• Bright Horizons

    Bright Horizons

    Bright Horizons offers these tips for helping parents start child care. 1. Recognize your emotions. There are biological things going on that make us feel stress when we separate from our young children. We are meant to protect and care for our vulnerable children. 2. Build a relationship with teachers. The relationship between you and your child’s…

  • Places To Be  8/4

    Places To Be 8/4

    This summer continues to be a busy one as baseball, basketball, road races and walks highlight an early August schedule. For Little League fans, the Freehold Township Little League is the host to the Junior League Eastern Regional Aug. 5-10, at the league’s complex at Michael Tighe Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. State champions from…

  • Saint Mary School, Middletown

    Saint Mary School, Middletown

    Saint Mary School, nestled on a protected 67-acre campus with Mary, Mother of God Church at its heart, provides a unique learning environment for students ages 2 through eighth grade. Preschool and prekindergarten students build academic, social and physical skills through a developmentally age-appropriate curriculum. Grades K-8 engage in a strong foundation of religion, mathematics,…

  • LA Dance Center of the Arts, Lincroft

    LA Dance Center of the Arts, Lincroft

    Celebrating its 12th year, L.A. Dance Center Of The Arts in Lincroft is more than just a dance studio. It has gained its well-deserved reputation of being a professional dance education facility where the students are the No. 1 priority. Co-directors Debra Nicolosi, Angela Thompson and Tracey Armato believe in training the best dancers out…

  • Gramiccioni sworn in to five-year term as prosecutor

    Gramiccioni sworn in to five-year term as prosecutor

    Christopher J. Gramiccioni, who has served as Monmouth County’s acting prosecutor since 2012, was sworn in to begin serving a five-year term as prosecutor on Aug. 3 in a ceremony officiated by state Superior Court Judge Lisa P. Thornton, according to a press release. Gramiccioni’s nomination as prosecutor was confirmed by the state Senate on…

  • Going to potholes

    Going to potholes

    One of the most bothersome legacies of winter weather in at least half of the nation is a preponderance of potholes. Those roadway divots, caused largely by seasonal freeze-thaw cycles, are responsible for $3 billion annually in vehicle damage, according to the AAA in Orlando. This includes punctured tires, bent rims and assorted suspension woes.…

  • New police pickups are heavy-duty cruisers

    New police pickups are heavy-duty cruisers

    Better slow down the next time you see a black pickup truck on the highway. That’s because it could be the police. Ford recently announced it would begin selling its full-size F-150 pickups in both extended SuperCab and four-door SuperCrew configurations with a new Special Service Vehicle package. All black with a monochromatic grille, bumpers…

  • My aching back!

    My aching back!

    Car seats having multiple adjustment controls might promise luxury-car comfort, but they can be counter-productive if not adjusted properly. Maintaining correct posture is paramount to avoiding back pain, which reportedly plagues 60 to 80 percent of us all at some point in our lives. “Correct seat adjustment and seating position of the driver and passenger…

  • Mind the troopers

    Mind the troopers

    Steering You Right with Sharon Peters Q: My son is a state trooper, and many times he’s almost been hit by drivers speeding by, only inches away when he’s at an accident site on the side of the road or has stopped a motorist. You’d think people would know that this is a dangerous situation.…

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