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    The Hazlet Hammerheads summer swim team is holding its annual July food drive. During the summer months, many food pantries deplete inventories and require donated food supplies. The team’s goal is to collect 1,000 nonperishable items for those local families who are in need of assistance. Donations may be dropped off between 11 a.m. and…

  • Food, entertainment, rides add spice to Italian festival

    BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent The fifth annual Italian American Festival is under way and will run through July 16 at Freehold Raceway, Route 33, Freehold. Attractions will include food vendors, rides, games and entertainment. The festival schedule includes:  July 14: Appearances by “Attractive Nuisanz” and Italian music by Nick Perrone.  July 15: Mozzarella…

  • ‘Forests for People’ poster contest

    “Forests for People — More Than You Can Imagine” is the theme for the 2011 Conservation Poster Contest sponsored by the Freehold Soil Conservation District and the N.J. Association of Conservation Districts. Students in second to 12th grades in Middlesex and Monmouth counties are invited to create a poster highlighting their artistic talents while exploring…

  • Grand jury indicts man in shooting of Keyport woman

    A Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment on June 28, charging Jermaine Foster, 34, of Plainfield, with firstdegree attempted murder, second- degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance in connection with the shooting of a Keyport woman. The…

  • Parker clinic and Salvation Army plan fitness center

    Nonprofits seek donations of elliptical equipment BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — The Parker Family Health Center and the SalvationArmy of Red Bank are partnering to serve a growing population of diabetics and are seeking donations of equipment for a new diabetes fitness room. The room would be housed in the SalvationArmy’s building…

  • Sayreville set to reject Shadow Lake dredge

    Concerns surround shipment of fill from dredged pond MIDDLETOWN — The final destination of Shadow Lake’s dredged silt, if contaminated, remains unclear. Reports indicated that the material would be transported as fill to the site of Sayreville’s former National Lead plant, now the future location for The Point, a 400-plus-acre redevelopment project that will include…

  • Jazz & Blues Festival kicks off in Middletown

    This year’s Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival will be offered in three installments in three towns on different dates, with the series opener coming toMiddletown on the grounds of the Middletown Arts Center on July 23. Sponsored by the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation, the festival continues to be free and open to…

  • Expert: Four Ponds traffic impact slight

    Planning Board hears testimony on proposal for former Avaya site BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Traffic generated by the Four Ponds development proposed for Lincroft would not reduce the level of service at area intersections, a traffic expert testified at the July 6 Planning Board meeting. According to traffic engineer John Rea of…

  • Momentum builds to keep fort commissary open

    BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Local representatives’ efforts to protect the commissary at Fort Monmouth are gaining steam in Washington, D.C. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) said during a July 7 teleconference that House leaders have joined the fight to keep the post exchange open. He spoke on the floor about the commissary during debate…

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