• Jackson hoops seasons end in state sectional play

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s Eric Carter tries to create some space between himself and Sayreville War Memorial High School’s Brian Gay during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinals played in Parlin on March 6. The host Bombers bested the Jaguars, 65-57. SCOTT FRIEDMAN The Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson…

  • ‘Music Man’ coming to Red Bank, Newark

    “Meredith Willson’s The Music Man,” a concert version of the classic Tony Award-winning musical about big brass bands and smalltown spirit, will be performed by an African-American cast in Red Bank and Newark this month. The River City, Iowa, setting will be based on historical accounts of black communities established during the Great Migration as…

  • Wanted man found in Florida

    HOWELL — A Howell resident who is accused of committing theft by deception was found in Florida and returned to New Jersey, where he was taken into custody. On March 7, Howell Police Detective Sgt. Eileen Dodd said Michael J. Harrold, 46, was located in Florida by a bail bondsman from No Jail Time Bail…

  • Woman pleads guilty to theft

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Marilu Hedgecoth PLUMSTED — A township resident who was charged with stealing more than $75,000 from her employer over a four-year period pleaded guilty to one count of theft two weeks into her trial. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Marilu Hedgecoth, 54, admitted on March 5 that she…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Gold Medal Service, an award-winning heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical and drain service company servicing all of New Jersey, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and its successful earning of nearly $23 million in 2013. Co-founders Mike Agugliaro and Rob Zadotti began their business venture in 1994 and it has since grown into one of the largest…

  • Jackson man sentenced to prison for role in Long Branch murder

    A leader of the Sex, Money, Murder set of the Bloods criminal street gang was sentenced to 40 years in a New Jersey state prison on Feb. 27 on charges of murder, attempted murder and racketeering in connection with more than a month-long spree of violence in 2006 that included a Long Branch homicide, Monmouth…

  • ON CAMPUS

    University of Delaware, Newark, Del., named the following local residents to the dean’s list for the fall semester: from Howell, Timothy Bonk, Julianne Brennan, Lauren Christie, Shane Figueroa, Nicholas Goossen, Alaina Johnson, Alyssa Jones, Jaquelyn Lucchesi, Emily Lukas, Casey O’Brien, Emily Smith, Shannon Smith; from Jackson, Kaitlin Cohen, Alyssa Dastoli, Carrie DePasquale, Eugene Garner, Courtney…

  • Jackson officers graduate from police academy

    JACKSON — Three out of four recent additions to the police force in Jackson were recently recognized by their colleagues for graduating as part of the 97th Basic Police Recruit Class at the Ocean County Police Academy, Lakewood. Officers Stephen Cilento, Benedetto Ravaioli and Anthony Riso celebrated their graduation from the police academy on Feb.…

  • Ocean County officials warn residents about cellphone scam

    Ocean County Consumer Affairs Department officials said that if a person is not familiar with a telephone number that has called his or her cellphone, he or she should not rush to return the call because it could be part of a costly scam. Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari warned consumers of the…

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