Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Wine and spirits event to be held at the Baird Homestead

    Wine and spirits event to be held at the Baird Homestead

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Residents and guests will have an opportunity to take part in a paranormal experience when L’Aura Hladik Hoffman, a paranormal investigator and the founder and director of the New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society, visits Millstone Township. At 7 p.m. April 21, the Friends of Millstone Township Historic Registered…

  • Plumsted officials introduce $3.5M budget for 2016

    Plumsted officials introduce $3.5M budget for 2016

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has introduced a $3.5 million budget to fund the operation of the community of 8,500 residents in 2016. Officials said the budget, which was introduced March 2, complies with state financial regulations. A public hearing on the budget will be held at 7 p.m.  April 6…

  • Area residents will have work shown at film festival

    Area residents will have work shown at film festival

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer Three local filmmakers will have their work shown at the 14th annual Garden State Film Festival which will run from March 31 through April 3 in Atlantic City. Visitors may pay $12 for an individual screening or $45 for a weekend pass. Joe Minnella, 34, of Howell, will screen his…

  • Volunteers sought for annual stream cleanup

    Volunteers sought for annual stream cleanup

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Organizers of Millstone Township’s 10th annual stream cleanup are seeking volunteers who want to help keep the community beautiful. The stream cleanup is sponsored by the Millstone Township Environmental Commission and the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon April 16. Volunteers…

  • Speakers will discuss Monmouth heroin epidemic

    Speakers will discuss Monmouth heroin epidemic

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) will host a forum aimed at informing members of the public about an ongoing heroin and opiate epidemic in Monmouth County. Beck will be joined by Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni and Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson at Freehold…

  • No charges filed against police officers in death of Belmar man

    No charges filed against police officers in death of Belmar man

    By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer The death of a Belmar man who was attending a music festival in Howell on Sept. 5, 2015, has been ruled an accident and no charges will be filed against the police officers who responded to the scene of the incident. Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on…

  • Manalapan awards contract to Suburban Disposal

    Manalapan awards contract to Suburban Disposal

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The Township Committee has awarded a three-year contract for solid waste and recyclable materials collection and disposal services to Suburban Disposal Inc., Fairfield. The agreement will become effective April 1. Earlier in March, two companies submitted bids for the contract and Suburban Disposal was the low bidder at…

  • How much can a small taste of jalapeno dip really hurt?

    How much can a small taste of jalapeno dip really hurt?

    Thankfully enough, according to the calendar, winter has ended and spring is upon us. Spring brings with it summer fashions, stylish ensembles and the ever-famous changing out of the closet. I am pondering it all as I write and I am nibbling on a meal replacement bar and washing it down with a plethora of…

  • Board grants superintendent new five-year contract

    Board grants superintendent new five-year contract

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has approved a new five-year contract for Superintendent of Schools John J. Marciante Jr. The contract, which was approved at the board’s March 15 meeting, runs from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021. According to the meeting agenda, the new deal…