ERIC SUCAR staff Colts Neck High School's Briana Jackucewicz sprints toward the finish line during the Shore Conference Cross Country Championships on Oct. 30 at Ocean County Park, Lakewood. Jackucewicz finished second in the race. For more, see Sports.
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Seats on municipal governing bodies were up for grabs on Election Day, Nov. 4, and voters made their choices for the men and women who will run their communities over the course of the next several years.
Vote totals included in this article were taken from the Monmouth County Internet Web site as posted at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 5.
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On Oct. 29, Marion Pegese, 35, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to the crimes of first degree armed robbery and second degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery. On Oct. 30, two other Philadelphia men, Eric Lane, 38, and Robert Ward, 30, pleaded guilty to the same charges. More...
Omnipoint seeking to place cell tower on Robertsville Road
BY ZACH LEVINE Correspondent
Alawyer representing residents opposed to the construction of a cell tower on Robertsville Road, Freehold Township, made his first appearance before the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment on Oct. 30. More...
Forensic entomologist amazes MEMS students with details about many insect species
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer
MANALAPAN — Because October is a month when creepy, crawly bugs are often the norm, Louis Sorkin's visit to the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School (MEMS) two weeks before Halloween could not have come at a better time for some eighth-grade students. More...
HOWELL — In 1996, Peter Kuppler and other firefighters were called to respond to a residential fire in Howell where they believed several children were trapped in an upstairs room. When two firemen mistook a storage room for the children's bedroom, they suffered serious injuries from smoke inhalation, injuries that Kuppler believes could have been avoided. More...
Application centered on use of Court Street residence
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
FREEHOLD — In a unanimous decision, the Freehold Borough Planning Board voted to deny an application that would have allowed attorney Veronica Davis to operate a law office in a Court Street residential property. Board members Kevin Mulligan, William Butch, Robert Oaks, Chairwoman Lisa Kristiansen, Danielle Sims and Lillie Hendry voted to deny the application. More...
MVC administrator unveils new video presentation at Freehold Twp. High School
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
On Oct. 22, Sharon A. Harrington, chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, unveiled a newly restructured Probationary Driver Program (PDP) to students at Freehold Township High School. More...
Harley-Davidson/Buell of Long Branch will host a fundraising event to benefit the Brian Brennan Stands Alone Trust on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Jeff Margaritell, owner, Harley-Davidson/ Buell of Long Branch, said, "This daylong event gives us an opportunity to help Lt. More...