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  • Manalapan Environmental Commission to host bluebird workshop Jan. 21

    Manalapan Environmental Commission to host bluebird workshop Jan. 21

    MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Environmental Commission is partnering with the New Jersey Bluebird Society to provide a free workshop about Eastern Bluebirds on Jan. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Manalapan Community Center, 114 Route 33 West. The workshop is open to all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult, according to a…

  • Health Matters: Pelvic Organ Prolapse a Common and Treatable Condition

    Health Matters: Pelvic Organ Prolapse a Common and Treatable Condition

    By Rui Wang, MD Though it can be a sensitive issue to talk about, pelvic organ prolapse is a common condition that affects millions of women throughout the United States, especially as they get older. Fortunately, once it is diagnosed, there are a variety of treatment options for pelvic organ prolapse that relieve symptoms and…

  • Plastic bag ban, Save the Bees bill among 2022 environmental highlights

    Plastic bag ban, Save the Bees bill among 2022 environmental highlights

    By Tim Gilbert The year 2022 will go down in history as one defined by many challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic dragged into its third year, the war in Ukraine destabilized world security and finances, and record heat, droughts and storms again brought home the reality of a changing climate. New Jersey, like everywhere else, shared…

  • Middletown Sun and Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun Datebook, Jan. 18

    Middletown Sun and Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun Datebook, Jan. 18

    • New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, is conducting blood drives which are open to the public. The following blood drives are scheduled:  Jan. 24,  Church of St. Anselm, 1028 Wayside Road, Tinton Falls, 12:30-6:30 p.m.; Jan. 31, Lincroft Bible Church, 790 Newman Springs Road, Middletown, 1-7 p.m.; Feb. 28,…

  • News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 18

    News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 18

    • Community members are invited to join the Manalapan Environmental Commission and the New Jersey Bluebird Society for a Bluebird Workshop on Jan. 21 from 10-11:30 am. at the Manalapan Community Center, 114 Route 33 West, Manalapan. Eastern Bluebirds help control backyard mosquitos naturally. Attendees will learn how to attract the birds to their yard…

  • Jackson Sun Datebook, Jan. 18

    Jackson Sun Datebook, Jan. 18

    • Organizing one’s assets in the present will help beneficiaries in the future to navigate financial and legal matters. The Ocean County Library Jackson Branch, 2 Jackson Drive, will present “Estate Planning, Wills and Probate,” at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8. The overview will be presented by attorney and retired Superior Court Judge Daniel D’Alessandro. Register…

  • Old Bridge man faces drug and weapon charges after months-long investigation

    Old Bridge man faces drug and weapon charges after months-long investigation

    An Old Bridge man faces a number of drug and weapon offenses after a months-long investigation by the Middlesex County Narcotics Task Force, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department. Elijah Parker, 35, was arrested in New Brunswick on Jan. 5 after he was…

  • Manalapan Police Beat, Jan. 12

    Manalapan Police Beat, Jan. 12

    The Manalapan Police Department has reported the following incidents which recently occurred in the community: On Dec. 30 at 5:45 p.m., employees of P.C. Richard & Son, 55 Route 9 South, Manalapan, reported that an unknown individual shoplifted $200 worth of merchandise from the business and fled the area operating a Red Ford Fiesta. Patrolman…