• Millstone MOMS welcome members

    MILLETONE — The MOMS Club of Millstone Township meets on the second Thursday of every month. Mothers from Millstone and Roosevelt are welcome to come meet the club’s members and learn about this international, nonprofit organization. The club offers stay-at-home and parttime working moms support and the opportunity to share activities and experiences with other…

  • Millstone officials laud response to storm

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Mayor Nancy Grbelja thanked Millstone’s Department of Public Works (DPW) employees for their efforts during recent heavy storms. At the Aug. 1 Township Committee meeting, Grbelja said the DPW employees were out the entire night of July 28 after a severe wind and rain storm hit the township. The…

  • It’s about time to get into panic mode

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH My beloved mother spent much of this past spring busily making preparations for her favorite day of the year — her birthday. She called me six months before the big day with a general reminder, phoned in a week ahead of the auspicious occasion just to secure our plans…

  • By losing all of his races, he became a world role model

    CODA GREG BEAN My youngest son was a good little wrestler, but there came a time when his coach asked him to wrestle up a couple of weight classes in a bout with another school because the team had two wrestlers in my son’s class, and none in the heavier class. That meant that my…

  • American Legion post invites new members

    Wartime-era veterans of Jackson and the surrounding area are invited to join Jackson American Legion Post 504, an arm of the nation’s largest veterans organization providing service to local veterans and their families, as well as to the community. Honorably discharged veterans, along with those currently serving, from World War II, the Korean War, the…

  • American Red Cross releases free first aid app for smartphones

    The American Red Cross has launched its official first aid app, putting free and simple lifesaving information right in the hands of smartphone users. The app is the first in a series to be created by the American Red Cross. It gives instant access to information on how to handle the most common first aid…

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     The fourth annual golf outing in memory of Anthony Lombardi will be held on Sept. 10 at Knob Hill, Manalapan. Through the years, Lombardi served the Englishtown-Manalapan First Aid Squad as a volunteer and as president. Lombardi’s passing on Sept. 11, 2008 inspired his nephew, Michael Fioto, to start a golf outing in his…

  • New Brunswick H.S. class of 1976 reunion

    The New Brunswick High School Class of 1967 will host a 45-year reunion from 6 to 11 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick. The cost is $85 per person. Checks can be made payable to NBHS 1967 Reunion and can be mailed to Olga Hamilton, 2 Harvest Drive, Monroe,…

  • Enter photo contest through Oct. 19

    The Freehold Soil Conservation District is sponsoring its annual photo contest. Photographers are asked to capture subjects promoting the beauty and uniqueness of the natural environments found within Middlesex and Monmouth counties. Local agriculture, conservation and wildlife are all suitable subjects. Photo contest prizes are first place, $200; second place, $100; and third place: $75.…

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