• Robert William Hoynes

    Dec. 25, 1965 – May 4, 2014 Robert William Hoynes, 48, of Manalapan, passed away from cardiac arrest on May 4, 2014. Born to MaryAnn and the late Robert J. Hoynes, he grew up in Colts Neck. Robert was raised in a household with five loving sisters who absolutely adore him. He worked as the…

  • Pearson–Largen

    Willliam Largen and Brittany Pearson Janet Burns-Beck, formerly of Millstone Township, and Jim Beck of Princeton and Hilton Head, S.C., announce the engagement of their son, William Largen, to Brittany Pearson, daughter of Lee and Helen Pearson of Wilmington, N.C. A gala was held at Diamond’s restaurant in Princeton to honor the couple. Among the…

  • Legislators to target drivers who ignore suspended license

    Two state legislators said they are drafting a bill that, if signed into law, would impose a mandatory minimum jail sentence for individuals convicted of driving with a suspended license multiple times. Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (RMonmouth) and Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean, Burlington) announced on Aug. 20 that their bill is being drafted…

  • Four charged with BB shootings

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer HOWELL — Four young men were arrested on Sept. 1 after a pair of drive-by shootings with a BB gun left two men with superficial wounds. According to Howell Police Detective Sgt. Eileen Dodd, the first incident took place at 1:30 p.m. when a man was shot while he was…

  • Students, teachers may not talk via text, social media

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Policies regarding electronic communications between teachers or support staff employees and students were tidied up during the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education meeting Aug. 25 at district headquarters in Englishtown. The policies, which are mandated by state law, were described by district administrators as a necessity, given…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Boys and bugs are not perfect for one mom Lori Clinch Boys. Parenting them is certainly not for the faint of heart. Over the years, we have watched them cover themselves in mud for no apparent reason. We have seen them chase birds across the yard, throw rocks at the sky and work tediously to…

  • Jewish cooking takes center stage

    Local Jewish High Holiday tables will feature delicious new dishes for the New Year thanks to an upcoming cooking demonstration sponsored by Chabad of Western Monmouth County. Renee Chernin, who is the author of “Cooking for the King: Winning Recipes for Shabbos and Yom Tov” and the creator of the cooking website the Kosher- Channel.com,…

  • Rockfest offers full day of music

    COLTS NECK — The seventh annual Colts Neck Rockfest will be held from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 20 at Bucks Mill Park, Bucks Mill Road. The event, sponsored by the Colts Neck Business Association, features talented local musicians and offers free admission. The event’s founder, Steve Warendorf, started Colts Neck Rockfest in August…

  • Gun case draws look from Dancer

    Several weeks after reports surfaced that Shaneen Allen, a Pennsylvania woman who may face prison time because she entered New Jersey with a legal firearm in her possession, one state legislator is proposing a bill that he says will provide relief from mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses. Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex,…

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