• AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed at Monmouth U.

    In commemoration of World AIDS Day, Dec.1, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, will sponsor a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. A panel representing The Center in Asbury Park is among the 20 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt that will be on display at Monmouth University to mark World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. Twenty…

  • Arc of Monmouth has new president

    Offering opportunities to people with disabilities will be a focus BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Neil Fleischman, president of the board of directors of The Arc of Monmouth, with Mary Scott, Arc executive director. TINTON FALLS — The Arc of Monmouth, an organization that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has appointed its first…

  • Park service seeks input on future of Sandy Hook

    Nonprofits interested in leasing told to contact Hook coordinator BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent WEST LONG BRANCH — The National Park Service (NPS) is looking for tenants for the individual historic buildings at Fort Hancock. Peter McCarthy, the unit coordinator of the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, told those who attended an open…

  • Final members named to fort reuse authority

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Gov. Chris Christie released his nominations for appointment to the final three seats of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority on Nov. 9. Christie nominated James Gorman, of Colts Neck, and Michael Pane and Robert Lucky, both of Fair Haven, to the authority. Lucky served as corporate vice…

  • Park Conservancy to host 7th annual Trail Run

    MIDDLETOWN — Poricy Park Conservancy in Middletown will hold its annual Trail Run on Saturday, Dec. 4, in cooperation with the Jersey Shore Running Club. The race will begin at 9:30 a.m.; check-in time is 8:30 a.m. at the Nature Center in Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road. In addition to the annual 5K run/walk and…

  • Breast cancer not just a concern for females

    Father George Dounelis shares his battle with so-called women’s disease BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Rev. George Dounelis says he is now part of the “women’s club.” A lump he found while showering in May 2003 turned out to be cancerous, requiring a full mastectomy of his left breast. “I was sitting…

  • New center designed to spark interest in science

    Oak Hill adds environmental center to campus BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Oak Hill Academy’s recently dedicated Science and Environmental Center. Accessible via a wetlands boardwalk, the building houses five dedicated science labs for grades pre-K to eight. MIDDLETOWN — With its new Science and Environmental Center, dedicated on Nov. 14, the Oak Hill Academy…

  • Mat-Ab BOE responds to O’Malley’s departure

    Superintendent accepts position in Edison district BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Richard O’Malley, Superintendent of the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, will be packing his bags from 1 Crest Way effective Feb. 7. O’Malley resigned from his position as the district’s chief executive on Nov. 7, taking a job as superintendent of the Edison…

  • Keyport mayor reaches out to Bayshore for shared police services

    Keyport’s acting chief maintains that wording in referendum was misleading BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent Mayor Robert J. Bergen announced he would begin the process of gauging interest among Keyport’s neighboring municipalities about shared services for police administration. Bergen made the announcement at the Keyport Borough Council meeting Nov. 9 in response to the results of…

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