• Walter R. Dawson

    Mr. Dawson, 77, of East Brunswick, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., and Nantucket, Mass., died Oct. 30, 2013, at Summerhill Nursing Home, Old Bridge. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he was a supervisor with the Auto Club of New York in New York City for 42 years. Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Sola Dawson;…

  • Dorothy B. Evans

    Mrs. Evans, 91, of Manchester, formerly of Jackson, died Nov. 4, 2013, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was employed as a secretary by the Jackson School District Board of Education at the Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School for 23 years, retiring in June 1983. She was predeceased by her husband, Llewellyn F. Evans in 2012.…

  • Robert J. “Spider” Smith Sr.

    Mr. Smith, 77, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died Nov. 3, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was employed as a carpenter for Z Builders, Morganville. He was the former chief and a life member of the Morganville Independent Fire Company and a member of the Bayshore Chiefs Association, New Jersey State…

  • Dorothy Ghilino Jennings

    Mrs. Jennings, 82, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., and Englewood, Fla., formerly of East Brunswick, died Oct. 18, 2013. Surviving are her husband, Alvin F. Jennings; two sons, Alvin V. Jennings, and his wife, Kristin, of Marco Island, Fla., and Robert M. Jennings, and his wife, Lynn, of Flemington; two daughters, Judy DeLellis, and her husband,…

  • Retiring library director honored

    Kenneth Sheinbaum, the longtime director of the Monmouth County Library System, will retire on Dec. 31. The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders recently presented a proclamation to Sheinbaum in recognition of his many years of service to the library system. According to a press release, Sheinbaum began his tenure with the library system as a…

  • School district looks for ‘key communicators’

    Individuals who want to voice their thoughts about happenings in the Freehold Regional High School District may soon get the chance to do so in an ongoing, formal setting. The FRHSD Communications Advisory Committee (CAC) is scheduled to hold a meeting for prospective members at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 in the administration building, 11 Pine…

  • Library sets One Book, One Community

    The Monmouth County Library will once again participate in the One Book, One Community program. This year’s activities will center on Kenneth Grahame’s classic, “The Wind in the Willows.” Eight Monmouth County library branches will hold children’s story and craft programs centered on the book beginning in November. As in the past, the Two River…

  • Website provides connection to animal health laboratory

    New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher has announced the launch of a new website geared toward veterinarians, as well as farmers, animal owners, animal organizations and universities. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory website can be found at www.jerseyvetlab. nj.gov. The user-friendly website also includes a mobile site that…

  • Plumsted environmental stewards recognized by state group

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — After a year of environmental work throughout Plumsted, two local organizations were recently honored for their efforts with an environmental achievement award presented by the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions. Members of the Plumsted Township Environmental Commission and the Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment (PYNE)…

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