• New school on the block gives back to community

    MATAWAN — The Learning Experience (TLE), a private child development school for ages 6 weeks to 5 years, is kicking off a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital starting Feb. 1. Maria Salvatore, TLE director, said that students in each classroom are involved in a contest to raise the most money for the cause.…

  • Hellenic Dancers to host Taverna Night dinner-dance

    HOLMDEL — The Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey will present the 2011 Taverna Night dinner-dance on Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Cultural Community Center of Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church, 20 Hillcrest Road, Holmdel. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., attendees will enjoy a full Greek dinner buffet, Greek and popular music provided by DJ Pegasus,…

  • Cooke medical office gains national recognition

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The U.S. National Park Service approved the inclusion of the Robert W. Cooke Medical Office, 67 McCampbell Road, on the National Registry of Historic Places on Jan. 18. PHOTO COURTESY OF GEORGE JOYNSON HOLMDEL — An early 19th-century gem in the heart of the township has been recognized as a…

  • Twp. police and schools to collaborate on snow updates

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Contact Jacqueline Hlavenka at [email protected]. HOLMDEL — In response to several major snowstorms this winter, the Township Committee authorized the township Police Department and school officials to collaborate on school and facility closures in cases of inclement weather. Deputy Mayor Serena DiMaso proposed at the Jan. 20 Township Committee meeting…

  • Attorney to discuss the adoption process

    Attorney Douglas M. Pine will discuss “Adoption: The Legal Process” 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Monmouth- Ocean area office of the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), Monmouth Park Corp. Center, Building E, 185 Route 36, West Long Branch. Pine will conduct this pro bono session as well as others in the coming…

  • Wind turbine fight escalates, BRSA files suit

    Sewerage authority challenges Planning Board denial BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer A clash over the siting of a 1.5- megawatt 380-foot-high industrial wind turbine will now be in the hands of the state Superior Court in Freehold. The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) in Union Beach has filed a complaint against the borough’s Planning Board…

  • County reaches out to connect with homeless

    Official: Survey numbers lower, but homeless population rising BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Contact Kenny Walter at [email protected]. Monmouth County Freeholder Amy Mallet helps a man choose a warm coat at the A.M.E Zion Church in Red Bank during Project Homeless Connect on Jan. 26. Based on the raw numbers, there are fewer homeless people in…

  • Keyport skate park on again, off again

    Citing fiscal concerns, council Republicans opt to delay project BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — Supporters and organizers of a proposed skateboard park on Division Street left the Jan. 18 Keyport Borough Council meeting believing they had gained the support of new members of the council to proceed with the project. The supporters, many of…

  • Middletown Main Library launches Second Sunday concert series

    MIDDLETOWN— The Middletown Main Library will present a monthly concert series featuring an eclectic selection of music. The series will take place on the second Sunday of the month and the lead-off concert of Feb. 13 will feature Jennifer Jordan and Mike Barris, who will perform a concert of classic blues and jazz of the…

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