Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • South River residents voice tax troubles at state hearing

    South River residents voice tax troubles at state hearing

    By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — As part of an ongoing investigation into South River, New Jersey’s Division of Taxation held a public hearing at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) building on Aug. 17 for residents to discuss their experiences paying property taxes in the borough. South River is under the microscope…

  • Jackson organization named Volunteer Group of the Year

    Jackson organization named Volunteer Group of the Year

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer JACKSON – The Adopt A Senior organization of Jackson has been named the 2016 national Volunteer Group of the Year by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). Adopt A Senior and other organizations will be honored at the 67th annual AHCA/NCAL convention…

  • Leading Lights Gala slated for Oct. 29 at Navesink Country Club

    Leading Lights Gala slated for Oct. 29 at Navesink Country Club

    FCS (Family & Children’s Service), Monmouth County’s oldest, private, nonprofit social service agency, will honor former FCS board chairwoman Mary Ann McDonald and long-time community partners Bruce Thompson and Thompson Memorial Home, and Gloria Nilson at its 2016 Leading Lights Gala, Oct. 29 at Navesink Country Club in Middletown. The Leading Lights Gala, named for…

  • Sewer system project advances to final design in Plumsted

    Sewer system project advances to final design in Plumsted

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer PLUMSTED – The executive director of the Plumsted Municipal Utilities Authority (PMUA) said this week that the engineering firm T&M Associates has been directed  to develop a final design for a sewer system that is being planned for construction in certain areas of Plumsted Township. In conjunction with the construction…

  • Places To Be

    Places To Be

    It is still summer, but autumn sports are beginning to enter the picture. Here are some events that you can check out while waiting for the arrival of the fall season. The high school football season is a few weeks away from its official start, but there are some attractive scrimmages coming up.  On Aug.…

  • Trade center steel to be placed on display in Plumsted

    Trade center steel to be placed on display in Plumsted

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer PLUMSTED – A remembrance of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 will take place 15 years to the day after the tragic events unfolded at three locations in the eastern United States. A ceremony has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Sept. 11 at the municipal building, 121 Evergreen Road,…

  • ‘Batman’ comic book writer to visit Milltown store

    ‘Batman’ comic book writer to visit Milltown store

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — For Michael Pfeifer, providing fairness, honesty and developing a good rapport with his customers at Main Street Comics & Toys is what he attributes to reaching 25 years in business this year. “I was a kid when I opened, and I did not know anything about running a…

  • Sports shorts

    Sports shorts

    The Gallery of Dance, located in Freehold, had a successful performance at the World Dance Championship held Aug. 2-7 at the Meadowlands Exp Center in Secaucus. Dancers from the Freehold dance studio competed in five routines throughout the week in the categories of small group and large groups. The World Dance Championship is a spectacular…

  • Serrapica blossoms as closer, makes NY-Penn League all-star game

    Serrapica blossoms as closer, makes NY-Penn League all-star game

    Joe Serrapica has thus far taken advantage of the opportunity the Tampa Bay Rays have given him. The right-handed pitcher via Manalapan High School was drafted by the Rays in the Major League Baseball draft in June. Although he had a year of eligibility remaining at Fordham University, Serrapica said at the time that he…