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  • Woodbridge appoints five new police officers

    Woodbridge appoints five new police officers

      WOODBRIDGE – Five new police officers have joined the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department (WPD). Patrick McGeehan, 23, is a lifelong resident of Colonia. He graduated from Colonia High School in 2010. Afterward, he attended Stockton University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. He was previously employed by Weldon Concrete in Westfield. Adam…

  • Family Time: Gifts from the Garden Month May 20

    Family Time: Gifts from the Garden Month May 20

    Family Time: Gifts from the Garden Month will be held at the Clara Barton Library, 141 Hoover Ave., Edison, at 10:30 a.m. on May 20. Discover the various gifts that can be found in a garden. Hilarious stories of mysterious carrots, silly gardens and much more will be read along with a special garden craft.…

  • ACT, SAT practice tests offered May 21

    C2 Education will offer the ACT or SAT practice tests for high school students from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on May 21 at the North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison. Both tests will be given in the same session, allowing a choice of which test to take. Be sure the information is correct at…

  • Summer brochure available

    Summer brochure available

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission Summer 2016 brochure is available on the Borough’s website homepage banner at www.metuchennj.org. Class, courses and programs are available for youngsters ages 3-15. Classes include soccer, science classes, cooking classes, drama, tennis lessons, baseball camp, art/yoga, art classes, track and field, computer science, baseball camp, soccer camp, cooking classes, multi sports…

  • Bayshore Fishing Derby planned for May 21

    Bayshore Fishing Derby planned for May 21

    The Monmouth County Park System will hold its annual Bayshore Fishing Derby at Bayshore Waterfront Park, Port Monmouth Road, Port Monmouth, from 4-7 p.m. on May 21. This derby is open to beginners as well as experienced anglers. Park System Naturalists will be on hand to teach those just getting started how to rig and…

  • Scholarship Ball set for May 27

    Scholarship Ball set for May 27

    The Brookdale Community College Foundation will honor Monmouth Medical Center and Thomas Bracken, president and CEO of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, during the 2016 Brookdale Scholarship Ball, on May 27 at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Dr., Farmingdale. The ball is held in support of the Foundation’s “Building Minds,…

  • Monmouth Arts Sneak Peak of Maggie’s Plan in Red Bank May 19

    Monmouth Arts Sneak Peak of Maggie’s Plan in Red Bank May 19

    Monmouth Arts will Sneak Peek the film Maggie’s Plan courtesy of Tom Bernard, co-chair of Sony Pictures Classics, at Bow Tie Cinema, Red Bank, at 7:30 p.m. on May 19. A reception will be held from 5:45–7:15 p.m. at Monmouth ArtSpace, 105 Monmouth St., featuring food from Runa Peruvian Cuisine, also located on Monmouth Street.…

  • Local theaters to show film based on veterans’ struggles

    Local theaters to show film based on veterans’ struggles

    “The War Comes Home: The New Battlefront” will be screened at several local movie theaters on May 24. The film follows the journeys of young veterans Delon Beckett and Garrett Combs, and their personal battles of the wars that came home with them. For both men, within months of returning, their relationships were crumbling, their children were…

  • Memorial service for fallen officers May 24 in Ocean Grove

    Memorial service for fallen officers May 24 in Ocean Grove

    The New Jersey Police Chiefs Foundation invites the public to attend the 32nd annual New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial Service at 11 a.m. May 24 at the historic Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove. This year’s service will commemorate the lives and service of New Jersey State Police Troopers Eli M. McCarson and Anthony A. Raspa…