• in the service •••

    Army Pvt. Justin A. Scannelli has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT). During basic military training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons qualification, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and…

  • Officers arrest 17 in narcotics raids

    Authorities say operation was county-wide The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration – New Jersey Division, U.S. Marshal Service, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, and the Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell, Matawan, Ocean Township and Toms River police departments, joined forces and investigated…

  • Red Bank appoints new rec director

    Boro resident Memone Crystian named to fill vacant post BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer An active volunteer, Memone Crystian unloads toys donated to Lunch Break, Red Bank, for the Adopt-a-Family program in December. RED BANK — The Borough Council appointed Memone Paden Crystian as director of Parks and Recreation during the April 26 meeting. According…

  • Man arrested after leaving dog in car

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — A Philadelphia man was arrested on animal cruelty charges on Sunday after leaving his dog unattended in a car as temperatures crept into the 90s. Victor “Buddy” Amato, chief humane law enforcement officer for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) in Eatontown,…

  • Musical artistry

    Members of the Shrewsbury Borough School Concert Band perform at Pier Village in Long Branch on April 17. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Save the Satos Dog Show & Fair May 15

    TINTON FALLS — Members of the Animal Friendly Organization at Monmouth Regional High School will hold the third annual Save the Satos Dog Show and Fair to raise money and awareness for the homeless animals, called “satos,” in Puerto Rico. Last year’s event raised $2,000, and this year’s proceeds will go to Save a Sato,…

  • Sea Bright, MCSPCA team up for feral cat control

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Mayor Maria Fernandes and the Borough Council are considering entering into a partnership with the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) to solve the borough’s feral cat overpopulation problem. MCSPCA representatives gave a presentation proposing the borough implement a trapneuter return (TNR)…

  • Paint the town pink

    Above: Eliza Ford (center) and friends fly pink kites during the Paint the Sky Pink event held at “Pink Beach” (Monmouth Beach) on May 2. The pink kites were part of Paint the Town Pink, a community event aimed at raising awareness of breast cancer prevention, education and treatment. PHOTOS BY LAUREN CASSELBERRY Left: Micaela…

  • Furloughs, salary freeze on table for Red Bank budget

    Tax rate to rise 2.3 cents per $100, to 48.5 cents BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The Red Bank Borough Council voted last week to introduce a proposed $19,223,635 spending plan that calls for furloughs, no raises for non-union workers, and possible layoffs for borough employees. “This is an extremely difficult year,” Mayor Pasquale Menna…

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