• Running away with the win

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jackson Liberty High School running back Matt Pinto takes Point Pleasant Borough High School tackler Gavin Hynes with him as he gains yards during the Nov. 1 game played in Jackson. The Liberty Lions beat the Panthers, 30-20, as they sent the Homecoming fans home happy.

  • Monmouth University alumnus sculpts history

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Shaquille O’Neal’s likeness stands 18 feet tall outside an arena at Louisiana State University. Brian Hanlon always enjoyed the arts, but it wasn’t until his first sculpture class at Monmouth University in the 1980s that the full weight of his passion was realized. “When I went to school, so many…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Amboy Bank employees are clad in superhero garb for the kickoff of the bank’s Spooktacular Food Drive. Taking place at all 23 of the bank’s locations, the drive will run throughout November, collecting food for key partners that include Elijah’s Promise, the Old Bridge Food Bank and the Samaritan Center. Vikranta Sharma, M.D., has recently…

  • Paul Schulman

    Mr. Schulman, 75, of Jackson, died Oct. 26, 2013, at home. He was employed as a pharmacist for 52 years and was the former owner of the Holmdel Village Pharmacy and the Roselle Center Pharmacy. Mr. Schulman was the founding member of the Holmdel First Aid Squad. He was predeceased by his wife, Myrna, in…

  • Joanne Cunningham

    Mrs. Cunningham, 63, of Jackson, formerly of Jersey City, died Oct. 26, 2013, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was employed as a receptionist at Bella Terra, Jackson. Mrs. Cunningham was predeceased by a daughter, Kelly Ptaszynski. Surviving are a son, Joseph Ptaszynski, of Jackson; three daughters, Heather Ptaszynski of Jackson, and Jennifer Ptaszynski and…

  • Kathleen Clarke

    Mrs. Clarke, 90, of Jackson, died Oct. 16, 2013, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood.Prior to retiring, Mrs. Clarke worked in sales for Cone’s Mills, New York, N.Y. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles C. Clarke; a daughter, Helen Alfano; and a grandson, Edward Schaeffer. Surviving are a son, Charles C. Clarke; two daughters, Kathleen…

  • Mary Ann Breslin

    Mrs. Breslin, 69, of Jackson, died Oct. 17, 2013, at home. Prior to retiring, she was employed as an administrative assistant at AT&T, Lincroft. Surviving are two daughters, Sherri Whalen and her husband, Richard, of North Port, Fla., and Lorri Breslin of Norristown, Pa.; and a sister, Gloria Knapik and her husband, John, of Fort…

  • William E. Pelkey

    Mr. Pelkey, 83, of Toms River, formerly of Howell and Jackson, died Oct. 31, 2013, at Green Acres Manor, Toms River. Prior to retiring, he was part-owner of the Jackson Glass Co., Jackson, for 20 years. Before that, he was employed at the A&M Karagheusian rug mill, Freehold, and as an automobile front-end and brake…

  • CentraState now using robotic fluorescence imaging technology for colorectal cancer surgery

    Health&Fitness Board-certified and fellowshiptrained colorectal surgeon at CentraState Medical Center,Thomas Kayal, M.D., recently performed the first colorectal cancer surgery in Monmouth County using the da Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System (Firefly). CentraState recently upgraded its current robotic-assisted surgical system with this technology because of the value it offers CentraState’s surgical staff and their patients. In…

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