• School supply drive supports Backpack Project

    LONG BRANCH — Family & Children’s Service is seeking donations for its annual Reading Buddies Backpack Project, which provides new backpacks filled with much-needed school supplies to elementary school students in underserved communities throughout Monmouth County. Administered through FCS’s Retired and Senior Volunteers Program (RSVP), the Backpack Project attempts to level the playing field for…

  • Board seeks funding for testing of Wampum Lake

    Environmental advisory group wants study of heavy metal contamination BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Members of the Fort Monmouth Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) voted to support Eatontown’s effort to seek funding for an independent study to determine the source of contamination at Wampum Lake. Members of RAB voted 6-1, with one abstention, to support the…

  • Chris Christie could give a keynote speech to remember

    CODA GREG BEAN Parental advisory: Some material in this column may not be suitable for all audiences, especially those readers in grade school, grandmothers, librarians and certain members of the American Family Association, which monitors the media for stuff it considers tasteless and immoral. All right, now that we’ve got that out of the way,…

  • With youth hotline, help is just a phone call away

    School is out, and thoughts of a carefree summer vacation dance in many parents’ heads. But the challenges facing New Jersey teens and young adults don’t take a summer vacation. Issues such as bullying, depression, self-esteem struggles and family problems, often times eased by the school counselor, trusted teacher or compassionate coach, continue throughout the…

  • On acts of omission by many in Sandusky case

    The law recognizes two kinds of crimes: those of commission and those of omission. The first kind requires an overt act, whereas the second is simply forbearance, i.e., doing nothing when the law requires it. The recent conviction of Jerry Sandusky stems from overt acts, thus acts of commission. And while those acts commanded the…

  • Another step in an overly intrusive government

    I have never been as pessimistic about the future of this country as I am now, after the Supreme Court ruling on health care. The American Revolution was a rebellion against an all-powerful king who thought he could regulate their lives and tax them at his will. This country was formed by the Founding Fathers,…

  • Eatontown farmers market opens Sunday

    The new farmers market in historic Downtown Eatontown is expected to be open July 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wampum Park. After several weeks of discussion and planning, the Eatontown Green Team has stepped forward to sponsor the Eatontown Downtown Farmers Market originally proposed by the Downtown Business Association in May. The…

  • Clearwater Festival needs volunteers

    The New Jersey Friends of Clearwater Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 11, at Sunset Park in Asbury Park on Main Street, between Sunset & Fifth avenues. The free festival, which is New Jersey’s largest environmental music festival, opens at 11 a.m. and wraps up at 7 p.m. Volunteers are needed and interested individuals are…

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