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  • DEP podcasts educate public on environment

    DEP podcasts educate public on environment

    TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched a series of audio podcasts designed to provide the public with insights on initiatives and activities the department takes to protect and enhance the state’s environment. “I am very proud of the work performed by the professionals here at DEP,” Commissioner Bob Martin said. “New…

  • Lakewood celebrates Independence Day

    Lakewood celebrates Independence Day

    LAKEWOOD – Get ready for an Independence Day celebration with fireworks and a concert on Sunday, July 3. The All-Star Patriotic Orchestra, the municipal band conducted by Wilbur Wittemann, will kick off the festivities at 7:30 p.m. at the All Wars Memorial Amphitheater near Lake Carasaljo, off Route 9. Fireworks will be held over the…

  • July is Family Month at William F. Larkin Golf Course at Colonial Terrace

    July is Family Month at William F. Larkin Golf Course at Colonial Terrace

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — July is Family Month at William F. Larkin Golf Course at Colonial Terrace, the Township of Ocean’s public nine-hole golf facility. Family specials at the course that is located at 1003 Wickapecko Drive in July include: Kids play free: Youth 7-17 years old play free throughout the month of July with a…

  • Findings from 2016 Kids Count data book released

    Findings from 2016 Kids Count data book released

    NEWARK – According to the 2016 KIDS COUNT® data book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a significant number of teens took steps toward improving their future prospects. Comparing data between 2008 and 2014, the teen birth rate in New Jersey fell 46 percent and drug and alcohol abuse dropped 29 percent for the state…

  • Examiner On Campus, June 30

    Examiner On Campus, June 30

    Millstone Township residents Felicia Duch, Samantha Farkas and Erin Murphy have been named to the dean’s list for the 2016 spring semester at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut. The following area residents graduated from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts: Tyler Tice of Allentown, Bachelor of Arts, psychology; Brianne Mullarkey of Millstone Township, Bachelor of Science, biology;…

  • Tri-Town News On Campus, June 30

    Tri-Town News On Campus, June 30

    Anthony Mielnicki of Howell, has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York. The following Howell residents have been named to the dean’s list for the 2016 spring semester at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts: Matthew E. Postorino and Sarah Wu. Michael Kaminskas of Jackson has received a College…

  • Joint Base announced as finalist for KC-46 fleet

    Joint Base announced as finalist for KC-46 fleet

    U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) has announced that Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in south central New Jersey has been named as a finalist for the U.S. Air Force’s new fleet of air refueling tankers, known as the KC-46. “The next generation of air refueling tankers at New Jersey’s Joint Base would mean certainty for future generations…

  • Freehold native will perform at iPlay America

    Freehold native will perform at iPlay America

    Freehold native Lauren Davidson will return to the area for two performances in July – one in Freehold Township and one in Point Pleasant. Davidson, a singer-songwriter who has been performing professionally since the age of 10, said her greatest joy “is being on stage and sharing the music (I create) in collaboration with many…

  • Volunteers needed for blood drives

    Volunteers needed for blood drives

    New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers at blood drives. The blood service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task it is assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties,…