• 28th Born To Run 5-Miler is Nov. 29

    Runners will fill the streets of Freehold Borough on Nov. 29 for the 28th Annual Born To Run 5-Miler. They will be looking to run off the calories they consumed at the Thanksgiving table. This Freehold Area Running Club-sponsored event is one of the most popular on the road-racing calendar every year, and it will…

  • Jackson football teams prepare for annual rivalry matchup

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s football team, coming off a 35-14 loss to Cherokee High School in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V semifinals, will look to cap a fine 7-3 season, while Jackson Liberty High School (4-5) will look to highlight a non-losing season with its first-ever victory over the Jaguars…

  • Warriors fall shy of Group I championship in finals loss

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent New Egypt High School’s Travis Ward (11) moves the ball forward during the NJSIAA Group I finals played on Nov. 24 at The College of New Jersey in Ewing against David Brearley High School. The Warriors’ bid for the state title was thwarted by Brearley, 3-0. SCOTT FRIEDMAN The New Egypt…

  • Model train show returns to Barron Arts Center

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, will continue its holiday tradition of hosting an exhibition of model trains designed and set up by Michael Gelesky of Colonia. The exhibit, now in its 23rd year, opens Nov. 30 and continues through December. “It’s the most exciting event that we…

  • Joseph A. Farinelli Sr.

    Mr. Farinelli, 74, of Jackson, formerly of Montvale and Monroe, died Nov. 13, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He graduated from St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pa., and had a successful career as a retail management executive for W.T. Grant Company and Bradlees. Most recently, he was employed by Executive Property Management, North Brunswick.…

  • Victor Mironowicz

    Mr. Mironowicz, 65, of Howell, died Nov. 9, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Furth im Wald, Germany. Mr. Mironowicz was employed as a truck driver for K&A Excavating, South Brunswick. Prior to that, he worked for Toto Brothers, East Brunswick. He was an antique car enthusiast and an original…

  • Linda Lee Clark

    Mrs. Clark, 70, of Jackson, formerly of Freehold, died Nov. 5, 2013, at home. She was employed as a licensed practical nurse for MCOSS, Freehold, and was a former teacher’s aide in the Freehold Borough schools. Mrs. Clark was predeceased by a sister, Betty Decher; and a daughter-in-law, Lorinda. Surviving are her husband of 50…

  • Three win seats in Howell K-8

    HOWELL — Suzanne Brennan, Mary Cerretani and Mark Bonjavanni were elected to three-year terms on the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education in the Nov. 5 election. Brennan and Cerretani are current members of the board. Board member Jeanette Smith was not re-elected. According to results provided by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Brennan…

  • Jackson receives settlement

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A settlement of more than $5,400 was recently awarded to Jackson after work on a culvert replacement project at Buckingham and Cambridge roads was required when the structure became a public safety concern. The issue, according to Township Engineer Dan Burke, originated from the replacement of the 310-foot-long…

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