• Fair will host Antique & Classic Auto Show

    The Monmouth County Fair will host its 36th annual Antique and Classic Auto Show on July 28 at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. The show will include antique/production autos to 1932, production cars from 1933 to 1985, sports cars to 1985, and fire trucks to 1972. There will also be street rods,…

  • Fathers find their voice at special-needs platform

    By ANDREW SWEENEY Staff Writer CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, was host to a statewide conference for fathers of children with special needs on June 1. The conference is a partnership of New Jersey Parent to Parent, which is a program of the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), the New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse and…

  • Local pol seeking write-in votes in U.S. Senate race

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jack Trotta PLUMSTED — When New Jersey residents head to the polls on Aug. 13 to select the candidates who will run in a special election to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a short list of high-profile individuals will be on the ballot. Seeking the Democratic nomination to…

  • Millstone native takes post as commander of area VFW

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Jeffrey A. Bock A t the age of 41, Jeffrey A. Bock is making history. Bock recently became the third-youngest commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3525, Hamilton Township. But he does not want to rest on his laurels; he is looking forward to participating in some exciting historical events…

  • Freedom Fest ready for run at Horse Park of NJ

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The Horse Park of New Jersey, 626 Route 524, Upper Freehold Township, will host the 11th annual Freedom Fest on July 9-14. The festival will be open to the public beginning at 5 p.m. on July 9-12. On July 13 and 14, the Freedom Fest will open at noon. The…

  • Girl Scouts earn Gold Award

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore presented 35 Girl Scouts from Monmouth and Ocean counties with the Girl Scout Gold Award during a special ceremony on May 30 at the Woodlake Country Club, Lakewood. Nationwide, only 5 percent of all eligible Girl Scouts earn this award, which is the highest achievement a teen Girl…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Sort clothes? You’re kidding, right? Lori Clinch Laundry. It’s the worst! It monopolizes my mornings, consumes my afternoons and haunts my dreams. It’s like the basketball game of my life complete with illegal substitutions, double dribbles and flagrant fouls. As if this insurmountable pile of laundry weren’t enough, I’ve been washing clothes lately that aren’t…

  • Celebrate the Freedom of Information Act

    This Independence Day marks 47 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into federal law. Yet Americans are still distrustful of government. A 2013 Pew Research Center poll showed that only 26 percent of Americans surveyed say they can trust government in Washington “almost always or most of the time” —…

  • Choose Your Cover skin cancer screenings to be held in Belmar July 20

    CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center is partnering with the Ocean Monmouth Health Alliance to participate in a statewide event called Choose Your Cover, a skin cancer awareness, education and screening program.The skin cancer screenings will be held on July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Belmar on the beach at…

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