• Remembering Danny Lewis

    PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO A memorial service was held at the New Beginnings Agape Christian Center, Freehold Borough, on April 11 to honor the life and memory of Danny Lewis, a graduate of Freehold High School who played running back for three teams in the NFL in the 1950s and 1960s. Lewis died in Detroit…

  • Howell man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide

    A Howell man has pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree vehicular homicide in connection with an April 2014 crash on Alexander Avenue in Howell that took the life of a 21-year-old rear-seat passenger in the car, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Joseph M. Gonsalves, 21, entered the plea on March 16…

  • Road projects dominate Freehold Borough budget

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The borough’s roads are in need of major repairs as a result of two years of harsh winter weather, according to Business Administrator Joseph Bellina. “The capital budget is going to hinge around [road] resurfacing,” he said. Due to the toll of the last two winters, Bellina said,…

  • Colts Neck K-8 budget discussion touches on layoffs, school closing

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer COLTS NECK — A conversation about possible staff layoffs and a school closing continued as the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education announced updates to its proposed 2015-16 school year budget. The board presented a revised budget on April 15, about one month after the spending plan was…

  • Manalapan Brook watershed remediation underway

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Volunteers prepare floating wetlands islands for installation. Native wetlands plants are secured into a “mattress” made of recycled plastics, which is then placed into a lake or pond. The plants’ roots grow through the recycled bed and help to improve water quality by removing sediment and excess nutrients. PHOTO…

  • Animal contact is cause of outage

    More than 4,000 Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) customers lost power on the evening of April 15 after animal contact with equipment occurred at the Millhurst substation in Manalapan. JCP&L customers in Englishtown, Freehold, Manalapan and Millstone Township were affected by the power outage, JCP&L spokesman Ron Morano said. Morano reported that 4,341 customers…

  • Food banks expand arsenal in war on hunger

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Those involved with food banks across central New Jersey are working to alleviate hunger, a persistent problem plaguing families and individuals across the state. The number of those experiencing hunger continues to rise in New Jersey, according to a study by Feeding America, a nonprofit that seeks to educate…

  • Bon Jovi helps launch resource center for needy

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Jon Bon Jovi discusses plans for the B.E.A.T. Center, which he described as a resource hub for people in need, during an April 14 press conference at the center’s future location in Toms River. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jon Bon Jovi is taking his efforts to serve those in…

  • 23rd annual Central Jersey RV Show and Food Drive to be held April 24-26

    The 23rd Annual Central Jersey RV Show once again expects to draw a record crowd in addition to collecting a record amount of food donations. The event will be held April 24-26 at PNC Bank Arts Center, exit 116 off the Garden State Parkway in Holmdel. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday…

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