• Garden club schedules trip to Wave Hill

    Garden club schedules trip to Wave Hill

    The Navesink Garden Club is sponsoring a group trip June 1 to Wave Hill, a public garden and cultural center in the Riverdale section in Bronx, New York. Admission is $95 and includes bus transportation, access to the Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill House and Cafe and the Perkins Visitor Center and Shop, a one-hour guided…

  • Grand jury indicts  four in killing of Red Bank teacher

    Grand jury indicts four in killing of Red Bank teacher

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A Monmouth County grand jury returned a nine-count indictment against four men charged with the 2009 killing of a beloved Red Bank Social Studies teacher, Jonelle Melton, who was found dead in her Neptune City apartment, according to the office of Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.…

  • Freehold couple excited about next chapter at Four Seasons at Monmouth Woods

    Freehold couple excited about next chapter at Four Seasons at Monmouth Woods

    Talk to anyone who has purchased a new home at K. Hovnanian’’s Four Seasons at Monmouth Woods, a brand-new 55+ community in Howell Township, and you’’ll hear a common theme. Lorraine Devine summed it up recently, when asked why she and her husband Frank chose to buy in the new community, which offers attractive single-family…

  • Weichert of Marlboro and top associate recognized for regional awards

    Weichert of Marlboro and top associate recognized for regional awards

    Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Marlboro office was recognized for exceptional performance in March. The office led the region, which is comprised of locations throughout Middlesex, Ocean and Monmouth counties, for resale dollar volume. In addition, sales associate Lynn Michaels of the Marlboro office was recognized for her success…

  • Smith of Weichert in Middletown recognized for regional award

    Smith of Weichert in Middletown recognized for regional award

    Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that Michael Smith of the Middletown office was recognized for industry success in March. Smith led his sales region, which is comprised of locations throughout Middlesex, Ocean and Monmouth counties, for resales. Smith can be reached in Weichert’s Middletown office at 1008 Route 35, or call…

  • St. Joseph gearing up for boys lacrosse tournaments

    St. Joseph gearing up for boys lacrosse tournaments

    By Jimmy Allinder Round one between the top two boys lacrosse teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) has gone to Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen, but the fight isn’t over yet. The Falcons (9-2 overall, 7-0 conference) defeated Monroe Township High School by a 9-8 margin April 21 to clinch the GMC regular-season…

  • Metuchen Downtown Alliance will help integrate new businesses with existing businesses

    Metuchen Downtown Alliance will help integrate new businesses with existing businesses

    The Metuchen Central Business District (CBD) has been going through changes — some old, some new. We propose the Metuchen Downtown Alliance (MDA) operate a CBD management organization. With the Whole Foods and the Pearl Street Development already under construction, now is the time to for MDA to integrate the new with the existing, recruit…

  • Sport shorts

    Sport shorts

    Dave Benjamin, Rowan University sophomore from Freehold Township, was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Track Athlete of the Week after his performance at the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational April 16. In the 17-team meet that featured six NCAA Division I programs, Benjamin won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.31. He also took eighth…

  • Marlboro has joined Shore’s best on softball diamond

    Marlboro has joined Shore’s best on softball diamond

    By Tim Morris The Shore Conference has another softball team to be concerned about: Marlboro High School. The Mustangs are emerging as one of the conference’s best teams by backing up last year’s breakthrough 16-7 season with a strong start to 2016. After making steady improvement under head coach Nick Scalzo, Marlboro enjoyed unprecedented success…

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