• Arc and Brookdale forge partnership

    Program aims to help with transition to adulthood BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — For many students with disabilities, educational opportunities evaporate once they turn 21. Keep Achieving at Brookdale (KACH), a collaboration between Brookdale Community College in Lincroft and The Arc of Monmouth, seeks to address this dearth of opportunity. On Sept.…

  • Handlin urges action on medical malpractice bill

    State losing doctors due to premiums, legal exposure BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — In an effort to keep doctors from leaving New Jersey, local officials are supporting an Assembly bill that proposes reforms for medical malpractice actions. The bill, known as A-1982, was introduced on Feb. 8 and updated on Sept. 14. The…

  • An ‘angel in the outfield’ for Daniel’s Diamond

    Outpouring of community support for tournament in memory of Daniel Falco BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Labor Day means different things to different people — a long weekend, the beach, the beginning of the school year. But for Jen Macchia and the parents of Dan Falco, Labor Day means Daniel’s Diamond. Scenes from the inaugural…

  • Middletown properties to be reassessed

    Twp. faced with flood of tax appeals; $1M-plus in judgments BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Middletown Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution Sept. 20 authorizing the tax assessor to prepare for a township-wide property reassessment. The Monmouth County Tax Board has already approved the township’s application, and the state Division of Taxation is reviewing…

  • Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Ride

    The Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Ride to support American troops and veterans rolls into the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel where a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the N.J. Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. More photos, page 17.

  • Your voice … your vote

    Iam always amazed when I talk to young people and they tell me they have not voted. It is a privilege we often take for granted. Now that we are into September, the traditional start date for political campaigns to kick into high gear, the stakes are incredibly high. We are experiencing stubborn unemployment, record…

  • NOTES

    The Monmouth County Park System and the Middletown Ramblers Square Dance Club are hosting a square dance open house 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Thompson Park Activity Barn, Route 520, Lincroft, not Oct. 1 as was reported. Admission is free. Refreshments provided. No dancing experience is needed. Singles or couples. Children must be…

  • Entries sought for group art exhibit

    The Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, is seeking artists whose lives have been touched by cancer for a group exhibit, “The Healing Power of Art,” Oct. 28 to Nov. 10. Artists whose lives have been affected by a woman’s cancer are eligible to submit one piece of art. All media will be accepted; there is…

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