• May 2 walk will benefit organ donation

    To help raise money and awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation, hundreds of organ donor recipients, organ donors, family and friends will join together at the 11th annual Walk the Walk for Organ and Tissue Donation. The event, presented by the Kidney and Urology Foundation of America Inc., will take place in…

  • business briefs

    A Starbucks Coffee representative will be present at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, on May 19 at 7 p.m. to talk about the company’s various brands and to offer free samples. The program is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Call 732-928-4400 or go online at www.theoceancountylibrary.org for registration.…

  • SHARE grants would save in the long term

    GUEST COLUMN BRIAN J. VALENTINO On the day of his inauguration, Gov. Chris Christie inherited a gaping $2 billion hole in the state’s budget and swiftly set about the people’s business in meeting our constitutional mandate guaranteeing a balanced budget. Shortly thereafter, he declared a State of Fiscal Emergency via Executive Order No. 14, effectively…

  • Fine mist water nozzle wins award in contest

    All eyes are on the winner of this year’s Hot Technology Contest. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division engineer Joe Wolfe, from Navy Lakehurst, was recently selected as the Navy’s winner in the 2010 Hot Technology contest for developing a fine mist water nozzle that dramatically improves the ability to extinguish fires in small contained…

  • V.A. counseling center to open in Lakewood

    With more than 42 percent of National Guard troops and reservists returning from duty in the Middle East in need of some mental health treatment, the Ocean County Board of Freeholders praised the pending opening of a Veterans Affairs counseling center in Lakewood. “I commend the Department of Veterans Affairs for recognizing the need for…

  • Civil War comes to park

    The Historic Village at Allaire will time travel for its first Civil War encampment. New Jersey Union regiments will camp out in the village’s show fields on April 10-11. Guests will be able to meet Union soldiers, shop at period stores and experience encampment life. This event will be a noncombatant Civil War living history…

  • New Egypt Day brings family fun

    PLUMSTED — Main Street New Egypt and Plumsted Township are inviting the public to attend the annual New Egypt Day festival slated for May 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The old-fashioned street fair will feature an afternoon of live music, food, rides, games and activities. Festivities will be split between Oakford Lake Park…

  • Legislators seek investigation into closing of bridal shop

    Monmouth County’s 12th District legislators are calling upon New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow and Acting Director of Consumer Affairs Sharon M. Joyce to investigate the possibility of consumer fraud against the owner of Enzo’s Bridal, Route 9, Manalapan, which suddenly closed two weeks ago while still processing orders. Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon…

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