• Marlboro officers to be outfitted with body cameras

    Marlboro officers to be outfitted with body cameras

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro Police Department is expected to join the ranks of law enforcement agencies that outfit their officers with body worn cameras that record the officers’ interaction with individuals while they are on duty. A $25,000 grant from the state will help to fund the purchase of 50…

  • CASA program seeks volunteers

    CASA program seeks volunteers

    The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program of Monmouth County is seeking adults, 21 years and older, to act as advocates for children who have been removed from their homes because they have been abused and neglected. A CASA volunteer is a trained citizen who is appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a…

  • Cox, Rome capture FARC 27th Annual St. Paddy’s 8K Run

    Cox, Rome capture FARC 27th Annual St. Paddy’s 8K Run

    Marquis Cox and Lauren Rome were the winners of the Freehold Area Running Club’s 27th Annual St. Paddy’s 8K Run March 13. This year’s race started and finished inside Michael Tighe Park in Freehold Township and took runners along the backroads of Freehold Township on the out-and-back course. Cox, who lives in Mount Laurel, clocked…

  • Drugs found during vehicle stops

    Drugs found during vehicle stops

    MANALAPAN – Police officers uncovered drugs and charged several individuals with the illegal possession of those substances following a pair of motor vehicle stops in Manalapan during February. Police said that on Feb. 16 at 5:42 p.m., Patrolman John Lightbody conducted a motor vehicle stop on Hawthorne Avenue after observing a motor vehicle violation. The…

  • Student is state finalist in Google competition

    Student is state finalist in Google competition

    Lauren Allex, of Marlboro, a freshman at Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township, was recognized for her achievement as a state finalist in the Doodle for Google competition during a school-wide assembly on Feb. 10, according to a press release. Doodle 4 Google is an annual contest open to students in grades K-12. Students are invited…

  • Devices were a game-changer

    Devices were a game-changer

    With the youngest of our four sons embarking upon the final quarter of his high school career, I can’t help but reflect on my child rearing years. I have doctored skinned knees, jammed thumbs and stubbed toes. I lived through Barney, Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and sacrificed our bath towels for Batman capes…

  • Andrews will run 1,500 at World Indoor Championships

    Andrews will run 1,500 at World Indoor Championships

    Robby Andrews has added another first to his considerable running accomplishments. The nationally ranked middle distance runner from Manalapan will be representing the United States at the IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Portland, Oregon, this week. It will be the first appearance at the indoor worlds for the Manalapan High School graduate.…

  • High school cast will ‘Bring It On’

    High school cast will ‘Bring It On’

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Freehold Township High School will present “Bring It On: The Musical” on March 17-19 at 7 p.m. “Bring It On: The Musical,” which was inspired by the hit film “Bring It On,” takes audiences on a high-flying journey filled with the complexities of friendship, jealousy, betrayal and forgiveness, according to a press…

  • Team Kurlander ranks as top five Coldwell Banker sales team for 2015

    Team Kurlander ranks as top five Coldwell Banker sales team for 2015

    Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., announces that Team Kurlander of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Marlboro/Manalapan ranked as the No. 3 affiliated team in the company based on total units sold in 2015, as well as No. 4 in gross commission income. Team Kurlander is…

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