• Howell South ends memorable baseball season

    Little League all-star team won state championship, advanced to regional play BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Howell South Little League Junior League all-stars went 11-3 in tournament play this summer and became the first team from Howell South to capture a state championship. The all-stars’ successful run ended in the Little League Junior League…

  • Police asking for residents’ input as part of accreditation program

    HOWELL — The Howell Police Department is seeking the public’s input as part of its upcoming accreditation assessment. According to a press release, the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will administer the on-site assessment. The accreditation program “requires agencies to comply with the best practice standards” in the areas of policy…

  • Thomas E. Abruscati

    Mr. Abruscati, 69, of Jackson, died Aug. 1, 2012, at home, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was employed as a senior systems analyst for Continental Insurance, Cranbury, for 18 years, retiring in 2000. Prior to that, he worked for Twin Counties Grocers, Edison, as a systems analyst. He was predeceased by a brother,…

  • Franklyn R. “Lyn” Ellis

    Mr. Ellis, 87, of Farmingdale, died Aug. 5, 2012, at Brandywine Senior Living Reflections at Colts Neck. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II. He retired as an auto body mechanic from Rassas Pontiac, Red Bank, in 1988. Prior to that, he worked for Matthews Chevrolet, Farmingdale. Surviving are his wife…

  • Michael J Grasso

    Mr. Grasso, 83, of Jackson, died Aug. 1, 2012. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was raised in New York City. Mr. Grasso was stationed in Panama during his service with the U.S. Army. After becoming a hairdresser, he moved to the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, where he owned a salon for…

  • Teresa “Tessie” Ricci

    Mrs. Ricci, 91, a resident of Hazlet since 1990, died July 21, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband, Michael Ricci, in 1994 and two sons-in-law, Mitchell Zirin and Tony Choromanski. Mrs. Ricci is survived by three children, Connie Zirin of Lakewood, Agostino Ricci and his wife, Angela, of Beverly Hills, Fla., and Kathy Choromanski…

  • Bruno Gangemi

    Mr. Gangemi, 93, of Marlboro, died Aug. 2, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, after a brief illness. He graduated from Ferris High School, Jersey City, and served as a medic in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II. Surviving are his wife, Catherine; three children, Rick of Loudonville, N.Y., Nancy Morone…

  • pick of the week  Shore Chef Crab Cake Cook-Off

    Shore Chef Crab Cake Cook-Off takes place on two days: Aug. 18 and 19 from noon to 5 p.m. The shore chefs will compete for the best crab cake award and the coveted People’s Choice Award. Taste fare from your favorite local restaurants. Crab cakes, fried catfish, and clam chowder bread bowls are just a…

  • Plumsted resident charged in attempted copper theft

    PLUMSTED — Police are citing a home repair contractor’s close call with a burglar as the tipping point in an investigation that led to the arrest of a Plumsted resident on Aug. 3. According to information provided by the Plumsted Police Department, at about 1:30 p.m. a contractor who was working at a house on…

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