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  • Golf for a cause; help put the ‘good in grief’

    Golf for a cause; help put the ‘good in grief’

    PRINCETON – Good Grief, a bereavement program, is currently accepting registrations for its third annual golf outing, which will take place Monday, Aug. 15, at the exclusive TPC Jasna Polana’s award-winning championship golf course in Princeton. Guests are invited to enjoy a relaxing day of golf, networking, food and fun. Following a day of golf,…

  • AAA reminds motorists to ‘look before you lock’

    AAA reminds motorists to ‘look before you lock’

    HAMILTON – Summer is here, temperatures are rising and AAA wants to remind motorists to Look before you Lock; don’t leave anyone in a hot car. Outside of car crashes, heatstroke is the number one killer of children.  AAA has joined with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind parents and caregivers about…

  • Disturbance at home prompts search, ends with arrest of Manalapan man

    Disturbance at home prompts search, ends with arrest of Manalapan man

    MANALAPAN – A dispute between adults saw police officers respond to a home on Union Hill Road on the evening of June 13 and led to a search of the surrounding area. Police said that at 8:06 p.m., officers were dispatched to the home in reference to a dispute between adults. When the officers arrived,…

  • Food drive continues through July 15

    Food drive continues through July 15

    Emley’s Hill United Methodist Church of Cream Ridge is teaming up with the New Egypt Elks to provide assistance to people in need. Until July 15, both organizations will be collecting non-perishable food items in support of the annual Good Samaritan Food Pantry Food Drive. According to a press release, with school out for the…

  • Monmouth County sheriff adds new K-9 team

    Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced the newest team to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit. Sheriff’s Officer Ralph Irizzary and K-9 Fuze, a 2-year-old German shepherd, graduated from the New Jersey State Police Canine Training Academy on June 17 after 33 weeks of training in explosive detection and patrol, according to a…

  • Coding, programming reshape school’s curriculum

    Coding, programming reshape school’s curriculum

    TINTON FALLS — Ranney School students, including those in pre-K, are using technology across their curriculum with SMART Tables, iPad apps and Bee-Bots as well as coding programs, such as Scratch Jr. and RobotC. Combining math skills like measurement and basic calculation with strategy, visual-motor integration and teamwork, students are learning the foundations for computer…

  • School earns six Basie nominations, three awards for ‘Amadeus’

    School earns six Basie nominations, three awards for ‘Amadeus’

    LITTLE SILVER — Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) took home three Basie Awards this year with Patrick Monaghan once again winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama for “Amadeus.” He won the same honor last year for his leading role in “Much Ado About Nothing.” Reuben Jackson also won two awards: The first for Outstanding Direction…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Daniel Schykerynec of Old Bridge has been awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Kelly O’Neill of Old Bridge recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Boston College Carroll School of Management, Chestnut Hill, Mass., where she majored in finance. Nicole Brennan of Old Bridge was…

  • Parade to mark engine company’s 100th

    Parade to mark engine company’s 100th

    A parade to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Sayreville Engine Company No. 1 is set to begin at 12:30 p.m. June 25. The route will start on Outlook Avenue, follow Washington Road to Main Street and end at Borough Hall, where there will be music, food and a variety of activities through 5 p.m.