• August: ‘If you garden, they will come’

    GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “You inherently have responsibilities to take care of things.” — Jack Dangermond N ow that summer is in full swing, we need to rev up a bit in our garden maintenance. You don’t want weeds to compete with your phlox, so weed a little bit at a time, but do it…

  • Italian women’s society awards scholarships

    The Dante Alighieri Women’s Society of Central Jersey presented its annual scholarship awards to high school seniors Jaclene Forlano of Englishtown, who attended Biotechnology High School in Freehold, andAnthony Curreri of Old Bridge, who attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel. The scholarships are open to all local high school seniors with an Italian…

  • Temple’s walkers make strides against cancer

    ABERDEEN — Since 1993, nearly 7 million walkers have raised more than $400 million to help fight breast cancer through participation in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks. Last year nearly 800,000 walkers across the country took part. On Sunday, Oct. 16, the Temple Shalom Walkers organized by the temple’s sisterhood…

  • Gardens needed for Keyport GardenWalk

    The Keyport Garden Club is seeking Keyport gardeners who would like to include their garden in Keyport GardenWalk to take place 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. June 9 and 10, 2012. Keyport GardenWalk is a free tour of the picturesque public and private gardens in the borough. Visit keyportgardenwalk.org for a GardenWalk application. Questions may…

  • Officials offer last-ditch effort to save commissary

    Post exchange slated to close Sept. 13 BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Local officials said last week they are not giving up the fight to keep the commissary at Fort Monmouth open, despite the Department of Defense’s decision to close the post exchange on Sept. 13. “I think the Pentagon thinks that this decision is final,…

  • Wedding suggestions met with silence, and hostility

    CODA GREG BEAN Several months ago, when my youngest son got engaged, I wrote that as far as I could tell by reading Miss Manners, the father of the groom’s only responsibilities are to show up on time and not drink so much he throws up on the bride’s family. Now that the months have…

  • Loophole would exempt BRSA from proper oversight

    I n the not too recent past, the New Jersey institutional press carried a lot of print dealing with Gov. Chris Christie’s serious arguments about the many independent authorities that exist throughout the state, their autonomous operations and the fact that they operate as they darn well please without any oversight and accountability. It is…

  • Keyport police chief can do the job

    How many towns wait almost two years to appoint someone to run a police department? Keyport Chief Tom Mitchell resigned in November 2009 due to a lot of political drama. Keyport lost a great guy with a lot of police knowledge. Keyport went with a director back in 1996 who happened to be a retired…

  • Recycling could mean savings for Middletown

    One of the most effective ways to fight higher property taxes is to substitute other revenue sources to pay for essential municipal services. Residents of Middletown have a unique opportunity to help do just that. The Recycle 2 Save program provides a simple way to help lower property taxes while decreasing the amount of waste…

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