• Roland G. “Frenchie” Parenteau

    Mr. Parenteau, 92, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 19, 2013. He was employed as a school bus driver with the Freehold Regional High School District for more than 40 years. Prior to that, he was a self-employed carpenter contractor. In addition to working his own farm, he farmed many acres in Monmouth County. Mr. Parenteau…

  • Louis Darren Conover

    Mr. Conover, 52, of Freehold, died Sept. 16, 2013, at home. Prior to retiring, he was a senior corrections officer at Northern State Prison, Newark. Prior to that, he was employed at Rahway State Prison and at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution. Mr. Conover was predeceased by his parents, James E. Conover Sr. and Mary…

  • Orchid auction open to all

    The largest orchid auction in the Mid- Atlantic region is scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Presbyterian Church House, 352 Sycamore Ave., Shrewsbury. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. for preview. The auction, sponsored by the Deep Cut Orchid Society (DCOS), will feature more than 400 exotic orchids from…

  • Application for auto repair shop under consideration

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Parking is the key factor in an application that seeks to convert a warehouse to an automobile repair shop in a strip mall on Route 9 north. A public hearing on the proposal continued at the Sept. 10 meeting of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment. Shelly Rogers,…

  • Howell K-8 employee faces child porn charge

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Matthew Wolny An information technology technician employed by the Howell K-8 School District was arrested on Sept. 26 following a two-month online investigation into child pornography. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Matthew Wolny, 35, was arrested at his home in Jackson Township. Detectives from the Ocean County High…

  • Doctors from Ocean Orthopedic to hold lectures

    Do you have joint pain or back pain? Do you want to get back to your normal routine without the holdups? Join the doctors of Ocean Orthopedic as they educate you on solutions to your ongoing pain. Three lectures will be offered at Victoria Healthcare Center Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, 38 Freneau Ave., Matawan. On…

  • Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists share a patient’s tale of surviving an aneurysm

    A tlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists (ANS) recently performed a coiling procedure on patient Louise Theall that helped save her life from a ruptured brain aneurysm. Theall’s symptoms prior to the aneurysm were a headache, dizziness and vomiting.After collapsing at work, she was rushed to a local hospital and diagnosed with a ruptured brain aneurysm by ANS…

  • Puberty is a good time to introduce breast health awareness

    By Sara Leonard, M.D. Breast development is one of the many changes that occur during puberty, and an ideal time to introduce young women to breast self-examinations. The goal of these self-examinations in adolescents should never be to identify problems. Instead, the focus needs to be on becoming familiar with the look and feel of…

  • Barnabas Health announces systemwide expansion of Health Assessment Center

    The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes (MJM), has expanded its program statewide and now offers young athletes access to free and low cost cardiac screenings and baseline concussion testing through satellite centers at all six Barnabas Health facilities throughout New Jersey. Barnabas Health executives were joined by Senator M.Teresa Ruiz, chairwoman,…

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