• Allaire slates annual stocking stuffer sale

    The Allaire Village Auxiliary will hold its annual stocking stuffer sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 2-3 and from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 4 in the allpurpose building just off the Allaire State Park parking lot. Visitors will be able to do holiday shopping for crafts handmade by the Allaire auxiliary members,…

  • Supt. reports on cases of violence, vandalism

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer I nstances of violence, vandalism and substance abuse became slightly more prevalent in the Freehold Regional High School District during the second half of the 2011-12 school year, Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson reported at a recent meeting of the district’s Board of Education. The total number of unduplicated incidents…

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     Used book donations are currently being collected by the Friends of the Plumsted Township Library for a book sale slated for November. Books for all ages, CDs, DVDs, audio books and jigsaw puzzles will be accepted as long as they are not soiled or mildewed. No videotapes, Readers Digest condensed books, magazines or encyclopedias…

  • Incumbents seek new terms

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Three members of the Plumsted Township Committee are seeking re-election in the Nov. 6 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Republicans Eric Sorchik and Jack Trotta are seeking three-year terms. Republican Herb Marinari is seeking a one-year term. The name of Democrat Mitch…

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     Kimball Closet, a thrift shop in Jackson that is owned and managed by the Kimball Medical Center Foundation, needs volunteers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Duties will include pricing donated items, assisting customers, displaying donations and organizing merchandise. Details: 732-886-5972 or 732-886- 4148.  “Images of America: Jackson Township,” a…

  • Old Bridge actor lands role in mob-themed web series

    Paul C. Benjamin also branching out to production side of film industry BY ANGELA SANTORIELLO Staff Writer Paul C. Benjamin OLD BRIDGE — Actor, writer and producer Paul C. Benjamin is busy climbing the ladder of success. Benjamin, who is an Old Bridge resident, recently landed a role in “The Bar Series,” launching his career…

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     Jackson Township history will come alive when Vicky O’Donnell and Christopher Ippolito present their new book, “Images of America: Jackson Township” at 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Jackson Library. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. The program is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Details: 732-…

  • Jackson man killed in one-vehicle crash

    JACKSON – A Jackson resident died of injuries he sustained in an early morning motor vehicle crash on Oct. 23. Police said that shortly after 5:20 a.m., officers were dispatched to a location near the intersection of Bennetts Mills Road and Maxim Court. Upon their arrival, the officers found a 1996 Ford Ranger pickup truck…

  • Four candidates seek 2 two-year council terms

    BY ANGELA SANTORIELLO Staff Writer FARMINGDALE – Two Republicans and two Democrats will vie for two twoyear terms on the Farmingdale Borough Council in the Nov. 6 election. The candidates are Republicans Michael Burke, 52, and Joseph Hultmark, 61, and Democrats Richard Geffken, 67, and LoreLei Rouvrais, 47. Hultmark, Burke and Geffken are currently serving…

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