• Eastman saluted by Monmouth Scouts

    Bob Stolte, Battleground District executive of Monmouth Council Boy Scouts of America, (l-r) presents the 2010 Western Monmouth Good Scout Award to Edward C. Eastman Jr., after Eastman donned a ceremonial Scout neckerchief presented by First Class Scout Joseph Vitale of Boy Scout Troop 290 Colts Neck and Webelos Scout Tyler Ciemniecki of Pack 434…

  • New Master Gardeners sought

    The Monmouth County Master Gardener program is accepting applications for 2011. The deadline to apply is Jan. 3, 2011. Master Gardeners are experts in all things related to home gardening in Monmouth County. After completing classroom and hands-on training, Master Gardener trainees share their knowledge by conducting garden lectures, demonstrations, school and community gardening projects,…

  • Board still researching solar energy project

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education wants its construction committee to review the feasibility of installing solar panels on the district’s schools before the full board will make any decision in the matter. During the board’s Sept. 14 meeting a presentation on the options for installing…

  • Preserving Freehold’s historic charm, one house at a time

    Historic preservation group presents awards to Daleys, LaPointes BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer This lovely carriage house (above) was converted to an art studio by Leslie Daley and her husband, Ed. The carriage house is behind their home on West Main Street. The converted carriage house won the Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Advisory Commission’s…

  • Reading Hebrew is focus of program at synagogue

    This fall, members of the Monmouth County community will gather at Temple Beth Ahm in Aberdeen Township to participate in the only continent wide campaign aimed at teaching North American Jews to read the Hebrew language. Conceived and orchestrated by the National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP) in 1998, Read Hebrew America and Canada is expected…

  • Organizers promise variety of indie films at festival

    MANALAPAN — Independent films are often controversial, sometimes insightful and typically venture into content that mainstream films avoid. The Manalapan Independent Film Festival (MIFF), organized by the Manalapan Arts Council (MAC), boldly opens the door to this art form for the community to experience, contemplate and discuss. Running three days beginning Oct. 15, the MAC…

  • County’s help sought in farm purchase

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Municipal officials will be applying to Monmouth County for funding to help with the acquisition of the 16-acre Smith farm on Tennent Road for open space preservation purposes. During a Sept. 16 meeting, members of the Marlboro Township Council unanimously approved a resolution which authorizes an application to…

  • Service dog at heart of civil rights action

    Howell woman under fire from Moors Landing Homeowners Association BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Moors Landing Homeowners Association may have violated a disabled resident’s legal right to keep her medically prescribed service dog, according to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Moors Landing is a residential development on Strickland Road, Howell.…

  • Plan calls for trained staff to assist Monmouth veterans

    Freeholder Amy A. Mallet has initiated a plan to bring services already being provided to Monmouth County veterans under one umbrella and train personnel in the Division of Aging, Disabilities and Veterans’ Interment to assist veterans in obtaining their benefits. As a result, the county has begun gathering details about what services are currently being…

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