• All in a day’s work

    Chocolate lab’s busy schedule includes reading with children BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Sarah Hogan, 6, of Monroe, reads to Mia during the Paws for Reading program at Monroe Township Public Library on March 15. JEFF GRANIT staff A sign on the door of Archer Plumbing greets visitors with a kind but firm warning: “A…

  • Local towns challenge water rate hike proposal

    Middlesex Water seeks to increase rates by 17.5% BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Several local municipalities are working together to intervene on a proposal by Middlesex Water Co. to increase water rates by about 17.5 percent. East Brunswick, Old Bridge and South River are among the towns intervening in the rate hike request, filed earlier…

  • St. Paddy’s 10-mile run requires a lot of planning, volunteers

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer For a runner who is competing in a road race, the logistics are easy. Show up on race day, register, and go out and run. For those who are putting on the event, the task is not that simple. When the Freehold Area Running Club (FARC) presents its 23rd annual…

  • HHS football coach Davies steps down after 21 years

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer This time he meant it. For the last few years after Howell High School’s football season came to an end, Rebels’ head coach Cory Davies would say, “That’s it, this was my last season.” Then January and February would roll around, attention would turn to the upcoming season and Davies…

  • Former MHS track standout to start professional career

    Robby Andrews has sights set on U.S. Olympic Trials this summer in Oregon BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer You might say that Robby Andrews is running well ahead of schedule. Andrews, who is a junior at the University of Virginia, recently announced that he is turning professional and forgoing the remainder of his college athletic…

  • Lambert, Tarpey, Kahana lead All-FRHSD squad

    Freehold Township High School high jumper Dwayne Wells competes at the 2012 Monmouth County Indoor Track and Field Championships in Toms River. Wells placed second in the event. Today, Wells and other standouts have been named to Greater Media Newspapers’ All-Freehold Regional High School District Indoor Track and Field Team. Colton Lambert’s rapid rise to…

  • business briefs •••

    Howell Chamber of Commerce will host a Breakfast Bonanza networking event from 8-9:30 a.m. March 30 at Big City Bagel, 4007 Route 9 north (Aldrich Plaza), Howell. All are welcome to attend for networking and “What’s on Your Mind?” The event is free to chamber members and $5 for prospective members. Details: 732-363- 4114. A…

  • CNBA wants to welcome new businesses

    COLTS NECK — After identifying many of the issues that have caused new start-ups in Colts Neck to come and go, the Colts Neck Business Association (CNBA) has decided to be proactive. “We want our community to have the right mix of the kind of shops and firms that will be of value to residents…

  • Bertha “Brenda” Skouroglos

    Mrs. Skouroglos, 94, of Manalapan, died March 13, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was employed by Western Electric in Kearny for 30 years before retiring and moving to Greece where she resided for 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, John, in 2002. Surviving are a niece and nephew, Judith…

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