• Nurturing Life-Long Education

    A love of learning begins in childhood, and a good school nurtures it By Kristina B. Schulte    EDUCATION is an inherently optimistic endeavor. But what exactly is it about education that inspires such optimism? Why do teachers work tirelessly year after year, dedicating their careers to young people? Why do some parents invest thousands of…

  • Morning Star Christian Communit Center United Christmas Service

    Morning Star Christian Communit Center United Christmas Service

    Picasa 3.0 Morning Star Christian Community Center’s United Chrristmas Concert

  • Diverse cultures to be celebrated

    MARLBORO — Residents of all cultures will have a chance to come together to celebrate their backgrounds during Marlboro’s Multi-Cultural Day. The festivities will be held at Marlboro High School, Route 79, on Nov. 15. The free event will take place from 12:30-4 p.m. and will highlight the various ethnicities that make up Marlboro’s population.…

  • Youngsters learn about charity

    MARLBORO — Pupils in the early childhood classes at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, Marlboro, recently learned a valuable lesson in tzedakah (charity). Cindy Wasserlauf, a pre-kindergarten teacher at the school, orchestrated a drive to collect items for a U.S. Marine Corps unit that is stationed in Afghanistan. Capt. Eric Fleming,…

  • Heart of New Jersey chorus never misses a beat

    Sweet Adelines chapter welcomes women who enjoy singing and performing BY ADELE YOUNG Staff Writer They’re not rock stars, but they probably have more fun singing together than many of today’s musical titans. ERIC SUCAR staff Members of the Heart of New Jersey chorus, under the direction of Jane Holden (center), practice for their annual…

  • Law requires cost, security assessment of base housing

    President Barrack Obama has signed into law legislation written by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) to require a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of the U.S. Navy’s proposal to open the Laurelwood military housing complex on Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, to the general public. A press release from Smith’s office states that NWS Earle…

  • Guilty plea entered in fatal Colts Neck crash

    On Oct. 26, Matthew Gross, 19, of Tinton Falls, appeared in state Superior Court, Freehold, and pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree vehicular homicide and one count of second-degree aggravated assault. The charges stem from a fatal one-car motor vehicle collision which occurred on Nov. 27, 2008, on Cross Road in Colts Neck. According…

  • Many items under discussion as board develops a budget

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — The Budget Committee of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education is continuing the process of identifying potential budget reductions and sources of revenue as it develops a budget for the 2010-11 school year. Ryan Green, a member of the school board, said that while discussions have…

  • Voters tap Smith, Gotto for Howell council seats

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — On Election Day, Nov. 3, residents elected Republicans Pauline Smith and William Gotto to serve as members of the Howell Township Council. In regular circumstances, 2009 would not have been a municipal election year in Howell. However, due to a series of events, two unexpired terms on the…

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