• Clutch jumps win indoor MOC title for Howell’s Kirk

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s Adrian Vitello nears the finish line on her way to breaking her Freehold Regional High School District record for the 800 meters at the March 1 NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions held at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. Vitello finished second in…

  • Exhibit to showcase ‘living color’

    “Hunter’s Call,” oil paint on panel The Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank will host the 29th annual Jean Townsend Award exhibition. The themes of this month’s show are “Real Simple” and “In Living Color.” The exhibit judge and window artist is Cheryl Griesbach of Highlands. She is an alumna of the School…

  • Anime expo comes to county library

    Animania: A One Day Celebration of Anime will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 8 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The expo will feature artists, movies, games, artist discussions, tips on how to draw an anime illustration, karaoke, tabletop gaming and vendors. Special guest anime voice actor…

  • Student film festival accepting entries

    The Ocean County Library Student Film Festival is currently accepting original film works by high school students and those beyond high school age. The deadline for submissions is March 26. Entries must be original work and can be submitted via U.S. mail or electronically to OCLFilm- [email protected]. Films will be shown at a red carpet…

  • Activities are ‘infinite’ for Pi Day celebration

    An Einstein look-a-like contest for children age 13 and younger will be part of the Pi Day festivities. Festivities for Pi Day Princeton, the annual family event celebrating Albert Einstein’s birthday and Pi Day, will be held March 13-15 in downtown Princeton. The three-day event celebrates the birth of Einstein on March 14, which is…

  • ‘A Taste of the Towns’ scheduled for March 31

    “A Taste of the Towns” will be held at the Radisson Hotel, Freehold Township, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 31. There will be more than 50 restaurants and vendors in attendance, with music provided by Nicole and Denise. A donation of $75 will benefit youth activities, including Camp Quality New Jersey and psychiatric services and youth…

  • Peter J. Ciorciari

    Mr. Ciorciari, 73, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 16, 2014, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was employed as the head timekeeper at APM Terminals, Port Elizabeth, and was a member of International Longshoremen’s Association, Local 1, Newark. Surviving are his wife, Lucille Ciorciari; two daughters, Jodi Marinich and her husband, Mark, and Tina…

  • Pauline Pianko

    Mrs. Pianko, 86, of Freehold, formerly of Aberdeen Township, died Feb. 11, 2014, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her husband, Stanley, in 2012. Surviving are four children and their spouses, Craig and Carol, Kevin and Robin, Donna and Carmine Brower, and Debra and Nicholas Freedman; and six grandchildren. A funeral…

  • Evelyn Jenny Gardam

    Mrs. Gardam, 93, of Freehold, formerly of Kearny and Shrewsbury, died Feb. 15, 2014, at Applewood Estates, Freehold Township. She graduated from the East Orange General School of Nursing in 1941 and entered the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, seeing active duty from 1943-46. She remained in the Reserves until 1951 and was a contributor to…

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