• George F. “Hooter” Scanlon Jr.

    Mr. Scanlon, 67, of Howell, formerly of Freehold, died Dec. 26, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was employed as a maintenance supervisor for Ralph Clayton & Sons, Lakewood, for 44 years, retiring in January 2013. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and received several medals. Surviving are his…

  • Vincent S. Sichenze

    Mr. Sichenze, 88, of Fort Pierce, Fla., formerly of Freehold Township, died Dec. 1, 2013, at Coral Bay Nursing Home, West Palm Beach, Fla. Prior to retiring, he was employed as an import-export traffic manager for a number of shipping companies, but spent most of his years with the Italian Lines, New York City. He…

  • State will chip in to help pay for school upgrades

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Several school districts in western Monmouth County are among the New Jersey districts that are expected to receive a school facilities grant from the state. In December, the Christie administration announced that Monmouth County school districts would receive a total of $37.8 million in school facilities grants. The grants will…

  • Anderson–Wilensky

    Jaclyn Anderson and Daniel Wilensky The engagement of Jaclyn Marie Anderson, daughter of Constance Anderson of Union Beach and the late George Anderson III, to Daniel Adam Wilensky, son of Lynda and Steve Wilensky of Freehold and the late Lois Wilensky, is announced by the bride’s mother. The future bride is a graduate of Mater…

  • Howell brothers face charges stemming from drug probe

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Police charged two Howell men with multiple drug offenses on Jan. 7 as the result of an investigation regarding narcotics that began in April 2013. According to Freehold Borough Police Lt. Michael Sweetman, brothers Juan Marco Ayala, 41, and Angel Ayala, 45, both of East 6th Street,…

  • Trees offered by foundation

    Residents of New Jersey can ring in the new year by receiving 10 flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation during January. Those who become a member of the nonprofit foundation will receive two Sargent crabapples, three American redbuds, two Washington Hawthorns and three white flowering dogwoods, according to a press release. The trees…

  • Election group closes 2006 case

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Seven years after the fact, the book has been closed on an outstanding issue from the 2006 municipal election in Manalapan. On Dec. 18, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) issued a final decision in a matter concerning Nikole Pezzullo, a Republican who ran for a…

  • Attorney: Officials’ emails did not violate N.J. statute

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Email messages that circulated among municipal officials during the past few years that were called into question by one Township Committee member do not violate state law, according to the township attorney. New Jersey’s Open Public Meetings Law, which was enacted in 1975, establishes the right of all…

  • Scholarships offered to women by AAUW

    Applications are now being accepted for two $2,000 scholarships given by the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women. (AAUW). The scholarships are the Lew Williams Scholarship and the Leila Sulkes Scholarship. Applicants must be female, 25 years of age or older, and reside in Colts Neck, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell,…

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