• Nat King Cole

    By Ali Datko, ReMIND Magazine Among the many joys of the holiday season are the classic, beloved songs that have been passed down from one generation to the next, bringing together listeners young and old. Among the most notable and nostalgia-provoking is the delightfully ubiquitous “The Christmas Song,” subtitled “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.”…

  • You can go home again

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Sisters lets two women we absolutely love bring their comic genius to the screen. Maura (Amy Poehler) and Kate Ellis (Tina Fey) are tasked with the responsibility of cleaning out their room at their childhood home as their parents are moving to a condo. But in rehashing the…

  • Meredith Baxter and her ‘Family Ties’ husband enjoy reunion as Christmas’ power couple

    By Kellie Freeze, www.channelguidemag.com In Lifetime’s holiday original movie Becoming Santa, Holly (Laura Bell Bundy) brings her boyfriend (Jesse Hutch) to meet her family and reveals that not only are her parents Santa and Mrs. Claus, but also whoever she marries will become the next Santa. There’s no one better to play the quintessential holiday…

  • Plumsted officials hire 2 new officers

    PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has hired two police officers to replace two men who recently left the Plumsted Police Department. The appointments of Officer Joseph Engrassia and Officer John R. Garrigan were recently approved by the members of the governing body. “We are excited for these new officers,” Mayor Jack Trotta said. “We believe…

  • Evergreen trees will help to rebuild dunes at shore

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Evergreen trees that are currently being used as Christmas decorations could embody the charity and community feeling of the holiday season well into the new year. For the fourth consecutive year, the Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment (PYNE) will collect discarded pine trees and fir trees…

  • Middletown man charged with making threats at mall theaters

    REGIONAL INTEREST Investigators have arrested a Middletown man and charged him with making a pair of bomb threats at the Freehold AMC movie theaters at Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. The prosecutor said Jesse Carroll, 22, of Middletown, who is an employee of the Freehold AMC theaters,…

  • Clients have found caring touch for 30 years

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Lucy Melillo is the second-generation owner of Wig Illusions, Manalapan, which offers products to individuals who are battling diseases that result in hair loss. JENNIFER ORTIZ/STAFF A second-generation family business is marking 30 years of service to individuals who are battling diseases that result in hair loss. Wig Illusions, in…

  • Applicant revises aspects of Howell office building

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — An applicant who wants to construct an office building on Ford Road presented revised plans to the Zoning Board of Adjustment during a recent meeting. Representatives of Ford Road Equities returned before the board on Nov. 23 seeking a use variance that would permit the development of a…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will host Carnevale, the Italian Mardi Gras festival, from 2-6 p.m. Jan. 31 at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Howell. The cost is $40 for adults and $22 for children ages 3 to 10. The cost includes lunch, music, dancing, masks and activities, in addition to…

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