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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Victor Iannello, a second-grader at Sycamore Drive School in Hazlet, goes for a ride on Caring Coach, an interactive robot sponsored by New Jersey Family Care, during a program last week about health and fitness and the dangers of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

  • Beach replenishment will proceed as scheduled

    Beach replenishment will proceed as scheduled U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) recently announced beach replenishment projects scheduled for the Monmouth County shore this year will proceed as scheduled. He made the announcement at Sea Bright public beach, where sand renourishment is set to begin in the next few weeks. According to Pallone, 2.14 million…

  • Cliffwood man charged with assaulting officers

    ABERDEEN — Township police charged a Cliffwood Beach man with two counts of aggravated assault on police officers and resisting arrest after the man allegedly attacked them with a chair. Mark Joseph Ford, 37, West Concourse, was placed under arrest on Saturday at his home, after he got into an altercation with three officers who…

  • Community Bulletin Board Local residents graduate Trenton Police Academy

    Community Bulletin Board Local residents graduate Trenton Police Academy Melissa Card and Jacqueline Sieber, sheriff’s officers with the Monmouth County Sheriff’s office, Freehold, recently graduated from the Trenton Police Academy as members of its 88th Basic Police Recruit Class. The class of 27 graduates completed 750 hours of training at the academy in fields such…

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    Restaurateur Tim McLoone of Little Silver (center), who founded the charitable organization Holiday Express, will be honored by Catholic Charities at its fifth annual Summer Gala June 6 at Navesink Country Club, Middletown. Discussing the dinner-dance with McLoone are Betsy Boyle of Colts Neck, event chairwoman, and Mark Suhocki of Belmar, chairman of the super…

  • Catholic Charities to honor McLoone at June 6 gala

    Catholic Charities of Monmouth County, Red Bank, will honor restaurateur Tim McLoone, Little Silver, and the Holiday Express at its fifth annual Summer Gala June 6 at Navesink Country Club, Navesink section of Middletown. McLoone is the founder of the charitable organization Holiday Express. The event will be sponsored by Circle BMW, Shrewsbury. Co-sponsors include…

  • Historical panel seeks Preservation Award nominees

    Nominees are now being sought for the Monmouth County Historical Commission’s Preservation Award program, now in its second year. The program is designed to recognize the efforts and achievements of county residents and organizations that have contributed to the promotion and preservation of Monmouth County history. Eligible to receive the award are individuals, organizations and…

  • Community Bulletin Board Blood center announces April blood drives

    Community Bulletin Board Blood center announces April blood drives VERONICA YANKOWSKI A foal looks to its mother at Walnridge Farm in Upper Freehold. Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following blood drives for April: • An Ocean Avenue School PTA drive, April 1 from 5-8 p.m. at Ocean Avenue School, Middletown. • Westminster…

  • Community Bulletin Board Colorectal screening kits available April 2

    Community Bulletin Board Colorectal screening kits available April 2 Bayshore Community Hospital, 727 N. Beers St., Holmdel, will offer free test kits for its colorectal cancer screening program April 2-May 2. Kits are available in the lobby of the Bayshore Fitness and Wellness Center, Route 36 (Hazlet Pavilion), Hazlet. The screening is open to the…