• Sandy recovery workshop Jan. 10

    Monmouth County residents are invited to a Sandy Recovery Workshop on Jan. 10 at the Monmouth County Connection, 3544 State Highway 66, Neptune. The informational workshop will be held 2- 4 p.m. and will be repeated 6-8 p.m. The workshops are free and open to all Monmouth County residents, but registration is required. To register,…

  • ‘New Beginnings’ 2013 showcases lucky ‘tails’

    The heartwarming stories of 12 alumni of the Homeward Bound Adoption Center and their new beginnings are featured in the Monmouth County SPCA’s 2013 “New Beginnings” calendar. “New Beginnings” is available for $10 at the MCSPCA locations in Eatontown and Freehold Raceway Mall, online at www.monmouthcountyspca.org, and select retailers throughout Monmouth County. The 2013 edition…

  • Don’t worry, be happy, it’s not the end of the world

    Scholar debunks theory that Mayas marked Dec. 21 as end of days BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Donate those stockpiled canned goods to the hungry, and repurpose that underground bunker as a hiding place for holiday gifts — which, by the way, must now be bought — because the world will not end on Dec.…

  • Grants replace appliances damaged by storm

    Residents impacted by superstorm Sandy shop for replacement appliances financed with grants from Columbia Bank. ERIC SUCAR EATONTOWN — As part of its ongoing storm relief support, Fair Lawn-based Columbia Bank helped residents impacted by superstorm Sandy purchase home appliances to replace those lost due to the Oct. 29 storm. Working with Middletown Township emergency…

  • Pallone: Trailers fall short of meeting housing need

    First FEMA trailer for residents displaced by storm delivered to Eatontown BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. The 50 mobile homes the federal government is providing are not adequate to meet the need for temporary housing for people displaced by superstorm Sandy, according to Rep Frank Pallone Jr. (D- 6th District). Pallone…

  • Trying to come to grips with the unthinkable

    CODA GREG BEAN I think I probably started writing this column 50 times in the last few days, but nothing seemed to work. I was writing about the incomprehensibility of municipalities like Marlboro selling solar energy credits, but by the third paragraph, I found myself simply staring at the wall. I attempted to write a…

  • Storm victims should not have to abandon their property

    Eight weeks in and there was still a need to provide a hot meal to approximately 150 of the 250 or so folks who showed up for clothes and dry goods in Keansburg. How do we as a state, a nation, look at ourselves in the mirror when children and seniors are still going to…

  • FEMA maps: higher houses, and costs

    Flood insurance premiums expected to rise to reflect risk BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Plans to rebuild many homes and businesses damaged or destroyed by superstorm Sandy will hinge on raising the structures an additional 1 to 5 feet above sea level to comply with new flood maps made public Dec. 15 by the Federal…

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