• Actress will speak at Cancer Survivors Day

    CentraState Healthcare System will host its fourth annual Cancer Survivors Day event on June 5 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. featuring special guest speaker Marcia Strassman. Strassman is an actress best known for her roles on the 1970s TV series “Welcome Back Kotter” and in the film “Honey I Shrunk the Kids.” She is a survivor of…

  • Turning tragedy into inspiration

    Filmmakers follow story of Nick Scott, wheelchair bodybuilding champion BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Arnold Schwarzenegger presents Nick Scott with the crystal “Arny” during the 2011 Arnold Sports Festival in March. The movie “Perspective: The Nick Scott Story,” produced by Aubree Marchione and directed by Robert Nuzzie, won the Best Overall award during the festival’s film…

  • New college grad looks forward to serving on board

    Maryanne Tomazic represents Freehold Twp. on FRHSD panel BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Maryanne Tomazic FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP— Maryanne Tomazic, who recently graduated from Columbia University, New York, is looking forward to serving her community by serving on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Tomazic, 22, won a three-year term to serve as Freehold…

  • datebook 

     Cruise Nights will be held at 6 p.m. on Fridays June 3, 10, 17; July 1, 8, 15, 22; Aug. 5, 12, 19; Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23; Oct. 7, 14, and 21 at Jackson Crossing, 21 South Hope Chapel Road and East Veterans Highway, Jackson. The event will feature vintage and antique American…

  • New superintendent will start on June 6

    Charles Sampson will begin his new job as the superintendent of schools in the Freehold Regional High School District on June 6. Members of the FRHSD Board of Education approved Sampson’s contract on Feb. 15. He is coming to the FRHSD from the Verona Township Schools, where he is currently the superintendent. FRHSD acting Superintendent…

  • Pets will be up for adoption

    JACKSON — The Northern Ocean County Animal Facility, 615 Freemont Avenue, Jackson, will host a June Jamboree and Garage Sale, June 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brian Lippai, manager of the Ocean County animal facilities, said, “The Northern Ocean County Animal Facility and the Volunteer Auxiliary for Animal Shelters invite you and your family…

  • Home damaged by runaway truck

    A home was damaged and a large tree on the property came down after the driver of a tractor-trailer struck a pickup truck and veered off Cassville Road in Jackson at 5:30 a.m. May 25. Representatives of the Jackson Building Department subsequently deemed the home to be temporarily uninhabitable. DAVE BENJAMIN JACKSON — An accident…

  • Veteran broadcaster gives back to the industry he loves

    Frank Cipolla shares stories, surprises and lessons from three decades in radio and TV BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Staff Writer Frank Cipolla There are few people who know what they want to do with their life at 10 years old and then successfully accomplish that goal. Old Bridge resident Frank Cipolla is one of the lucky…

  • Assoc. says new video can save a life

    Got a minute? Then you can learn how to help save someone’s life, according to the American Heart Association. During National CPR Week, June 1-7, the American Heart Association is encouraging people to take 60 seconds to watch a Hands-Only CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) instructional video so they are equipped to act in a cardiac emergency.…

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