• ‘Love and Intrigue’ at Rutgers

    Carter Bellaimey and Leale DeVerges ELIZA J. BRENNESSEL Ferdinand von Walters and Luise Miller are young and in love — and if only they were of the same social class, their story might end happily ever after. But Ferdinand is a baron and son of the chancellor and Luise is the daughter of a music…

  • Hotel laws to be updated

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from renting a hotel room or a motel room is one of many proposed updates to Colts Neck’s lodging laws. At an Oct. 8 meeting, Township Committee members introduced an updated hotel and motel ordinance. A public hearing will take…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Diane Yusko of Howell was a winner in a video contest sponsored by Bell Environmental Services, a leader in pesticide-free bedbug detection and control. To find the stars of its next commercial, Bell Environmental Services invited people to submit a video of their best “Where’s Roscoe?” skit, a spin-off of its popular advertising series featuring…

  • Sandy changed county, local disaster planning

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has released a draft of its Hazard Mitigation Plan, which identifies projects that would make the county’s 53 municipalities less vulnerable to storms and natural disasters. According to county OEM Director Michael Oppegaard, the Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan updates the 2009…

  • Students gain experience during summer research

    Three young adults who attend the Freehold Regional High School District’s Medical Sciences Specialized Learning Center at Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, spent the summer before their senior year working in labs doing various types of research. According to the school district, Ruchita Kothari spent two months working in a human oncology and pathogenesis program…

  • Biotech receives national honor

    Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township, has been selected as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for 2014. “This is an incredible honor for Biotech and the entire Monmouth County Vocational School District,” Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry said. “Our career academies continue to demonstrate a strong commitment to academic excellence,…

  • Judge again rejects legal sports betting

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Monmouth Park officials and sports betting enthusiasts are hoping a federal judge reverses his field and allows the state to proceed with sports betting. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp issued a temporary restraining order in Trenton at the behest of the four major professional sports leagues and…

  • Chiropractor charged in kickback scheme

    A chiropractor who lives in Manalapan was among the seven medical professionals arrested on Oct. 15 for allegedly taking illegal kickbacks worth a total of approximately $200,000 from Diagnostic Imaging Affiliates (DIA) in exchange for patient referrals to the company’s testing facilities, according to Acting Attorney General John Hoffman. Hoffman and the Office of the…

  • Three running unopposed for regional school board

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Representatives from Colts Neck, Marlboro and Freehold Township will be elected in the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education election on Nov. 4. All three candidates are running uncontested for their respective seats. The terms are for three years. The board oversees the operation of the six high…

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