• Ginette Shomer

    Mrs. Shomer, 80, of Marlboro, died March 12, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was born in Paris, France, and had lived in Bayside, N.Y., for more than 32 years before moving to Marlboro 17 years ago. She was a dental receptionist for her husband’s practice in Fresh Meadows, N.Y., for 30 years,…

  • Patricia S. Spero

    Mrs. Spero, 66, of Freehold Township, died March 11, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a graduate of Montclair State University and went on to be a business teacher at Raritan High School, Hazlet. After moving to Freehold Township, she taught in the Freehold Regional High School District. Mrs. Spero was also…

  • Jacqueline Boldridge

    Mrs. Boldridge, 80, of Brick, formerly of Freehold, died March 11, 2010, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She earned associate degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University and Brookdale Community College. She was predeceased by her husband, Austin, in 1997, and a grandson, Kevin Riley Clawson, in 2008. Surviving are two sons and one daughter-in-law, James Boldridge…

  • Florence A. Hall

    Mrs. Hall, 86, of Freehold, died March 18, 2010, at The Manor, Freehold Township. She was a registered nurse who performed private duty care, an assistant nurse for the Borough of Freehold, and a school bus driver for the Freehold Regional School District. She was predeceased by her husband, James Hall, in 1970; her second…

  • Golden ‘devastated’ at depth of state aid cut

    Layoffs, program cuts will have to be made to Howell school budget BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Superintendent of Schools Enid Golden spent much of last week doing something she hoped she would not have to do — meeting with employees of the Howell K-8 School District who will lose their jobs…

  • 180 Turning Lives Around seeks volunteers for victim advocacy

    Beginning in April, 180 Turning Lives Around, a private nonprofit organization dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual violence, will be conducting a training course for domestic violence response team (DVRT) volunteers. Applications are currently being accepted for the program, and interviews will begin shortly. The volunteer advocates with 180’s DVRT program are civilian members…

  • Utility requires one special hire

    MARLBORO — A new licensed operator for Marlboro’s recently created in-house water utility was hired during the Feb. 18 meeting of the Township Council. Following the dissolution of the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MTMUA) at the end of 2009, services to the customers formerly serviced by the MTMUA were brought in-house in the new…

  • Elementary school Spanish moves to computer program

    Manalapan-Englishtown classroom teachers will provide instruction BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — Pupils in the Manalapan Englishtown Regional School District’s elementary schools will learn Spanish from a computer next year instead of being instructed by a foreign language professional. At a meeting on March 16 the Board of Education voted to lay off five…

  • Cougars grew as a team during 2009-10 season

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Judging by wins and losses, the Colts Neck High School boys basketball team had a good, but not great 2009-10 season. The Cougars finished with a record of 16-11 and they did make some noise in the NJSIAA state sectional tournament. However, what stands out about the season that wins…

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