• Bayonet Farm seeks volunteers for two festivals

    I n the rural section of Holmdel Township, there are two Bayonet Farm Festivals each year. In spring, the Earth Day Festival celebrates Mother Earth’s holiday with live animals and music, a petting zoo, educational family shows and extensive displays, children’s crafts, pet adoptions and guided tours of the historic Harding Farmhouse. Autumn brings the…

  • Two teens charged in foiled robbery of Lincroft gas station

    MIDDLETOWN — Two 17-year-old male juveniles were arrested on Jan. 6 when they allegedly attempted to rob a Lincroft gas station. According to a press release from the Middletown Township Police Department, the suspects are from Colts Neck and Holmdel. “Police say the pair were wearing ski masks and were armed with a hammer and…

  • Middletown Senior Center welcomes 2012

    Middletown’s Senior Center offers special events, trips and weekly activities throughout the year. Programs for January include a party to welcome the new year, a Valentine brunch and a Fat Tuesday breakfast. • Chinese Luncheon/ Gift Auction, Monday, Jan. 23, noon-2:30 p.m. Bring an item (new or slightly used) to be auctioned. Register by Jan.…

  • Aberdeen honors outgoing council members

    Three new council members take office; twp. manager becomes full time BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Three Township Council members, who together served Aberdeen for 40 years, were honored at the council’s reorganization meeting Jan. 1. “As we swear in three new members to the Aberdeen council, we also say farewell to three…

  • Bishops address poverty in New Jersey

    Catholic bishops call for community, govt., interfaith response to increasing poverty BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Eighteen Catholic bishops, who represent seven dioceses in New Jersey, a state often ranked as second or third richest in the nation, have pledged to tackle the issue of the growing number of people living in poverty in the state, which…

  • Curley calls for overhaul of county salaries, spending

    First-term freeholder elected director of Bd. of Chosen Freeholders BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Entering the final year of his three-year term as a freeholder, John Curley was unanimously elected as freeholder director by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders at the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting. In a fiery speech to the few…

  • Church’s Superbowl of Chili to be Feb. 4

    Lincroft Presbyterian Church is searching for the area’s best chili at the Church’s third annual Superbowl Saturday Chili Contest 6-8 p.m. Feb. 4. “This evening is a great way to bring together family and friends for a fun night out, as well as help us raise funds for church repairs and the youth group’s summer…

  • Play to benefit anti-violence organizations, raise awareness

    The Garden State Players, a theater group based in Hazlet, is planning a production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues: The V-Day Campaign” to benefit 180 Turning Lives Around. The troupe is seeking women interested in helping in all areas, from performing to the production team. “Last year I was honored to co-produce and co-direct…

  • Mid’town Human Rights Commission abolished by attrition, writer says

    A t the last Middletown Township Committee meeting, a frequently outspoken resident commented that she had applied to be on the library board. Mayor Anthony Fiore told her that she had as much chance of being appointed as he had in getting her vote in the last election. His comment sounds like a quid pro…

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