• Police officers, nurse honored for efforts to save woman

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Angela Smith is back working at Especially for You Florist, West Main Street, but that may not have been the case if not for the life-saving efforts of Freehold Borough police officers and a Manalapan resident who was shopping for her wedding flowers. Freehold Borough Police Sgt.…

  • Holiday events to begin Dec. 2

    FREEHOLD — Downtown Freehold, in association with Brock Farms Home Garden World, Freehold Township and Colts Neck, welcomes residents and visitors to enjoy a full slate of holiday events for the entire family. The annual Downtown Freehold Tree Lighting ceremony will usher in the holiday season on Dec. 2 from 5-7 p.m. (rain date Dec.…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Monmouth County Retired Educators Association will meet at 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at the Shadowbrook, Shrewsbury. Members are asked to bring a nonperishable donation for the local food bank and an unwrapped book or toy for Bridges at the Shore. For luncheon reservations, call Sue at 732- 995-7754 before Dec. 2. New members…

  • Project seeks to bring stories of fallen soldiers to life

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Biography Project seeks to tell the stories of those who lost their lives during the Vietnam War by gathering information for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel. HOLMDEL — Despite years of work on a biography project, more than 300 members of the armed forces who lost their…

  • Brookdale trustees OK staff reductions

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Faced with declining enrollment and funding, the Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees has authorized a reduction in force (RIF) in advance of a reorganization of the college structure. The board’s unanimous vote, which came after emotional pleas were made during a Nov. 13 meeting on the Lincroft campus,…

  • Chef brings passion for craft to kitchen

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer “Competitions force me to get out of my comfort zone and look at foods and flavor combinations differently.” — Chef Peter Morris I t may be his passion for cooking great food that started Peter Morris on his path to a career as a restaurant chef, but it was…

  • Marlboro seeks new pact for animal shelter

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Marlboro officials will enter into a contract with a new animal shelter once its contract with the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter in Middlesex County expires on Dec. 31, Business Administrator Jonathan Capp said. “We are in the process of soliciting quotes and getting proposals” for a new animal shelter, Capp…

  • Gasko’s open house to benefit injured teen

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Roseann Goodman prepares holiday wreaths at Gasko’s Family Farm and Greenhouses in Monroe. The farm will host its Christmas Open House on Nov. 29 to raise money for high school hockey player Mikey Nichols, who suffered a spinal cord injury last winter. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The annual winter…

  • What it costs to insure a teen driver

    Got a kid at home who’s about to obtain his or her driver’s license? Expect to see the family’s car insurance premiums skyrocket. Adding a teen driver to a married couple’s auto insurance policy boosts rates by an average 79 percent according to a report conducted by InsuranceQuotes.com in San Francisco, Calif. Insuring a 16-yearold…

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