• State turns its back on affordable housing

    I cannot tell you the number of hours that I and others have spent in Trenton and at meetings concerning affordable housing. As a past chairman and member of the Howell Planning Board, it had been very difficult to try to reach the necessary goals on affordable housing mandated by the state of New Jersey.…

  • Here’s your Boy Scout knife, and here are the handcuffs

    CODA GREG BEAN There’s an episode of my old favorite television show “MacGyver,” where a small-town cop arrests MacGyver for carrying his Swiss Army knife. The cop is just throwing his weight around, and he charges our hero with carrying a concealed weapon or something equally as bogus, puts him in handcuffs and hauls him…

  • Communication scholarships available

    The Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association is seeking applicants for its annual James R. McCormick Memorial Scholarship Awards program. The scholarship is open to sophomore, junior or senior college students who are residents of Ocean or Monmouth counties and are pursuing a degree in communications, public relations, journalism, advertising, and radio and/or television…

  • The Guild celebrates 50 years

    The Guild of Creative Art’s 50th Anniversary Show, featuring work by exhibiting and associate members, opens Dec. 8 at the Middletown Township Public Library. “Yellow Gardenia” by Carol Seip An opening reception will take place Dec. 11 from 2-4 p.m. The show will run through Dec. 28 at the library, 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown.…

  • Teachers can receive equipment for ‘Plants for Pollinators’ program

    The Freehold Soil Conservation District will provide “Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom” resource kits to teachers in Middlesex and Monmouth counties. The “Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom” program is designed to help students discover the importance of native pollinators and to study the relationship between plants and pollinators, according to a press release.…

  • Liens placed against property owners

    MANALAPAN — As it has done for the past several months, the Township Committee at its meeting of Nov. 10 placed liens against owners who have not maintained their property. Municipal officials placed a lien in the amount of $108.50 on property at 4 King Court, where grass was growing dangerously high and creating a…

  • ’Tis the season

    Clockwise from top: Luci Gonzalez (c), 4, of Freehold and other youngsters enjoy the annual Christmas tree lighting at the Monmouth County Hall of Records plaza in Freehold on Dec. 1. Gagandeep Kaur, 4, of Freehold waits patiently for the big moment. The Rock ’n’ Roll Chorus performs for the crowd. Jaskirt Kaur, 6, of…

  • Bicycle, pedestrian plan to be presented

    FREEHOLD — A bicycle and pedestrian plan is being prepared for Freehold Borough with the assistance of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). The purpose of the plan is to encourage bicycle and pedestrian activity in the borough, and to provide bicycle connections to regional parks, according to a press release from Freehold Borough…

  • Arcadian Chorale plans holiday show

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Area residents are invited to enjoy the resonant voices of the Arcadian Chorale during a holiday concert to be held at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, 18 McLean Street, Freehold Borough, at 8 p.m. Dec. 11. The Arcadian Chorale’s holiday concert has been a part…

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