• Marlboro Scouts attend Jamboree

    MARLBORO — On July 25 seven Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 86 of Marlboro left for Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, to attend the 17th National Scout Jamboree for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The Troop 86 members joined the Monmouth Council contingent of 100 Scouts and 16 leaders participating in this special event. Since…

  • A last look at summer fun

    Lauren Stoltzfus, 2, explores the Colts Neck Country Fair on Aug. 19. Check out those shades! Andrew Shockley gets blasted during water wars at the Freehold Township Recreation Department summer camp on Aug. 6. The camp was held at Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold Township. Elvis Presley impersonator Keith Gipson greets patrons at the Colts…

  • Monmouth Museum hosts Anique Taylor exhibit

    The Monmouth Museum is hosting “New Jersey Emerging Artists Series — Anique Taylor: Mixed Media.” The exhibition, which will run through Sept. 19, features mixed media sculptures rich in color and detail that are psychological portraits of women in various stages of their lives. “Uncertain Spring” Taylor uses a variety of media, including paint, colored…

  • Pedestrian’s death lands driver, 39, in prison

    On Aug. 27, Dineshkumar Patel, 39, of Ocean Township, was sentenced to a three-year state prison term for the second degree crime of knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death. The charge stems from a fatal motor vehicle vs. pedestrian hit-and-run collision which occurred during the early morning hours of…

  • Marine’s film provides ‘Severe Clear’ view of Iraq War

    Screening honors Sept. 11 victim Beth Quigley BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Soldiers patrol during the Iraq War in a frame from the film “Severe Clear.” RED BANK — With a rifle over his shoulder and a video camera around his neck, former Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Scotti went to Iraq. Several years later,…

  • Repairs planned for water system, roads

    MARLBORO — Two bond ordinances that will help pay for capital improvements got the OK from the Marlboro Township Council during its Aug. 24 meeting. One ordinance pertained to capital improvements that are expected to be made around town, including road paving and energy efficiency improvements, while the second ordinance was geared toward improvements that…

  • Walk With Joe returns to Battlefield state park

    MANALAPAN — A group of dedicated individuals will not let Americans forget the heroism of the passengers who were on United Airlines Flight 93 on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The individuals who fought back against a team of hijackers will be honored during the ninth annual Walk With Joe to be held at…

  • Historian to receive award

    Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French has announced that independent historian Edward J. Raser of Monroe Township has been selected for the 2010 Jane G. Clayton Award. Created in 1997, the Clayton Award honors individuals who, over a substantial number of years, have made exceptional contributions to an awareness, understanding, and/or preservation of the history…

  • Work begins on apartment building for people with MS

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The late Ray Kershaw will be remembered by residents as a dedicated public servant, but to Marissa Manfredi, Kershaw will always be the man who spearheaded a project that will give her a new home. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Aug. 17 at the site of…

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