• Marlboro students excel with concept for food preservation

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Left to right, Marlboro Memorial Middle School science teacher Samantha Grzelak, students Preanka Pillai and Karena Yan, and Toshiba representative Jessica Ramos celebrate the students’ regional placement in the 23rd annual ExploraVision competition. JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF MARLBORO — Science is not just about numbers and equations; it also requires a great…

  • State increases oversight of military surplus to local police

    Gov. Chris Christie has signed two bills into law that will regulate the flow of surplus military equipment from the federal government to local police departments. The bills give the state attorney general and local municipalities a level of oversight whenever local law enforcement agencies attempt to acquire excess military-grade weaponry and vehicles from the…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Shay Caravella of Marlboro participated in Alternative Spring Break with Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. Shay provided service through Habitat for Humanity in Houston, Texas. Emily Munn of Freehold has been named to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester at Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia. Karisa Wagenman, daughter of Raeann and John Wagenman of Freehold,…

  • Fundraising concert to rock Temple Rodeph Torah

    MARLBORO — Musician and singersongwriter Beth Schafer will raise her voice in song at Temple Rodeph Torah’s third annual “Rock Shabbat” fundraising concert at 5 p.m. April 19. This special concert brings together the Monmouth County community Schafer was raised in to bolster financial support for TRT’s Rock Shabbat program. Rock Shabbat combines traditional Friday…

  • Four face disorderly conduct charges in Freehold Borough

    FREEHOLD — Four people were charged with disorderly conduct on April 8 after police responded to a situation that was initially reported to be a fight. Police said that at 3 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of First and Bond streets for a report of a fight. Authorities were also told someone at…

  • More design work needed at junction of routes 34 and 537

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is moving forward with planned improvements at the intersection of Route 537 and Route 34, Colts Neck, and looking toward a possible completion date of 2018, according to Laura Kirkpatrick, the county’s public information officer. Improvements to Route 34 and Route 537, and…

  • Pennies add up in special fundraiser at school

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent Pupils at the Freehold Learning Center, Freehold Borough, recently joined with students from across the country to help children who have been diagnosed with blood cancers by participating in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s “Pennies for Patients” campaign. Pupils at the Freehold Learning Center elementary school in Freehold Borough recently…

  • Developers unveil ideas for Route 33

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Two developers have presented plans for ambitious mixed-use projects on Route 33 in Manalapan. During a town hall meeting on April 8, representatives of Cardinale Enterprises and Stavola Enterprises presented their ideas for developments at Route 33 and Millhurst Road, and Route 33 and Woodward Road, respectively. Vito Cardinale, of…

  • Exhibit serves up history of New Jersey diners

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Broad St. Diner, Keyport PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL C. GABRIELE New Jersey diners represent more than hamburgers and French fries; they are emblematic of an entire history and mythology of the state, according to historian Michael C. Gabriele. “It’s who we are,” Gabriele said. “It’s in our DNA.” New Jersey’s…

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