• Players to stage ‘Oliver!’

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro Community Players will present the musical “Oliver!” at the Marlboro Middle School, 355 Route 520, Marlboro, on Dec. 4, 5, 11 and 12. There will be two shows on Dec. 4, one at 3 p.m. and one at 8 p.m. Other show dates and times are Dec. 5, 11 and 12,…

  • Solomon Schechter earns grant

    MARLBORO — Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, Marlboro, announced that it has won the Optimum Lightpath Transforming Education with Technology Grant Program. Optimum Lightpath, a Jericho, N.Y., telecommunications provider, awarded $100,000 to be shared by 10 New Jersey elementary and secondary schools. The funds will be used to help enhance technology use…

  • Cheerleaders do more than cheer

    COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck High School varsity cheerleaders set aside their pom-poms and dance routines recently to support community causes. “Many of the cheerleaders already on their own contribute to their community, however, this year’s cheerleading team wanted to take their excitement and their spirit as a team and give back to the…

  • Fall online auction raises $310K

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the fall Monmouth County surplus auction generated $310,802, bringing the combined total of the county’s online surplus property auctions to $1,922,283. The county began conducting its surplus property auctions completely online in 2008, according to a press release. Surplus property from the county’s Fleet Services, Bridge…

  • Two local teens to ride in Thanksgiving Day parade

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer This Thanksgiving, two area teenagers have a lot to be thankful for. Alexandria Strully, 17, of Howell, and Lianah Sta. Ana, 11, of Freehold Township, have both been chosen to appear on different floats at the 84th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. Alexandria, who attended Stagedoor…

  • Grand jury indicts woman in state trooper’s death

    Events of June 6 unfolded along I-195 in Howell On Nov. 17 a Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment against Diana Hoffman, 30, of Blackwood, Camden County, for her role in the death of New Jersey State Police Trooper Marc Castellano on June 6, 2010. According to a press release from the Monmouth County…

  • Wireless tower given go-ahead

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A ruling in state Superior Court that went against Marlboro has ended up with the approval of a wireless communications tower to be placed on Harbor Road. In 2008, members of the Planning Board denied Verizon Wireless the right to build the communications tower on what was then…

  • Plaid pattern nets award for student

    Nicole Powell of Howell, who is a junior at LIM College, New York City, is the winner of the “Plaid” category in the Cotton Incorporated — LIM College student textile pattern design contest. The three winners were announced recently at Cotton Incorporated world headquarters in Cary, N.C. Using a grant from the Importer Support Program…

  • Library hosts jazz weekend

    MANALAPAN — Free jazz concerts in will continue in November at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The concerts are as follows: • The Steve Kuhn Trio, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Jazz pianist Steven Kuhn has played with Woody Herman and John Coltrane. He currently tours with bassist David Finck and…

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