• Bully in New Jersey

    Marlboro native writes novel from bully’s point of view BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Staff Writer A hot topic these days, bullying is in the media, in the classroom and even in the courtroom. While we often hear the stories of children who have been bullied, we rarely hear stories from a bully’s point of view. Michael…

  • Blues and jazz on bill for St. Peter’s concert

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Throckmorton Street, Freehold Borough, will continue its Downtown Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 with a performance by Dave Clive and the Nawlins Funk Band. The concert will offer something that musical director and church organist Mark Hyczko said is a bit…

  • Tubing during a snowless winter

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Give me a tube and a snow mountain, and I turn into a child. If you’ve never tried it, snow tubing has the same sensation as sledding, except it’s bumpier and you don’t have to hoof it back up the hill. A slow-moving, flat conveyor belt, typically called the “Magic Carpet…

  • Distracted driver hits utility pole on Rt. 522

    MANALAPAN — Patrols responded to a one-car motor vehicle accident on Route 522 (Freehold-Englishtown Road) at 1:22 p.m. Feb. 2. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, an investigation of the accident determined a Monroe Township resident was attempting to use a GPS device in his vehicle when he realized that a vehicle…

  • Raise for police officers OK’d

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Members of the Colts Neck Police Department will receive a salary increase in 2012 after agreeing to postpone their raise in 2011. Officers will now see the 4.25 percent raise that was called for in their contracts in 2011, Township Administrator Robert Bowden said at the Jan.…

  • Professional organization plans to award campership to Scout

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Members of the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) want to help Boy Scouts who have special needs attend summer camp this year. Marc Standig of the Morganville section of Marlboro is a member of the NATP, New Jersey Chapter, and chairs the Charitable Giving Committee. He said the…

  • He says I don’t need my floppy anymore

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I s it me, or is technology moving at the speed of light? It seems like just yesterday that I was riding around in my car with a newfangled cassette player as I sang Foreigner at the top of my lungs. Then the next thing I know, I have…

  • Council rules state law is unfunded mandate

    Anti-bullying statute must be reconsidered by state legislators BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I f the state Legislature wants to keep the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights on the books, it is going to need to pony up some money to help New Jersey school districts implement it, according to a ruling from the Council on…

  • Youths with special needs sought

    COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck K-8 School District’s Department of Special Services is seeking resident children who may be experiencing difficulty with speech, language, vision, hearing, mobility, manipulating objects, sensory integration, social skills, emotional problems and/or learning. If a child is between the ages of 3 and 21, or is approaching the age of…

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