery, aggravated assault and criminal mischief, according to information provided by the…

  • Two men charged with murder of Freehold Township resident

    A Monmouth County Grand Jury has handed up an indictment charging Richard Busby, 55, and Jeffery Mayhue, 49, with the 2011 home invasion and murder of Michael Conway of Freehold Township, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Both men are formerly of Neptune Township and their last known address was in Newark. The…

  • Mission Dance planning two-day music/work benefit for Union Beach

    A fter superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey Shore on Oct. 29, Lee Deedmeyer of the popular Freeholdbased band Mission Dance could not get a conversation with his friend, who is a Union Beach resident, out of his mind. She, like many Union Beach residents, lost everything on the first floor of her house to Sandy…

  • Howell given extra time to file response to lawsuit

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer HOWELL — The municipality has been granted an extension of time to deliver its response to a lawsuit that was filed against the township and the Howell Municipal Court in September. Township Attorney McKenna Kingdon told Greater Media Newspapers this week that Howell’s representatives now have until Dec. 3 to…

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