• Establishing the pink ribbon symbol

    The pink ribbon has been synonymous with breast cancer for years. Nowadays, people rarely think twice when they see pink ribbons, having grown accustomed to the pink ribbon and what it symbolizes. Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been celebrated each year since 1985, and many other breast cancer awareness initiatives have been devised since then.While…

  • Did you know?

    Breast cancer is a disease that affects thousands of people each year. According to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 226,870 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women will be diagnosed this year (including new cases of primary breast cancer among survivors but not the recurrence of original breast cancer among survivors). There also…

  • Hazlet town-wide garage sale Oct. 20

    HAZLET — Hazlet Recreation is sponsoring the annual Fall Town-wide Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is Oct. 21. There is a $10 registration fee. Hazlet Recreation will compile a list of residents who will be participating. To add your address to the garage sale map, visit…

  • Church to host bone marrow donor drive

    HOLMDEL — AHEPA Chapter 517 of Holmdel and the Ladies Philoptochos Society BAHA Chapter at Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in Holmdel are sponsoring a bone marrow registry drive to help find a donor for Benjamin Venezia, a teen being treated for leukemia. Venezia is a Boy Scout and altar server at St. Athanasios…

  • Toastmasters to host Oct. 10 open house

    Old Bridge Toastmasters will sponsor its annual open house beginning at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Sayre Woods Bible Church, 2290 Route 9 South, Old Bridge, the club’s usual meeting place. A meet and greet with refreshments will be held 6:30-7 p.m. The club meeting will start shortly after 7 p.m. and end at approximately…

  • Four school board seats contested in Mid’town

    Multiple candidates seek seats in Keyport, Hazlet, Holmdel Staff Writer BY KEITH HEUMILLER MIDDLETOWN — Six seats on the Middletown Board of Education are on the ballot for the Nov. 6 school board election, four of which will be contested. The three full-term, three-year seats currently held by Leonora Caminiti, Michael Donlon, and Joan Minnuies…

  • Knights’ fundraiser for breast cancer

    KEYPORT — The St. Joseph Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary will hold a breast cancer awareness fundraiser 2-6 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the council building at 54 Route 35, Keyport. Admission is $25 per person, $10 for children over 10, and free for children under 10. The cost includes roasted pig and pork butts,…

  • Fatal car accident claims father, son

    M’town man and 6-year-old killed in wreck near Holmdel border BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A Middletown man and his 6-yearold son died in a fatal two-car crash last weekend near the border of Holmdel and Middletown, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. George DiCostanzo, 38, was driving a blue Subaru hatchback on the…

  • Woman’s club collects for homeless children

    MATAWAN — The Woman’s Club of Matawan is collecting small stuffed toys and bedtime storybooks for homeless children for use by Family Promise. Family Promise is a volunteer-driven nonprofit that mobilizes more than 150,000 volunteers in 41 states to help neighbors in need. Members of the public are invited to participate by dropping off a…

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