• State commission aims to cut red tape

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Civil service regulations and interlocal agreements were some concerns voiced during the second of three public hearings about simplifying state government at Brookdale Community College in the Lincroft section of Middletown on March 9. The Red Tape Review Commission, a bipartisan effort led by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, listened to…

  • 180 Turning Lives Around seeks volunteers for victim advocacy

    Beginning in April, 180 Turning Lives Around, a private nonprofit organization dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual violence, will be conducting a training course for domestic violence response team (DVRT) volunteers. Applications are currently being accepted for the program, and interviews will begin shortly. The volunteer advocates with 180’s DVRT program are civilian members…

  • On Campus

    Rowan University, Glassboro, has awarded dean’s list honors for the fall semester to the following local residents: Kristie L. Butler, Kimberley L. Welle, Thomas K. Barkley, Matthew J. Patterson, Amanda E. Moffat and Carley E. Welsh, all of Allentown; Lauren M. Nazzro and William R. McNally, of the Cram Ridge section of Upper Freehold; and…

  • Jacob Landau’s ‘Holocaust Suite’ exhibited in April

    ROOSEVELT — The late Jacob Landau’s set of lithographic prints known as “The Holocaust Suite” will be exhibited at Monmouth University. Commissioned by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the seven lithographs were published in Albert Friedlander’s collection of Holocaust writings “Out of the Whirlwind” in 1968, according to the Jacob Landau Institute of Roosevelt.…

  • Awww, alpacas

    A couple of alpacas enjoy a snack during the Eastern Alliance Alpaca Show on March 13 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Professional riders make contribution to Horse Park

    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Professional Riders Organization (PRO) will partner with the Horse Park of New Jersey to sponsor a part of the Jersey Fresh. The Jersey Fresh will be held over five days May 5-9 at the Horse Park. PRO will offer prize money in the three-star division of the 2010 PRO Tour Event…

  • Nonprofit keeps pets safe for those in crisis

    Anew nonprofit organization is offering a first-of-its-kind long-term boarding option for families facing foreclosure, eviction or other hardships that temporarily disrupt their ability to keep or care for pets. Seer Farms keeps families whole by offering sanctuary to pets displaced due to a crisis such as foreclosure, eviction, military deployment, domestic violence, catastrophic illness, flood…

  • Jonathan Shahn exhibit to feature film premiere

    Roosevelt Arts Project sponsors show at Roosevelt factory March 20 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Above: Roosevelt artist Jonathan Shahn reveals one of his latest woodcarvings at his factory studio. Below: Self-portraits of Shahn await hanging for the March 20 exhibit at the Roosevelt factory. PHOTOS COURTESY OF DOREEN KIRCHNER ROOSEVELT — Jonathan Shahn revels…

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