• BUSINESS BRIEFS

    A family friendly sneaker convention, hosted by Street Heat Events, a division of New Jersey Sports Accessories Inc., of Manalapan, will be held on Dec. 14 at the Ivy League fieldhouse gym, 140 Gordons Corner Road, Manalapan. The Street Heat Sole and Style Expo will feature vendors from five states offering the hottest sneakers, related…

  • Musich named to vacant seat on committee

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Maryann Musich was appointed to the Manalapan Township Committee on Nov. 13 to serve the final seven weeks of a term previously held by Andrew Lucas. Lucas resigned from the committee on Oct. 7. His term was due to end on Dec. 31. Because Lucas is a Republican,…

  • Freehold Regional programs earn honors from association

    The Freehold Regional High School District’s Animal and Botanical Sciences Academy at Freehold Township High School (FTHS) and Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management Academy at Freehold High School (FHS), Freehold Borough, are winners of the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA)’s Exemplary Program designation, which is a part of the group’s School Leader Awards program. The NJSBA…

  • Eighth-graders will visit Colts Neck H.S.

    Colts Neck High School will host “The Colts Neck Experience” at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 25 for eighth-grade students and their parents. The high school is at 59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck. Administrators, students and staff members have prepared an exciting evening to share information and inspiration as eighth grade students get ready to transition…

  • New York residents face charges

    MANALAPAN — Two men have been charged in connection with an incident of credit card fraud. According to police, at 5:08 p.m. Nov. 5, Patrolman Kenneth Mikulik was dispatched to Sports Authority, Route 9, for a reported shoplifting that had occurred about 40 minutes earlier. While Mikulik was en route to the store, a dispatcher…

  • Millstone resident concerned about family in Philippines

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Myra Ricci of Millstone Township is joining with family members from New Jersey to collect donations for dozens of their relatives in the Philippines, after Super Typhoon Haiyan raged across the island nation and caused catastrophic damage on Nov. 8. Ricci said more than 50 of her relatives lived…

  • Council taps Filiatreault as Howell town manager

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has named Jeffrey Filiatreault as the new township manager. Filiatreault is Howell’s longtime chief financial officer, and he had been serving as the interim township manager since Helene Schlegel resigned as township manager in September. Council members unanimously passed a resolution on Nov. 12 to…

  • Expansion of auto auction comes before zoning board

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — An application to expand an automobile auction business is before the Zoning Board of Adjustment more than one year after residents lodged complaints with the township regarding the operation. Representatives of the applicant, Insurance Auto Auctions Corp., began to make their case for the expansion of the pre-existing,…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    He’s a patient man, up to a certain point Lori Clinch I hope you won’t think me a braggart when I say my husband and I rarely fight. Although we have been together for many years, we have never thrown a punch, swung a frying pan or called each other a dirty so-and-so. I must…

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