• 35th annual Clearwater Festival Aug. 21

    The 2010 Clearwater Festival, a free celebration of the environment with live music, dance, food, fun and useful information, will take place Saturday, Aug. 21, in Sunset Park in Asbury Park. The largest eco festival in New Jersey, the festival is sponsored by the nonprofit New Jersey Friends of Clearwater, founded in the 1970s to…

  • Middletown District honors Special Olympians

    Nishan Patel negotiates the standing high jump during track and field events at the Area Six Special Olympics in May. FRED SAUNDERS MIDDLETOWN — Student-athletes were recognized for their achievements at the June meeting of the Middletown Board of Education. Many of the 29 high school students who participated in the Area Six (Monmouth and…

  • Touring Sandy Hook

    American Littoral Society fish-tagging director Jeff Dement (second from right) leads a tour of the Sandy Hook holly forest on Aug. 11. The Holmdel-based group Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) joined the American Littoral Society for a tour that explained the benefits of shoreline protection, while detailing the society’s efforts to date. More photos…

  • Boro resident receives national recognition for volunteerism

    MATAWAN — Ellen Strack, R.N., was honored by the Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps as the 2010 Outstanding Public Health Volunteer for her dedicated work with the Monmouth County Health Department’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). “Ellen is a wonderful volunteer who gives back by using her skills to strengthen the health and…

  • Cty. supports nomination of two historic sites

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL— Two historic Monmouth County properties could receive national recognition this year. The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders unanimously passed a resolution on Aug. 12 supporting the nomination of the Dutch Colonial Robert White House at 20 South St. in Red Bank and the Robert W. Cooke Medical Office…

  • Get rid of unwanted tires by Aug. 31

    ABERDEEN — Monmouth County residents can drop off up to eight car tires this month at the Aberdeen Township Department of Public Works yard through the county’s Tire Amnesty Month program. Tires can be dropped off at the facility, located at 147 Lenox Road (west of Cliffwood Avenue), Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to…

  • Vietnam Era Center to host ’60s Family Day

    HOLMDEL — The Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center, Holmdel, will host a 1960s Family Day on Saturday, Aug. 21. The event will include family activities related to the Vietnam War time period, which will take place throughout the day. The 1960s Family Day will mimic a Vietnam era field day. The event is for…

  • A sad day for Raritan Bay

    Locals decry forced removal of Baykeeper oyster project BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer An effort to restore the eastern oyster population to the Keyport Harbor officially came to a close on Aug. 9, a day that marked the shutdown of the largest shellfish restoration project in New Jersey and New York. Meredith Comi (c), NY/NJ…

  • American Littoral Society Fish-Tagging

    Jeff Dement (second from right), American Littoral Society Fish-Tagging Director, leads a tour of the Sandy Hook holly forest on Aug. 11. The Holmdel-based group Ciizens for Informed Land Use joined the Society in a tour that explained the benefits of shoreline protection. For more photos, see page 11. ERIC SUCAR staff

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