• Ruth E. Reilly

    Mrs. Reilly, 94, of Manalapan, died Jan. 30, 2014, at CareOne at Holmdel. In earlier days, she worked in the fine-china department at Bloomingdale’s, New York City. Mrs. Reilly was predeceased by her husband, Charles, in 1993. Surviving are a son, Christopher, of Manalapan; two daughters, Kathleen Reilly of Manalapan, and Dorothy Grayson of Wenonah;…

  • Ann E. Kuper

    Mrs. Kuper, 73, of Howell, died Jan. 30, 2014. She was a registered nurse at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, until retiring in 1995. After her retirement, she worked as a nurse for the Visiting Nurse Association, Shrewsbury. Surviving are her husband, Peter Kuper Jr.; a son, Stephen Kuper, of Howell; two daughters, Nadine Hogan…

  • Jerome C. Messana

    Mr. Messana, 27, of Freehold Township, formerly of Marlboro, died Jan. 27, 2014, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. Surviving are his wife, Amanda; his parents, Jerome and Valerie, of Lincroft; two siblings, Christopher and Brenna, of Lincroft; his paternal grandmother, Gen Maniscalco, of Middletown; his mother and father-in-law, Nina and John Sofield,…

  • Marlboro officials make plans to finance improvements

    MARLBORO — Municipal officials are gearing up to carry out a number of upgrades throughout Marlboro in 2014. The Township Council introduced a bond ordinance at its Feb. 6 meeting that would issue nearly $3.2 million in notes to finance capital improvements. The total cost of the projects is expected to exceed $3.3 million, according…

  • Car entry foiled in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN — An unknown individual was unsuccessful in a possible attempt to steal a car from a Manalapan home on Jan. 27. Police said that at 2:14 a.m., Sgt. Dan Carey, Sgt. Michael Hoppock, Patrolman Brian Schank and Patrolman Morgan Joiner responded to the area of Bonnie Drive for a report of criminal trespass, attempted…

  • Bike nonprofit solicits funds to purchase current home

    Asbury Park-based Second Life Bikes is conducting a crowdfunding campaign to purchase the building in which it currently operates. The nonprofit organization, which offers affordable bicycle sales and repairs, as well as a bike-earning program for children, seeks to raise a minimum of $75,000 toward the $400,000 that is needed to close on a purchase…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    No shortage of kids at the Clinch house Lori Clinch A lthough I may not be the best, I do try to be a good mother. I attempt to cook healthy meals, I keep the house picked up, and I do my level best at beating the laundry at its own game. (Talk about your…

  • Marlboro delays full-day kindergarten for one year

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Full-day kindergarten will not be offered in the Marlboro K-8 School District in the 2014-15 school year, but administrators hope to launch the program in the 2015-16 school year. “In order for me to make this happen [in 2014-15], what I would have to do is look you…

  • Woman who left Amish will speak at library

    MANALAPAN — Saloma Miller Furlong, the author of “Why I Left the Amish” and “Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds,” will speak at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters at 2 p.m. Feb. 22. The program is free. Furlong’s first book, “Why I Left the Amish,” details her flight from a strict religious…

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