Author: KELLY GIULIANO, Staff Writer
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Teens visit Springsteen exhibit to learn about their hometown
Educators in Freehold Borough are citing “The Boss” when it comes to teaching young residents about their hometown. On Jan. 27, eighth grade pupils from the Freehold Intermediate School viewed the “Springsteen: His Hometown” exhibit during a field trip to the Monmouth County Historical Association museum on Court Street in the borough. The exhibit chronicles…
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Hazlet students take part in ‘Great Kindness Challenge’
HAZLET – Pupils in Hazlet are learning that kindness is a lifelong act. During the week of Jan. 27, students at Cove Road Elementary School, which educates students in the fifth and sixth grades, participated in daily acts of kindness in accordance with the Great Kindness Challenge. The Great Kindness Challenge is an international proactive…
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Fair Haven artist cites social anxieties in work on exhibit at Monmouth Museum
Kathleen Beausoleil of Fair Haven converts her anxieties into art and said in an interview that “my artwork is a way for me to communicate and sort of hide.” Beausoleil’s oil painting, “Fireman’s Fair,” was chosen for inclusion in the Monmouth Museum’s 41st annual Juried Art Exhibition. The exhibition runs from now through March 15…
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Holmdel official: Vote to pay my company was ‘harmless error’
Holmdel Township Committeeman Tom Critelli said it was a “harmless error” when he unknowingly voted “yes” to authorize a $10,000 payment to his own business in 2013. “Unbeknownst to me, payment to my company was included among the 130 other bills payable on the consent agenda during a Township Committee meeting held on Feb. 5,…
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Red Bank mayor advocates for alliance against hate
An alliance which would offer no tolerance for “socially inappropriate” acts of hate could be formed among mayors in Monmouth County. During a Red Bank Borough Council meeting on Jan. 23, Mayor Pasquale Menna said mayors in Monmouth County would be invited to form an alliance against bigotry, hate and prejudice. “I think we are…
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Guild of Creative Art exhibit encourages artists to ‘think outside the box’
SHREWSBURY – Lauding the “innovative, avant-garde and edgy,” members of the Guild of Creative Art were recently encouraged to flaunt their wild side in the gallery’s latest exhibition of members’ art. The Guild of Creative Art, which is located in Shrewsbury, is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to advancing excellence in the visual arts…
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Fair Haven officials move to settle affordable housing issue
FAIR HAVEN – Mayor Benjamin Lucarelli has described Fair Haven’s proposed settlement agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center as being “in the best interest of our community.” New Jersey municipalities are under court order to provide opportunities for the development of affordable housing within their borders. The Fair Share Housing Center, Cherry Hill, advocates…
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Middletown takes first step toward building affordable housing for veterans
The Middletown Township Committee has entered into a contract of purchase for properties at 37-45 Leonardville Road where a 100% affordable housing development for income-eligible veterans of the armed forces will be constructed. “We are for affordable housing, especially when it makes great sense,” Middletown Deputy Mayor Tony Fiore said during a committee meeting on…
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Local hero recognized by Middletown officials
MIDDLETOWN – It’s a good thing Robert Clancy of Middletown remembered to place his recyclables at the curb one Wednesday morning. That is when he noticed his neighbor’s home was on fire. During a Middletown Township Committee meeting on Jan. 21, Clancy was cited as a hero after he rescued his elderly neighbor from a…
