• Norbert F. “Bert” Kuffner

    Mr. Kuffner, 84, of Alpharetta, Ga., formerly of Freehold Township, died Aug. 20, 2013. Born in Newark, he grew up in Springfield and spent the first 10 years of his marriage in Berkeley Heights before moving to Freehold Township in 1971. Upon his retirement and after 17 years in Freehold Township, he moved to Port…

  • Friends salute late officer

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Jeanne and Mike DiAiso FREEHOLD — Friends and fellow police officers came to say goodbye to former Freehold Borough Police Capt. Joseph “Mike” DiAiso at a Celebration of Life remembrance held on Aug. 18. DiAiso, 62, who was raised in Freehold, died at his home in South Carolina on…

  • Shooting remains under investigation

    FREEHOLD — The shooting of a 41- year-old borough man in Liberty Street Park on Sept. 1 is still under investigation, according to police. No charges had been issued in the case as of Sept. 6, Freehold Borough police Lt. Michael Sweetman said. A Monmouth County dispatcher alerted police at 5:21 p.m. Sept. 1 that…

  • 1863 murder to be discussed

    The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will present its fall 2013 general meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Ocean Grove Community Room, corner of Pitman Avenue and Pilgrim Pathway, Ocean Grove. Local Historian Arthur T. Green II will give a special presentation about the “1863 Slocum Murder Trial.” According to a press release,…

  • Firm to design school security upgrades

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Architectural work, including plans for security upgrades, will cost the Marlboro K-8 School District more than initially anticipated. The Board of Education approved an amended resolution at its Aug. 20 meeting with the firm Fraytak, Veisz, Hopkins and Duthie. The action will jack up the price of architectural…

  • Slashing reported in Freehold Borough

    FREEHOLD — Police officers responded to a call from staff members at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, on Sept. 1 at 6:28 a.m. regarding an injured 25-year-old male from Newark. According to Freehold Borough police Lt. Michael Sweetman, police dispatch received a call from the hospital’s staff who reported they were treating a person alleging…

  • Students excel at Governor’s School

    Improving methods of making elastomeric robots, using conscious thought to control computer applications, employing wireless sensors to detect injuries to dancers, and developing smartphone games to aid physical therapy were among the research projects presented by 88 New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology students. Governor’s School scholars are high school students entering their…

  • Driver faces DWI charge

    MANALAPAN — A resident of Holmdel was charged with driving while intoxicated following her alleged involvement in a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident in Manalapan on Aug. 22. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, at 12:30 a.m., Patrolman Jason Vigneault responded to the area of Silverleaf Way and Elkridge Way for a report…

  • Northpointe developer will mix affordable & market-rate units

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Affordable homes and market-rate homes will be placed in the same buildings under forthcoming changes to the site plan for the Northpointe residential development, according to representatives of developer Ohad Associates. Ohad continued to make its case to build 300 housing units priced at market rates and 85…

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