• ON CAMPUS

    Cristine Tedesco, daughter of John and Francine Tedesco of Manalapan, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester at LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pa., where she is majoring in speechlanguage hearing science and minoring in psychology. Cristine is a 2010 graduate of Howell High School. Elizabeth Stankiewicz, daughter of Gerard and Kathleen…

  • Local students complete program

    Eighty-five top science students from high schools in the Garden State have successfully completed the three-week New Jersey Governor’s School in the Sciences (NJGSS) program at Drew University, Madison. Participants included Sreeja Kodali and Michelle Zhou, both of Morganville, Kenneth Luo of Manalapan, and Gokul Mukunda and Asavari Phanse, both of Marlboro. The program, which…

  • County authority to lease vehicles, equipment to town

    — Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — Vehicles and equipment will be delivered to Manalapan through a lease agreement between the municipality and the Monmouth County Improvement Authority (MCIA). At its meeting on Aug. 14, the Township Committee adopted three ordinances that will authorize bonding and guarantee the municipality’s promise to pay the principal and interest on…

  • Photographer showcases adopted dogs in calendar

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Marlboro resident Jill Caren knows that a professional image can be the key to getting a homeless animal adopted. With that in mind, Caren has donated her time over the past 18 months to produce images of dogs that were lodged at the Woodbridge Animal Shelter and Pet Adoption Center…

  • Acre of Marlboro farmland helping to feed the hungry

    MARLBORO — One acre of the Peppadew Fresh Farms property in the Morganville section of Marlboro will now be used to grow crops to feed the hungry. Pierre Crawley, the president of the farm, said he donated his first batch of produce to the Freehold Area Open Door food pantry on Aug. 12. The initial…

  • DATEBOOK

     Make it a Full House, a Texas Hold ’Em tournament sponsored by Colts Neck Volunteer Fire Co No. 2, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Triple Crown Room at the company’s firehouse, 50 Conover Road, Colts Neck. Players will participate in tournament style play, with a $150 buy-in for advanced…

  • Photo contest winners named

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer “Kissing Bears” by Kristen Rass MANALAPAN — Municipal officials announced the winners of Manalapan’s fifth annual photo contest during the Aug. 14 meeting of the Township Committee. Health officer Dave Richardson told the committee that 34 photos were submitted this year, including several from residents who also submitted photos in…

  • Young woman represents county

    4-H teen delegate McKayla Tyrrell of Freehold recently represented Monmouth County at the 2013 Citizenship Washington Focus Conference. “The conference provides opportunities for young people to identify individual citizenship rights and responsibilities,” said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, liaison to Monmouth County’s Cooperative Extension Service that includes the 4-H program. “Youths who attend this longstanding conference…

  • Colts Neck’s new principal set to greet students

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer New class schedules and locker combinations are not the only changes that await Colts Neck High School students in September. Principal Daniel Simon began his new position at the school in July. Simon, a longtime administrator and math teacher, said he plans to push an already-successful school forward. “My role…

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