• Andrews looks ahead after disappointment at Olympics

    Andrews looks ahead after disappointment at Olympics

    By Tim Morris Robby Andrews is looking forward. That’s why the Manalapan High School graduate, whose Olympic experience didn’t go as he expected with a disqualification in the 1,500-meter semifinals run, is getting right back to racing. He will running in the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City Sept. 2, looking to put Rio…

  • Black Sox recreation softball team feels like a family

    Black Sox recreation softball team feels like a family

    By Tim Morris It was their love of baseball that brought them together and it’s the love of family that has kept them together. The Black Sox softball team that competes in the Freehold Township Recreation’s Men’s Modified-Pitch A Division Softball League consists of former high school teammates and opponents from both Freehold High School…

  • Paid service will cover daytime first aid calls in Millstone

    Paid service will cover daytime first aid calls in Millstone

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township Volunteer First Aid Squad is entering a contract with EMS Consulting Services, Hammonton, through which the company will provide daytime ambulance services in the community. The ambulance services will be provided from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, according to municipal officials,…

  • Fleishman appointed to Howell school board

    Fleishman appointed to Howell school board

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer HOWELL – Marissa Fleishman has been appointed to serve on the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education. Fleishman will serve on the board until January. She is filling the seat left open when long-time board member Mary Cerretani recently moved out of Howell and had to step down from…

  • News Transcript Datebook, Aug. 31

    News Transcript Datebook, Aug. 31

    • The Ocean-Monmouth Hearing Loss Support Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. Audiologist Carrie Shapiro-Basen will discuss hearing loss issues, tinnitus and communications strategies for deaf and hard of hearing people. Projected simultaneous CART captioning will be provided to aid hearing-challenged attendees. Details: [email protected] • A…

  • Tri-Town News Datebook, Sept. 1

    Tri-Town News Datebook, Sept. 1

    • The Ocean-Monmouth Hearing Loss Support Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. Audiologist Carrie Shapiro-Basen will discuss hearing loss issues, tinnitus and communications strategies for deaf and hard of hearing people. Projected simultaneous CART captioning will be provided to aid hearing-challenged attendees. Details: [email protected] • A…

  • Accountant arrested on theft charges

    Accountant arrested on theft charges

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A 63-year-old Edison man was charged with theft and forgery after swindling thousands of dollars from a doctor in Edison and an attorney in Metuchen, according to police. On August 24, Aaron H. Katz was arrested by Metuchen Police detectives for the theft of $140,524 from an Edison doctor.…

  • Donations sought to restore vandalized gravestones

    Donations sought to restore vandalized gravestones

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — As police continue to investigate the vandalism of at least 11 headstones at the historic Old Colonial Cemetery on Main Street, the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society is collecting donations toward repair and restoration work at the 300-year-old graveyard. During the evening of Aug. 18 and the morning of Aug. 19,…

  • Thousands welcome Laurie home to Old Bridge

    Thousands welcome Laurie home to Old Bridge

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Olympian Laurie Hernandez may only be 16 years old, but she has single-handedly put Old Bridge Township on the map. “This is amazing,” said Darlene Cirillo of Old Bridge. “We never had an Olympian gymnast from Old Bridge before, and this may be the only time we…

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