• BCC to honor Greatest Generation on Dec. 10

    Brookdale Community College’s Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution invites the community, especially families, to pay tribute to those from the Greatest Generation during the upcoming Pearl Harbor 70th anniversary commemoration, “Lest We Forget,” Dec. 10. The ceremony will be held in the Warner Student Life Center, Lincroft main campus. Two distinguished…

  • VNA Holiday House Tour and Boutique Dec. 2

    Five distinctive homes in the Two Rivers area of Monmouth County are featured on the 2011 Holiday House Tour sponsored by Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ). The VNACJ’s 39th annual self-guided tour, which draws tour-goers from throughout New Jersey and the metropolitan area, takes place Dec. 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.…

  • Child Find under way in Tinton Falls

    The Tinton Falls School District is seeking to identify and evaluate children ages 3- 21, including migrant or homeless children, who may be experiencing physical, sensory, emotional, communication, cognitive or social difficulties. If you think your child may have a delay or disability, call the Child Study Team Office at 732-542-2500, ext. 2517. All screenings…

  • T.F. council set to end president’s term limits

    If passed, proposed ordinance would end one-year limit BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — While the Borough Council may not have had a contested election, members did contest the need for term limits for the council president. During the Nov. 1 meeting, the council introduced an ordinance that eliminates the oneyear term for the…

  • Get your motor runnin’, then sit in the recliner

    CODA GREG BEAN Bummer alert: If you need one more reason to feel old, there’s nothing better than a commercial selling Medicare supplement insurance to the tune of Steppenwolf’s 1968 rock anthem, “Born to Be Wild.” By now, you’ve probably seen the commercial, and if you come from the generation for whom that song was…

  • Assemblywomen, senator thank voters

    We would like to thank the voters of the new 11th Legislative District for giving us the opportunity to serve you in Trenton once again. We will continue our fight to make New Jersey an affordable place to live or do business, as well as serving the needs of our constituents through our district offices.…

  • Support animal shelters; avoid pet stores

    Two paws up to Macerich shopping malls for banning pet stores in more than 70 malls across the U.S. and offering space for adoption centers for homeless animals instead. This follows the company’s compassionate decision last year to ban booths that sell sugar gliders — exotic animals who may die from the stress of loneliness…

  • New Jersey: Still sprawling

    Despite a state “smart growth” policy, we’re still sprawling. That’s the conclusion of a new Rowan University study with a sprawling title: Evidence of Persistent Exclusionary Effects of Land Use Policy Within Historic and Projected Development Patterns in New Jersey: A Case Study of Monmouth and Somerset Counties. The study compares residential growth patterns prior…

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