• GETTING READY FOR SPRING SPORTS – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch GETTING READY FOR SPRING SPORTS – Advertorial Advertorial GETTING READY FOR SPRING SPORTS By Gloria Averbuch It’s time to brush off the remnants of winter, and get ready to play! Whether your athlete has been active or not, here are some helpful steps to get ready for spring. Take Advantage of Transition…

  • Monmouth County support group opens chapter in Howell

    Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in which one person chooses to assert power and control over an intimate partner or household member. According to a press release from 180 Turning Lives Around, it is a destructive learned behavior that negatively affects all family members and is against the law. Help is offered…

  • Jewish museum slates series of March events

    The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will be hosting several events during March. On March 15 at 3 p.m., pianists Alan Wasserman and Brenna Berman will present a classical piano program of Beethoven, Ravel, Granados, Chopin and Mendelssohn. Wasserman has appeared at the museum before, most recently at a holiday program in which he…

  • Lawsuit vs. Old Bridge awaits further action

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A lawsuit filed by Manalapan which seeks to overturn a decision made by the Old Bridge Zoning Board of Adjustment is awaiting further action in the legal system. In late 2008, Manalapan filed a lawsuit against the Old Bridge zoning board in an attempt to overturn a decision…

  • Rezoning riles up residents

    Marlboro officials rezone area to permit affordable housing development BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Acrowd of almost 400 angry Marlboro residents shouted out their dismay when the Marlboro Township Council unanimously adopted an ordinance on March 5 that rezones the site of a former junkyard on Ticetown Road and potentially paves the way for a…

  • Youngsters take lead in cleanup – See Video Inside

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Click HERE to watch Video Youngsters take lead in cleanup Despite the threat of rain overhead, a group of dedicated young community-minded helpers worked along Route 520 near Wyncrest Road in Marlboro to pick up debris along the road on Feb. 27. Youngsters in Marlboro turned out on a gloomy…

  • Family, friends mourn soldier

    Cpl. Brian M. Connelly was killed in Iraq, Feb. 26 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The flag at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver will be flying at half-staff this week to remember one of the school’s own, U.S. Army Cpl. Brian M. Connelly, who was killed near Adhamiya, Iraq, on Feb. 26.…

  • Colts Neck wins CJ IV title

    By Tim Morris Colts Neck wins CJ IV title The Colts Neck High School girls basketball team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship on March 10 at North  Brunswick High School. The Cougars beat Montgomery, 49-28, behind the play of guards Brooke Hampton (15 points) and Lauren Clarke (14 points), plus…

  • Martin J. Koenigsamen

    56, of Freehold Township Martin J. Koenigsamen Martin J. Koenigsamen, 56, of Freehold Township, NJ on Tuesday March 3, 2009 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Martin was born in Brooklyn, NY and lived in Bay Ridge before settling in Freehold Township in 1986. He was an Account Executive for Wausau Signature Agency,…

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