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  • Board of Education election overview for the Independent

    Board of Education election overview for the Independent

    The following local school board elections will take place on Nov. 8: Aberdeen representatives to the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education – Joelle Nappi and John Delaney are running uncontested for two full terms. Hazlet – Paulette De’Liberto, Edward Barrett, Lauri O’Leary, Aaron Erven Jr., Kathryn Bolen, Guiseppe “Joe” Pruscino and Carol Gaffney are running…

  • New Destiny senior pastor completes certification training

    New Destiny senior pastor completes certification training

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Bishop Calvin G. Enlow, senior pastor of New Destiny Family Worship Center in North Brunswick, has successfully completed the John C. Maxwell Certification Program. Enlow is now an independent certified John C. Maxwell coach, teacher, trainer and speaker.  He has already certified members within his church congregation and has been teaching all…

  • Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office goes pink this month

    Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office goes pink this month

    In addition to fighting crime, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office is also supporting the fight against breast cancer by going pink the entire month of October. The staff is sporting a new look with pink shirts, and the color has also been added to its fleet of vehicles, which are now marked with pink magnetic…

  • Election overview for the Atlanticville

    Election overview for the Atlanticville

    The following local races will take place on Election Day, Nov. 8: Eatontown – Democrats Patricia May and Albert Baginsky vs. Republicans Richard Robinson and Kevin Gonzalez. Full term, vote for two.; Long Branch – no municipal elections; Monmouth Beach – no municipal elections; Ocean Township – no municipal elections; West Long Branch – Democrats…

  • Did you know?

    Did you know?

    CBS will premiere its new comedy series Man with a Plan on Monday, Oct. 24 at 8:30 p.m. Matt LeBlanc stars as Adam, a contractor who starts spending more time with his kids when his wife Andi (Liza Snyder) goes back to work. He discovers the truth all parents eventually realize — their little angels…

  • We shiver with antici … pation for Laverne Cox in the role she was born to play

    We shiver with antici … pation for Laverne Cox in the role she was born to play

    By Kellie Freeze “I can’t believe I’m living what I’m living now!” squeals actress Laverne Cox as we chat about her starring role in fall’s most anticipated musical event — a modern reimagining of the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. “So many of my dreams have come true and Rocky Horror was…

  • Benefit concert set for Oct. 15

    Benefit concert set for Oct. 15

    Love For Lillie Benefit Concert, featuring Joey Evans and Matt O’Ree with guests Mail Order Bride, will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct.15 at Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood. Proceeds from this concert benefit the Huff Family of Toms River. Cash Bar. Tickets are $20 Orchestra and Loge, $15 Mezzanine, $10 Tier (plus…

  • Electronic recycling set for Nov. 5 in Edison

    Electronic recycling set for Nov. 5 in Edison

    Middlesex County E-Waste collection for televisions, computers and computer monitors, will be held from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Nov. 5, at Papaianni Park, Edison. For more information, visit www.northbrunswicknj.gov/notices/ecycle-110516.pdf.

  • Cleaning supplies and donations for flood victims needed

    Cleaning supplies and donations for flood victims needed

    Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank, 172 Shrewsbury Ave., in conjunction with the Lott Carey International Missions Convention, is sponsoring a “Cleaning Supplies Drive” to assist families recovering from floods in southern states. Items needed are bleach, antibacterial soap, baby wipes, hand wipes, trash bags, disinfectant and plastic gloves. Additional items needed are non-perishable foods,…