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  • Monroe twins join exclusive class of Navy chief petty officers

    Monroe twins join exclusive class of Navy chief petty officers

      MONROE – Local Monroe Township High School seniors – and twins – Austin Aitken and Allison Aitken of the Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Earle Division of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corp. have been pinned as chief petty officers. Performing the pinning ceremony on Jan. 28 were Ronald Herman, U.S. Navy command master chief for NWS…

  • Valentine’s Day Brunch to support MCSPCA

    Valentine’s Day Brunch to support MCSPCA

    Celebrate Valentine’s Day and help support the Monmouth County SPCA (MCSPCA). Those tasks can be achieved when the MCSPCA  sponsors its annual Valentine’s Day Brunch on Feb. 12. The event will be held from 11 a.m. through 2 p.m. at the Navesink Country Club, 50 Luffburrow Lane, Middletown. Last year’s event sold out and raised…

  • Wrestling club to hold pancake fundraiser Feb. 19

    Wrestling club to hold pancake fundraiser Feb. 19

    The Spotswood High School Wrestling Club will hold a pancake fundraiser at Applebee’s on Ryders Lane, Milltown, from 8-10 a.m. on Feb. 19. Tickets are $12 and can be bought from any wrestling team member, or can be purchased at the door.

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    The following students graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, during the institute’s 252nd commencement exercises on Dec. 16 and 17. Yesudason Paulraj of Monmouth Junction received a Master of Science in Computer Science; and Akshay Prasad of Monmouth Junction received a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering.

  • Temple to hold program on drug epidemic

    Temple to hold program on drug epidemic

    Temple Shalom of Aberdeen will hold a free breakfast program at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 12 at 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. The program is open to the community and will address the current drug epidemic. Parents, teachers, students and other concerned community members can learn about risk factors involved with opioid and heroin abuse. It will…

  • Scammers target business owners

    Scammers target business owners

    Police departments are being inundated with calls as scammers target businesses in Monmouth County, seeking to frighten and intimidate unsuspecting citizens and steal their cash, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said on Jan. 31. The scammers have recently targeted small businesses, including a salon, gym and a deli, with phone calls, posing as employees…

  • Foundation plans ‘Family Movie Day’

    Foundation plans ‘Family Movie Day’

    MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence will host its sixth annual “Family Movie Day & Gift Basket Raffle” on Feb. 12 (snow date: March 4) at the Millstone Performing Arts Center at the Millstone Township Middle School, 5 Dawson Ct. The foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to funding grants for items…

  • Public invited to comment on police department seeking accreditation

    Public invited to comment on police department seeking accreditation

        SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will visit the South Brunswick Police Department (SBPD) to examine all aspects of policies and procedures, management, operations and support services. As part of this final on-site assessment, employees and members of the general public are invited…

  • Police investigate suspicious activity in Sayreville

    Police investigate suspicious activity in Sayreville

        SAYREVILLE – Police are investigating suspicious activity of a possibly scam within the borough. An incident was reported by a resident of Kenneth Avenue around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 30. The resident told police a black male who he believed to be in his early 30s, wearing dark clothing, came to his door, identified himself as…