• Union scale wages affect need for gas tax hike

    Union scale wages affect need for gas tax hike

    We are told that there is a deficit in the transportation fund. Whose fault is that? Are we taxed too little? Of course not. The taxpayers have been maxed out in taxes. In the 1960s, we did not have a sales or income tax and New Jersey we were able to survive and thrive. Now…

  • Upcoming choral concerts to reflect seasonal themes

    Upcoming choral concerts to reflect seasonal themes

    Artistic Director Dr. Ryan James Brandau will lead the award-winning Monmouth Civic Chorus in the 2016-2017 season, which will feature traditional Christmas favorites in December, love songs in February and music from the north in June. Brandau has expanded the composition for this year’s edition of the group’s famed holiday concert, “Joy to the World,” set…

  • Don’t fall behind this fall

    Don’t fall behind this fall

    By Maria Clemente Summer is fleeting and the first day of school is drawing near. As summer dials down, worries may dial up with the start of school in sight. The beginning of the school year presents a number of inevitable changes — new school, new friends, different teachers, challenging homework, athletic tryouts, etc. While…

  • Monmouth Players to stage ‘Post Mortem’

    Monmouth Players to stage ‘Post Mortem’

    The Monmouth Players will present Ken Ludwig’s “Post Mortem” at 8:15 p.m. Sept. 17, 24, 30 and Oct. 1 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 18, 25 and Oct. 2 at the Navesink Arts Center in the Dean K. Anderson Theater, 149 Monmouth Ave., Atlantic Highlands. In 1922, William Gillette, famous playwright, actor and heartthrob gathers his…

  • Talented performers crowned Freehold Idol winners

    Talented performers crowned Freehold Idol winners

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Residents of Ocean Township, Marlboro and Manalapan have been crowned the winners of the 10th Freehold Idol talent competition. In Freehold Idol, contestants compete in one of three age groups: 10 to 15 years old; 16 to 22 years old; and 23 years old and over. A winner…

  • Andy Griffith

    Andy Griffith

    By Lucie M. Winborne, ReMIND Magazine Andy Samuel Griffith made a humble debut on June 1, 1926, in Mount Airy, N.C., to parents Carl and Geneva Griffith. Originally aiming to be a preacher, Griffith enrolled at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where, fortunately for a legion of fans, the school’s drama and musical theater…

  • End of the road for ‘Rizzoli & Isles’

    End of the road for ‘Rizzoli & Isles’

    By Kellie Freeze On Monday, Sept. 5, TNT’s buddy dramedy Rizzoli & Isles comes to a close after seven seasons. We chatted with star Angie Harmon about favorite moments, what she’s taking from the set and what she’s really taking away from her time as Detective Jane Rizzoli. What can viewers expect at the series’…

  • Did you know?

    Did you know?

    FOX will premiere its new series Pitch on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 9 to 10 p.m. This is a dramatic and inspirational story of a young pitcher who becomes the first woman to play Major League Baseball. Kylie Bunbury (Under the Dome) stars as Ginny Baker, the beautiful, tough and gifted athlete who is vaulted…

  • Millstone Board of Fire Commissioners seeks to fill vacancy

    Millstone Board of Fire Commissioners seeks to fill vacancy

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking to fill a vacancy following the departure of one of its members. The vacancy is due to the resignation of Commissioner Ronald Gesualdo from the board. Gesualdo was elected to the board in 2011. The Board of Fire Commissioners…

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