• Civilian Police Academy in Edison begins Jan. 31

    Civilian Police Academy in Edison begins Jan. 31

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Edison Police Department is continuing to seek interested residents who want to learn the ins and outs of police work through the department’s Civilian Police Academy that will begin later this month. The free academy will start on Jan. 31 and run through March on consecutive Tuesdays from…

  • ShopRite in school will give pupils a head start on life skills

    ShopRite in school will give pupils a head start on life skills

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – As part of a life skills program for students, a functioning supermarket has opened in the Millstone Township K-8 School District. On Jan. 6, a grand opening ceremony was held for a ShopRite supermarket in the Millstone Township Middle School. Students will work at the supermarket, which was…

  • Three scholarships to be awarded

    This summer, the Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $2,000 scholarships to students majoring in a conservation-related field. The Neal Munch, Mac Clark and Bill Schauer scholarships are awarded annually to honor their years of dedicated and distinguished service to the Freehold Soil Conservation District and to conservation, according to a press release. This…

  • Dancer’s bill proposes moving fire elections to November

    Dancer’s bill proposes moving fire elections to November

    State Assemblyman Ron Dancer’s legislation (A-1690) to provide fire districts with the same opportunity as school districts to move their annual election to November was approved unanimously by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Dec. 12. “The Legislature gave school boards the option of moving their election from April to November with no vote (by the…

  • Performers of the Week for Jan. 9

    Performers of the Week for Jan. 9

    Bid farewell to the holidays and greetings to a major dose of games and events for the 2017 winter scholastic athletic season. Here are some high school players who entered the new year with sound performances last week. The busiest results from last week were produced on the boys’ and girls’ basketball courts. In boys’…

  • Plumsted officer revives overdose victim with Narcan

    Plumsted officer revives overdose victim with Narcan

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – A Plumsted police officer used a life-saving antidote to revive a man who overdosed on drugs on Christmas Eve. According to a press release from the Plumsted Police Department, on Dec. 24, officers responded to a home in the township in reference to a drug-related overdose of a…

  • Hazlet Land Use Board reorganizes

    Hazlet Land Use Board reorganizes

    By KATHARINE FRIEDMAN Correspondent A new year meant the Hazlet Land Use Board had to make decisions regarding who would lead the group as chairman, vice chair, secretary, attorney and engineer in 2017. These decisions and more were made at a Land Use Board Reorganization meeting on Jan. 5 that was open to the public.…

  • Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park to hold Seashore Open House

    Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park to hold Seashore Open House

    LONG BRANCH — The Monmouth County Park System announces its Seashore Open House will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park Activity Center, Long Branch. Stop in and enjoy hands-on activities. Park System Naturalists will be there to chat about the seashore and the small aquatic animals on display.…

  • The Family Addiction Network’s meeting set for Jan. 17

    The Family Addiction Network’s meeting set for Jan. 17

    The Family Addiction Network will hold its monthly meeting on Jan. 17 from 7– 8:30 p.m. at The West Long Branch Community Center, 116 Locust Ave., West Long Branch, where families and friends can seek support in dealing with addiction in a non-judgmental, compassionate and receptive environment free of charge. This month’s presenter is Daniel…

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