• Korean War veterans to receive recognition

    Charles Koppelman of Monroe has been recognized by the Department of Defense (DOD) 60th Anniversary of the Korean War (KW60) Commemoration Committee as a KW60 ambassador. The committee seeks to honor the service and sacrifice of Korean War veterans, commemorate key events of the war, and educate Americans about the war’s significance. Any Korean War…

  • Middletown Lions promote literacy

    RED BANK — More than 35 children ages 4-8 gathered with the members of the Middletown Lions Club at Lunch Break in Red Bank to celebrate Read Across America Day on March 2, a literacy initiative inspired by the birthday of popular children’s author Dr. Seuss. The Middletown Lions invited children from the area to…

  • Program for at-risk women merges with housing alliance

    Funding shortfall forces realignment of services of Spring House, Manna House BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Significant cuts in federal funding have forced the merger of Spring House with the Eatontown-based Affordable Housing Alliance (AHA). The merger follows two years after Spring House, a transitional housing program for atrisk women and their children,…

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    Middletown High School South students (l-r) Kelly Lozo (seated), Erika Hallenbeck, Aisha Bhoori, Gabrielle Reimann (seated), Sharon Sangermano, Sharon Kim (seated) and Tara Smyth pose in the hand-painted jeans they decorated with messages about Sexual Assault Awareness Month for the international observance of Denim Day on April 26. Wearing denim during the month of April…

  • Meridian Health hosts ‘Paint the Town Pink’

    RED BANK — For the seventh straight year, Meridian Health is sponsoring “Paint the Town Pink,” a community initiative aimed at raising awareness of the importance of getting an annual mammography. “Paint the Town Pink” runs May 1 to June 1. Last year, “Paint the Town Pink” encouraged residents to “pink your house,” and more…

  • Vietnam Veterans’ Remembrance Day

    The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will hold its annual New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Remembrance Day ceremony at 11 a.m. May 7 at the Veterans’ Memorial, 1 Memorial Lane, Holmdel. The day of remembrance was created by legislation in 1991 to honor all those who served in Vietnam from 1959 to 1975. More than…

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    Jenna Crescibene of Matawan, a student at St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, created a project on child abuse for the Social Justice Fair held on April 16. Students in the Catholic Social Teachings class were given an assignment to prepare a project about a specific social issue for the fair. Presentations covered many…

  • Barnabas Health seeks volunteers for nationwide cancer prevention study

    What if you could prevent even one family member from hearing the words,“You have cancer?” Barnabas Health and the American Cancer Society are seeking volunteers across the state to participate in a historic, nationwide Cancer Prevention Study (CPS-3) to help researchers better understand the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that cause or prevent cancer. During…

  • Local personal trainer launches new book, and will host book talk May 8 at Middletown library

    ‘L eave the Cannoli Take the Weights” will take you on a knock-your-socksoff journey to health and fitness, designed and implemented by certified personal trainer, health and lifestyle coach and motivational speaker Joe Stein, a.k.a. “Trainer Joe.” Using edgy humor and cold, hard facts, you’ll feel like a combination of a drill sergeant and humorist…

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