• Drum corps show comes to Jackson

    JACKSON — Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) will bring marching musicians and performers to central New Jersey this summer when it presents “Drum Corps: An American Tradition” on June 28 at Jackson Liberty High School, 125 North Hope Chapel Road, Jackson. A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to the Jackson…

  • Edison woman’s nonprofit links benign brain tumor survivors

    Five years ago, an Edison, Middlesex County, resident launched a social networking website to connect benign brain tumor survivors. Today, It’s Just Benign (IJB) has evolved into a nonprofit organization reaching more than 1,000 members worldwide. “The Internet has really allowed members to take control of their own body and their own life,” IJB founder…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. June 17 in the gymnasium of the Park Avenue School, 280 Park Ave., Freehold. The purpose of the meeting is for the board to adopt goals for the 2013- 14 school year. Action may be taken. Details:…

  • Manalapan Day fun scheduled for June 15

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The public is invited to join in the celebration of Manalapan Day, to be held June 15 at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522 and Taylors Mills Road. The family-friendly evening will feature live entertainment, exhibits, displays, vendors, a food court, children’s rides, pony rides, amusements and games.…

  • Monmouth County courses open to all golfers for a fee

    By ANDREW SWEENEY Staff Writer A golfer takes a shot from a fairway at the Shark River golf course in Neptune. The course is among eight operated by the Monmouth County Park System. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The 2013 golf season is open to all residents and nonresidents in Monmouth County, with eight unique courses…

  • Zoners want more testing at planned cemetery

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Before the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment decides whether to approve an application for an Islamic cemetery in the Morganville section of Marlboro, the applicant will have to further test the site for contaminants. At the board’s May 28 meeting, representatives of Tiba Associates, the applicant, made their case for…

  • Volunteers bring the past to life

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Geraldine Chadwick, Anthony Chadwick, Dave Cordts and Brian Clark take part in a 4th New Jersey living-history event. Like many historical re-enactors, Geraldine Chadwick could function fairly well in the 19th century. Chadwick, a Brick Township resident, is a Civil War re-enactment volunteer. Chadwick is a member of the…

  • History envelops professional re-enactor

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer British soldiers take aim at the enemy during a Battle of Monmouth re-enactment at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan. More than 1,000 volunteers will take to the battlefield for this year’s event on June 15-16. FILE PHOTO Some folks read about history; others live it on a regular…

  • Birdsall firm pleads guilty to criminal charges

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer An attorney representing Birdsall Services Group (BSG) today entered a guilty plea on behalf of the firm to charges of money laundering and making false representations for government contracts, according to the N.J. Attorney General’s Office. Joseph Hayden, defense counsel for BSG, entered the plea in state Superior Court in…

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