• Donations of school supplies sought

    For many kids, back-to-school season is an exciting time filled with shopping for new clothing, notebooks, backpacks and more. However, some families don’t have the funds to buy new clothes or school supplies. To help brighten the back-to-school experience for these families and make sure children have the supplies they need, Big Brothers Big Sisters…

  • Aberdeen considers use of red-light cameras

    Vendor touts increase in safe driving, revenues to twp. BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Township Council is considering the installation of red-light cameras to address concerns about problematic intersections. “There have recently been significant crashes at the intersection of Highway 35 andAmboy Road,” Police Chief John Powers said in an interview on…

  • Help is in the bag for McDonald houses

    Handbags for Hope, a twilight cocktail reception and handbag auction to benefit the Ronald McDonald houses of Long Branch and New Brunswick, will be held 4-7 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, Asbury Park. Presented by Gary Michaels Fine Jewelry of Manalapan, the event features a silent auction of new and pre-owned designer,…

  • Holmdel Twp. Committee gives OK to cell tower

    Tower could generate $100K in revenues BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer HOLMDEL— TheTownship Committee gave its approval for Verizon Wireless to build a 130-foot-tall cell tower in Holmdel, at its meeting July 21. The committee unanimously awarded the contract by a 4-0 vote. Mayor Patrick Impreveduto was not present. “We can move forward with it,” said…

  • County Fair open through July 31

    The Monmouth County Fair is under way. The dates and times are:  Thursday, July 28, 5-11 p.m.  Friday, July 29, 5-11 p.m.  Saturday, July 30, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.  Sunday, July 31, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rachel Cohen, the 2011 fair chair, said the fair schedule would include “fireworks,…

  • Walk4Hearing 5K slated for Oct. 15

    The Hearing Loss Association of New Jersey (HLAA) is hosting the fourth annual Garden State Walk4Hearing on Oct. 15 at Mercer County Park West, West Windsor. The 5K-walk (3.1 miles) will begin with registration at 9 a.m. and the walk will start at 10 a.m. The walk, held in multiple cities across the country, is…

  • First, it’s your soda, then they’ll come for the bacon

    CODA GREG BEAN Everybody has their own idea of what the fire pit down below might look like, and what we have to look forward to if we don’t mind our p’s and q’s while we’re on this mortal plane. In my imagined Hades, only the very bad go to the worst levels, and those…

  • Parent urges Mid’twn BOE to reconsider principal’s removal

    (An open letter to the Middletown Board of Education and Interim Superintendent Patrick Houston) A s a parent and Parent/Faculty Association board member, I was shocked to learn that the Middletown Board of Education and Interim Superintendent Patrick Houston have suddenly decided to remove Dr. Anthony Shallop as Middletown High School South’s principal and return…

  • Without volunteers, ambulances will sit idle

    The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) redesign bill S818/A2095, passed by the General Assembly and now being considered in the Senate, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The bill has several flaws and vague language. For example, its proponents claim the changes the bill would bring to New Jersey’s EMS system would cost less than $2…

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