• Board elects Moses as panel’s president

    Colts Neck student makes FRHSD officials aware of anti-Gov. Christie stickers BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer There is new leadership on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education as a new president and vice president have been elected to lead the board. The board held its reorganization meeting onMay 9 at the district’s administrative…

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     The Plumsted Township Memorial Day Parade will be held on Memorial Day, May 30. The parade will begin at 1 p.m. on North Main Street at Bright Road and will continue along Main Street and Jacobstown Road to Meadowbrook Lane. The American Legion headquarters will be the end point of the holiday march. Parade…

  • BlueClaws will host nut-free game June 12

    The FAAN Walk for Food Allergy and the Lakewood BlueClaws have teamed up for the third annual nut-free game at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood. Buster, the BlueClaws’ mascot, poses with fans at a previous nut-free game. JEFF GRANIT staff Does your child’s nut allergy prevent your family from attending a baseball game? If so, mark…

  • Coffee-table collision turns child into entrepreneur to help other children

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Ellie Mashkevich One little girl’s accident has resulted in comfort for other hospitalized children. Ellie Mashkevich, 7, of Millstone Township, is a spirited child. She loves to sing, dance, practice gymnastics and play all sorts of games around her house. In November 2009, she spun around on a living room…

  • Two men charged in scheme involving sports equipment

    The former chief financial officer and chief executive officer of a leading supplier of athletic equipment and reconditioning services have been charged with allegedly directing a long-running fraud against schools in New Jersey and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced on May 11. Mitchell Kurlander, 52, of Allentown, Pa., and his father-in-law, Alan Abeshaus,…

  • County fair returns in July

    The Monmouth County Fair Committee has announced the dates of the 37th annual Monmouth County Fair. The dates and times are: July 27, 5-11 p.m., July 28, 5-11 p.m., July 29, 5-11 p.m., July 30, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and July 31, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rachel Cohen, the 2011 fair chair, said…

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     Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and memory disorders will be discussed by Dr. Joshua Shua-Haim, a professor of medicine and geriatrician who specializes in areas of memory loss, at 11:30 a.m. May 27 at Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation, 175 Bartley Road, Jackson. Members of the community are invited to attend, especially those who are caring…

  • Serviceman receives special gift

    HOWELL — Through fundraising efforts, the gift of reading will be sent to a father in Afghanistan from pupils at the Greenville Elementary School in Howell. U.S. Air Force Maj. Lynn Robinson is currently serving his third tour in Afghanistan. His son, Riley, is a pupil in Rosemarie DePaolis’ third-grade class. The bond between the…

  • Library will be closed for Memorial Day

    All branches of the Ocean County Library will be closed May 30 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday and will resume normal branch hours on May 31. All branches of the Ocean County Library will be closed on Sundays until September. The library website, www.theoceancountylibrary.org, and its databases will be available during that time.…

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