• Englishtown police investigating Jan. 11 child luring incident

    Englishtown police investigating Jan. 11 child luring incident

    ENGLISHTOWN – The Englishtown Police Department is investigating an attempted child luring incident that occurred during the late afternoon hours of Jan. 11 on Lasatta Avenue in the area of the Knights of Columbus Hall. In a Jan. 12 press release, police said that according to the investigation, a child of high school age was…

  • Library has delivery service for homebound patrons

    Library has delivery service for homebound patrons

    The Long Branch Free Public Library at 328 Broadway is offering to deliver library materials to the doors of homebound Long Branch residents. Library staff will deliver books, magazines, music and movies to those who are homebound due to illness, disability or age and unable to physically visit the library. Patrons can request titles or…

  • Bus tour to South Dakota slated for May

    Bus tour to South Dakota slated for May

    Old Bridge AARP Chapter 4854 is sponsoring the bus tour, “Ultimate Mount Rushmore, the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota,” in May. The trip will run May 19-29 and cost $940 per person, based on double occupancy. The tour includes top-quality motor coach transportation, 10 nights’ lodging, 18 meals, 10 breakfasts and eight dinners,…

  • New Girl Scout cookie to debut

    New Girl Scout cookie to debut

    Girl Scout cookie sales in Monmouth and Ocean counties kicked off on Jan. 14 and introduced a new cookie — the Girl Scout S’more, a delicious mix of graham, marshmallow and chocolate. This year’s sale also celebrates the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts selling cookies. A century ago, a group of Oklahoma Girl Scouts began…

  • Head-on collision leaves two people injured in Millstone

    Head-on collision leaves two people injured in Millstone

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The New Jersey State Police is investigating the circumstances surrounding a two-vehicle collision that sent both drivers to the hospital on the morning of Jan. 10. According to New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez, a Lexus sport utility vehicle being driven westbound on Perrineville Road by Michael Parr, 75,…

  • Sheriff’s officers equipped with body-worn cameras

    Sheriff’s officers equipped with body-worn cameras

    Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced the deployment of 30 body-worn cameras with which sheriff’s officers of the criminal fugitive warrants section in the Law Enforcement Division were equipped on Jan. 12. The cameras were purchased through a grant provided by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General’s Department of Law and Public…

  • Painting brightens up children’s room at library

    Painting brightens up children’s room at library

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A new painting that sits above the fireplace in the children’s room at the Metuchen Public Library fits right in. Bears on bears on bears are reading “How to Save the Bees” in the painting by Lauren Rabinowitz, who goes by her artist name Lauren the Cartoon Goddess.…

  • James Volpe Foundation to host winter dance March 4

    James Volpe Foundation to host winter dance March 4

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer JACKSON – The James Volpe Foundation will host its second Winter Dinner Dance from 7-11 p.m. March 4 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 401 Bartley Road, Jackson. Tickets are $40 and may only be purchased at the event’s page on Eventbrite. The foundation is named in memory of James…

  • Residents, professionals will serve Freehold Township

    Residents, professionals will serve Freehold Township

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Residents and professionals who will serve Freehold Township in numerous capacities this year have been hired and appointed by the members of the Township Committee. During the committee’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 6, a resolution authorizing contracts with the following professionals for 2017 was passed: Holman Frenia…

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