• State legislators to attend local budget forum

    ABERDEEN— The Temple Shalom Social Action Committee will host a community budget forum about the 2011 state budget on Sunday, June 27, at 7 p.m.L ocal Assemblymen Samuel Thompson (R-13th District) and Declan J. O’Scanlon (R-12th District) will answer questions and listen to concerns from the public about the state’s multibillion-dollar budget gap. The town…

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    Mended Hearts, a free support organization consisting of heart patients, their families, health professionals and other interested persons, will meet 6-7:30 p.m. June 24 in the Lance Auditorium at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, B-105. Registration is required. To register: 1-800-DOCTORS. The Monmouth County Office on Aging will host a free Caregiver Information Fair 11…

  • Volunteers helping volunteers

    Receiving the keys from Port Monmouth First Aid Squad, are RACES member Bob Roman (l-r); RACES Capt. Mario Sellitti; OEM Director Charles Rogers; Port Monmouth First Aid Vice President Ken Howe; and Port Monmouth First Aid Capt. Tanya Gioia. BOB PFLEGER The Middletown Township Office of Emergency Management (OEM) recently accepted a 1997 E450 ambulance…

  • Twp. lot for sale through bidding process

    ABERDEEN— Aberdeen Township will be accepting bids this month for the purchase of a township-owned lot in the Cliffwood Beach section. Located at 227 Orchard St., Block 313 Lot 8 is being offered for sale by sealed bid at 6 p.m. on June 15. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope to Township…

  • Keyport Summer Concert Series

    The Keyport Summer Concert Series, sponsored by the Keyport Business Alliance, once again presents “Jazz & Blues on Front Street.” This free Thursday concert series is held at the Mini Park on West Front Street overlooking the newly renovated waterfront park. The series kicks off with The Incinerators on June 24 at 7 p.m. Subsequent…

  • Police seek information on accident that left student in critical condition

    MIDDLETOWN — Township officers are asking anyone who witnessed an accident that occurred on Main Street in Port Monmouth on the morning of June 11 to contact police. The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Main Street near Gordon Court. According to police, a 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan traveling northbound driven by McDonald Coxson, crossed…

  • Mayor, acting chief clash over police issues

    Council appointees, grievances topics at special meeting BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — At a special meeting of the Borough Council, called by Mayor Robert J. Bergen, members of the council and acting Police Chief Lt. George D. Casaletto discussed, at times contentiously, issues including borough appointees, compensatory time and other policies. Bergen said the…

  • Project Porchlite will distribute energy-saving light bulbs

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer HAZLET — Volunteers from Project Porchlight, an initiative of not-for-profit One Change, and the Hazlet Environmental Commission will be distributing free 13-watt compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) to Hazlet residents on Saturday, June 19. “We’re trying to let people know that simple actions matter and the act of changing just…

  • Basketball tourney to benefit Jay Dooley Memorial Foundation

    RUMSON — A youth and adult threeon three basketball tournament on July 16 and 17 at Holy Cross School in Rumson will benefit the newly formed Jay Dooley Memorial Foundation (JDMF). The JDMF is a family foundation that funds critical mental and medical health evaluation and treatment of children with special needs. The JDMF will…

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