• Angelo J. “Buddy” Cinquegrana

    Mr. Cinquegrana, 84, of Hazlet, died Feb. 21, 2012, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He had resided in Cliffwood Beach before moving to Hazlet seven years ago. Mr. Cinquegrana worked as a roadway maintenance foreman with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority for 26 years, retiring in 1990. He was a veteran of the Merchant…

  • Sharon A. (Ocello) Hobor

    Mrs. Hobor, 60, died Feb. 29, 2012, at her home in North Brunswick. Born in Passaic, she had lived in North Brunswick for 31 years. Mrs. Hobor had worked for the South Brunswick Board of Education for 12 years. Surviving are her husband, Peter Hobor; a son, John Ravert, and his significant other, Melissa Emolo,…

  • Awareness walk to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer One week after Mother’s Day, Nicole Tuscano will honor the memory of her mother, Cleo, by raising money that will support research into the disease that took her life. Tuscano, 30, of Howell, will remember her mother through the third annual Cleo Tuscano Memorial Pancreatic Cancer Walk on May 20…

  • Former NFL player to speak at Howell Parent Academy

    HOWELL — Keith Elias, a former NFL player and a graduate of Princeton University, will kick off this year’s Parent Academy for the Howell K-8 School District as the event’s keynote speaker. The district will host its annual Parent Academy under the direction of Laurie Bandlow, principal of Howell Memorial Middle School. The ParentAcademy will…

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    The Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship Corporation will offer a tradeshowmanship and event marketing seminar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15 at the Lakewood municipal building. The class is free and is open to men and women. Attendees will gain information about trade shows and event marketing, such as how to choose exhibit space,…

  • Adults welcome to sign up for classes at university

    The love of learning and the fun that comes with engaging in college-level courses for sheer enjoyment are among the many reasons local seniors are drawn to the McAuley Institute for Lifelong Learning (MILL) at Georgian Court University in Lakewood. MILL offers dozens of non-credit classes for adults 50 and over, and has attracted more…

  • Monmouth freeholders introduce 2012 budget

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has introduced a $487.35 million budget for 2012. The budget contains a $4.15 million decrease in spending from 2011 and marks the second year in a row the amount to be raised by taxation has not increased. The vote to introduce the budget was 5-0. According to a press…

  • FRHSD continues to work on plans for the future

    The Freehold Regional High School District has completed its strategic planning school-based town hall meetings. Throughout January, strategic planning school-based town hall meetings were held at each school to present the strategic plan draft to staff members and students. During the meetings, students and staff members had an opportunity to provide personal perspective and feedback…

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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 1 p.m. and from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday. Volunteers are also welcome Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Duties will include pricing donated items, assisting customers, displaying…

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