• Beer on the Pier returns to Belmar

    Seagulls won’t be the only ones flocking to the pier at the Belmar Marina on Sept. 24. Beer lovers will find their way there as well for the second annual Beer on the Pier event on the newly renovated marina pier. Each person attending the craft beer and local restaurant celebration will receive a small…

  • ‘Run for the Fallen’ to honor those killed in Iraq, Afghanistan

    Relay team to cover one mile for each fallen service member in run from Cape May to Vet. Memorial HOLMDEL — A team of active-duty and reserve airmen and soldiers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, along with a team of wounded veterans, will embark on a 154- mile journey to honor every New Jersey service member…

  • Parent helpline deals with substance issues

    A new toll-free telephone helpline is providing assistance to parents. The Parents Toll Free Helpline, 1-855- DRUGFREE (1-855-378-4373), is staffed by clinical social workers with practical experience in substance abuse prevention and treatment. The helpline, launched by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, began taking calls in April 2011.

  • Toll-free helpline available to help kids manage stress

    The return of the new school year brings the return of bullying, peer pressure and relationship issues affecting many students. 2NDFLOOR, a statewide helpline that supports New Jersey youth through its free, confidential and anonymous service, is prepared to be a key resource in helping kids cope with a variety of challenges, according to a…

  • State seeks shelters for large animals

    As the result of Hurricane Irene, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture worked with county governments to make facilities available to those large livestock animal owners who needed to evacuate their farms or found themselves without power or water or access to their farms. While very few farm owners needed the use of these shelters…

  • New state veterinarian wants to safeguard agricultural animals

    New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher appointed Manoel Tamassia as the New Jersey state veterinarian and director of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health. Tamassia served as acting state veterinarian since April and held the position of principal veterinarian and Division of Animal Health assistant director for the past…

  • Zumbathon to raise cancer research funds

    Millstone resident Lynn Mele will host a Zumbathon on Oct.1 to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in the Freehold Township Independent Fire Company No. 1 hall at 30 Siloam Road. Tickets cost $15 in advanced and $20 at the…

  • Harvest Home Festival slated in Holmdel

    The Harvest Home Festival, to be held Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Historic Longstreet Farm, located on Longstreet Road in Holmdel, will give visitors the opportunity to enjoy an old-fashioned country fair reminiscent of the 1890s. The event will feature wagon rides, games, live entertainment, and demonstrations about farm life…

  • CentraState offers seasonal flu vaccine

    CentraState Medical Center will provide the seasonal flu vaccine to the public 8:30-9:30 a.m. Sept. 27 and 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 29. Registered nurses from the Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center will administer the vaccines on a walk-in basis at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus Liberty Way, 901 West Main Street, Freehold.…

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