• Davies enthusiastic about big turnout

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Staff Writer With 105 players coming out for the 2009 season, Howell High School football coach Cory Davies has what every coach likes: depth. As the Rebels look to rebound from a 3-7 season that came one year after they won the 2007 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state title,…

  • Alice L. Hassard

    Mrs. Hassard, 73, a lifelong resident of Farmingdale, died Aug. 22, 2009, at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. She was a letter sorter for the U.S. Postal Service at the Monmouth County Regional Sorting Center, Eatontown, for 20 years, retiring in 1998. Mrs. Hassard was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of…

  • Raymond W. Patterson

    Mr. Patterson, 85, of Toms River, died Aug. 31, 2009, at Bey Lea Village Care Center, Toms River. He was born in Howell and lived Lakewood before moving to Toms River four years ago. Mr. Patterson was a milkman with Edgewood Farms, Howell, which later became Welsh Farms, Neptune, until his retirement in 1989. He…

  • Photo

    Pop Warner Junior Pee Wee football teams from Howell and Jackson hooked up during the opening week of the 2009 season for a game in Jackson on Aug. 29. At left, Howell’s Gene Landino (45) tries to brush off a tackle attempt by Jackson’s Matthew Kittle. At right, Howell’s Joseph Pepe (52) prepares to block…

  • Louis William Rios

    Mr. Rios, 49, of Jackson, died Aug. 27, 2009, at Laurelton Village, Brick. Surviving are two brothers, Cedric and Steven Rios; and two sisters, Yvonne Kercado and Karen Hernandez. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Veronica’s Catholic Church, Howell, followed by entombment at Maplewood Chapel Mausoleum, Freehold Township. Arrangements were under the direction of…

  • Therapy dogs sought to visit the elderly

    Caregiver Canines, a new program in Ocean County offered through the nonprofit agency Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ), is seeking volunteers with pet therapy dogs to visit local senior citizens. These visits are designed to bring great joy and provide a well-documented role in reducing stress, improving the health and self-esteem of seniors and…

  • Kathleen E. Sajor

    Mrs. Sajor, 69, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 25, 2009, at home. She worked in the human resources department at CECOM, Fort Monmouth, for 15 years, retiring in 2005. Mrs. Sajor was a member of the Sweet Adelines and a strutter for the Happy Days String Band, Philadelphia. She is survived by her husband of…

  • School board questioned on drug testing proposal

    FRHSD administrator explains procedures for new policy BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Apolicy to initiate random drug testing among certain Freehold Regional High School District students was met with questions from members of the public when it was introduced at the Board of Education’s Aug. 31 meeting in Englishtown. District administrators have said that socalled…

  • Tickets available now for Oktoberfest trip

    Seats are still available for an Oct. 3 bus trip to the Oktoberfest in Victorian Cape May. Sponsored by the Lakewood Community School, the cost is $30 for transportation only. The bus will depart from the Lakewood Municipal Building at 8:30 a.m., arriving in Cape May at about 10:30 a.m. Enjoy the German food, music,…

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