• Bands to rock Pony, aid Samaritan Center

    Greater Media wants to fuel the holiday spirit by providing good music and a way to help the hungry at Greater Media’s Good Samaritan Holiday Bash to be held Dec. 13 at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park. Proceeds and nonperishable food donations will benefit the Samaritan Center, a food pantry headquartered in Manalapan that has…

  • Obal receives conservationist award

    R ichard Obal, agriculture and resource management agent for Monmouth County Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension, recently received the Outstanding Professional Conservationist Award from the New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts. According to a press release, this award is presented annually to a professional conservationist who has made an outstanding contribution to natural resource conservation…

  • FTHS student appears on MSG Varsity TV network

    Freehold Township High School student Mia O’Brien was recently featured on MSG Varsity’s live call-in show “A Quick :60” during the weekly Scholastic Spotlight segment. Mia O’Brien Mia was invited to appear on “A Quick 60″ to introduce a video package she wrote, edited and produced for MSG Varsity, Cablevision’s initiative dedicated to high school…

  • Margaret B. Trocheck

    Mrs. Trocheck, 70, a resident of Howell since 1989, died Nov. 18, 2009, at home. She was the office manager for Dr. Sangita Nagpal, Howell, for the past 15 years. Mrs. Trocheck is survived by her husband, Thomas J. Trocheck; two sons and daughters-in-law, William and Ida Osmun of Melbourne Beach, Fla., and James and…

  • Sides say deal has been struck on new contract for teachers

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The details that everyone wants to know about a contract that has been agreed to by the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education and the Marlboro Township Education Association (MTEA) are not expected to be made public before the end of 2009. Both parties reached an agreement…

  • Joseph A. Riesenfeld

    Mr. Riesenfeld, 73, died Nov. 19, 2009, in Jackson. He came to the U.S. at the age of 2, when he and his parents fled Nazi Germany. Mr. Riesenfeld lived much of his adult life with his parents in Roosevelt, where he was known for running “Joe’s Shop,” the local newspaper and candy store. His…

  • Smith, Gotto take seats on Howell council dais

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Freshly elected Howell Township Council members Pauline Smith and William Gotto were sworn in to office on Nov. 24 with the help of a few special guests. New Jersey Congressman Christopher H. Smith and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno welcomed Smith and Gotto to the municipality’s governing body by…

  • Patricia A. Goldsberry

    Mrs. Goldsberry of Colts Neck, died Nov. 18, 2009, at Brandywine Assisted Living, Colts Neck. She resided in the River Plaza section of Middletown prior to relocating to colts Neck two years ago. She was a G-12 administrator at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for several years, retiring in 1996. She is survived by two sons and…

  • Retail center proposed at Rt. 9/520 intersection

    Marlboro residents ask a lot of questions about developer’s plan BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — There are big plans for development on the southbound side of Route 9 at the intersection of Route 520. An application for Marlboro Commons had its first hearing before the Planning Board on Nov. 23. Testimony on the…

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