• Freehold student learns ‘green’ living

    Griffin Foo of Freehold was one of 23 high school students from as far away as California who have been on the Wake Forest University’s Reynolda campus, Winston Salem, N.C., exploring challenges related to sustainable initiatives . With the help of professors, renowned experts, owners of green businesses and one another, Foo and other students…

  • Blink-182 comes to Holmdel with new release on the way

    BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent Tom DeLonge Blink-182 are making their return to the music industry this fall with their sixth studio album, “Neighborhoods,” which is scheduled for release on Sept. 27. Following a hiatus that began in 2005, Blink-182, a pop punk band, reunited at the 2009 Grammy awards and announced that a new album…

  • Golf outing will boost cancer fight

    MARLBORO — Participants are being sought for the Frank W. LaRocca Memorial Golf Outing to benefit STOMP the Monster, Lungevity and the LaRocca Memorial Scholarship Fund. The golfing even is scheduled for Oct. 10 at the Bella Vista Country Club, School Road East, Marlboro. Frank W. LaRocca died in 2006 following a battle with lung…

  • Actress, 16, set to make debut in New York City

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Brianna Eve Vitale MARLBORO — Dreams do come true and Brianna Eve Vitale’s dreams are quickly becoming a reality as the young actress prepares to appear not only on stage in nearby Middletown, but also in an off-Broadway theater in New York City. Brianna, 16, of Marlboro, is set to appear…

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    Jayne Hornich, 4, enjoys a ride at the Monmouth County Fair on July 30. The fair was held at the East Freehold Showgrounds in Freehold Township, July 27-31. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Freehold man killed in car crash; investigation continues

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A motor vehicle collision on Route 522 in Freehold Township claimed the life of Feliciano Colon, 36, of Freehold Borough, on the evening of July 27. As ofAug. 1, two other individuals who were in the car with Colon at the time of the accident remained hospitalized with serious injuries, according to…

  • Global contract reported to be undergoing review

    Citizens group still pursuing non-binding ballot question; Howell council meets Aug. 16 BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — As Howell officials continue to pursue the acquisition of the Global office building, some people are still concerned about whether the purchase of the building and its conversion into municipal offices will be a sound investment…

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    Eddie Testa, lead singer and guitarist with the Eddie Testa Band, performs at Olde Freehold Day on July 30 at Lake Topanemus, Freehold Township. MARK ROSMAN

  • Cooke promoted to lieutenant, will lead Englishtown police

    ENGLISHTOWN — The Englishtown Police Department has a new man in charge. At its meeting on July 27, the Englishtown Borough Council promoted Sgt. Peter S. Cooke Jr. to the newly created rank of lieutenant and named him the department’s officer in charge. The police department has not had an official leader since John Niziolek…

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