• DATEBOOK

     VETStock, a free outdoor music festival that will benefit wounded veterans, will be held from noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522 at Taylors Mills Road, Manalapan. The event will offer three stages with live music, custom and classic car and bike shows, family and children’s entertainment, and…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Jersey Coast Sport Fliers, an affiliated club of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, will hold their first National Model Aviation Day from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 17 at Dorbrook Park, 209 Route 537 east, Colts Neck. Club members will display radio-controlled airplanes and helicopters. Flying demonstrations will be held during the last…

  • Questions raised about license plate readers

    I would like to comment on the recent Greater Media Newspapers article “Grant Pays for License Plate Readers at Freehold Raceway Mall Entrances.” My first question is, why? Is the mall a possible terrorist target? Second, who responds to a “hit” on a plate? The local police or Homeland Security? How long is the response…

  • Guests will find food, fun and entertainment at county fair

    On July 24-28, East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, will host the 39th annual Monmouth County Fair. Hours are as follows:  Wednesday, July 24, 5-11 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 5-11 p.m. Friday, July 26, 5-11 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 5-11 p.m.  Sunday, July 28, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fair chairwoman Patti…

  • State Legislature does turnaround on school construction assessment

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Members of the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education are waiting to hear the details of an apparently positive outcome on an issue that was recently brought to the attention of state officials. The 2013 state budget that was recently approved by the Legislature will reduce a…

  • Jersey Shore Toastmasters debut new name, welcome new members

    The Jersey Shore Toastmasters Club, formerly the Lakewood Piners Toastmasters Club, has announced its new name. The club, which was chartered in 1985 as part of Toastmasters International, a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network, believes the “Jersey Shore” name more accurately represents the broad geographic reach…

  • Area actor: Working with De Niro, Pfeiffer ‘surreal’

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Dianna Agron and Monmouth County native John D’Leo star in Relativity Media’s “The Family” with Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. “The Family” is expected to be in theaters in September. PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA FORDE A t the age of 17, Monmouth County native John D’Leo…

  • Korean War not ‘forgotten’

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer U.S. Marine Corps veteran Dan Savino Richard Pender admits that he had no idea where Korea was when he signed up to join the U.S. Army in the early 1950s. “The motivation was very simple,” the North Brunswick resident said of the decision that he made in two minutes. “I…

  • Millstone teen joins Swaziland Relief effort

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Jami Porzl With good reason, Jami Porzl of Millstone Township spent the past few months learning SiSwati, the native language of Swaziland. “I wanted to be able to interact with people rather than use a translator,” said Porzl, who will be a senior at Allentown High School in September. Porzl flew…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community