• Spalliero sentenced to home confinement

    Monmouth County developer Anthony Spalliero was sentenced last week to a probationary term of three years, which includes one year of home confinement, for making bribe payments to then-Marlboro Mayor Matthew V. Scannapieco, and to conspiring with Scannapieco to conceal the bribe payments from the IRS and other government authorities, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman…

  • West Point Glee Club to perform in Freehold

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Military songs — the kind that give you goosebumps when you hear them — will be part of the performance when the United States Military Academy Cadet Glee Club performs in Freehold Borough at 7:30 p.m. March 26. The 70-member glee club under the direction of Constance…

  • Atlantic City to host International Power Boat Show

    The 31st annual Atlantic City International Power Boat Show cruises back into town Feb. 3-7, docking at the Atlantic City Convention Center to showcase the biggest selection of powerboats and accessories in the Northeast, with dealers offering unprecedented deals. With hundreds of boats filling the convention center, ranging from luxury motor yachts and sport fishers…

  • Local chorus will put a song in your heart

    Quartets from the Liberty Oak Chorus are preparing to fill offices, homes, businesses and restaurants with the sound of four-part harmony as they deliver singing valentines on Feb. 12, 13 and 14 to locations throughout New Jersey. The award-winning Liberty Oak Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, has been invited to compete at the…

  • ROTC drill team pursues perfection

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Precision is the key to winning when it comes to drill team competitions and the Colts Neck High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) drill team is in-sync and ready to give it their all at several upcoming competitions. On Feb. 6, Colts Neck High…

  • Wide variety of orchids to be displayed at show

    The Deep Cut Orchid Society’s 13th annual show will feature thousands of delicate flowers with rainbow colors from pure white to deep orange, yellows, purples, magenta, green, blue. Even spotted and striped orchids. Tiny flowers smaller than a pencil eraser and large “prom” orchids 3 to 4 inches across. The show, the largest in New…

  • Y club helps teens learn to be leaders

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The YMCA of Western Monmouth County’s goal is to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities. In the process the YMCA is also building future leaders. The YMCA Community Center on Center Street, Freehold Borough, sponsors the Leader’s Club of Freehold and offers a perfect example…

  • Middlesex, Monmouth to share juvenile center

    Officials in Middlesex and Monmouth counties have announced an agreement to share youth detention services in hopes of saving taxpayers in each county more than $20 million over the next 10 years. If the freeholder boards in both counties authorize the deal, the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center on Dutch Lane Road in Freehold Township…

  • Marlboro police seek robbery suspect

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro Police Department is seeking information in connection with an armed robbery which occurred on the morning of Jan. 27 at Tony’s Appliance and Repairs, Route 79. Marlboro police Capt. Steve Mennona said that at about 9:45 a.m. a robbery took place at the location. Police described the suspect as being a…

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