• N.J. needs people like Greenstein, DeAngelo

    Iam proud to support Democrat Assembly members Linda Greenstein and Wayne DeAngelo for re-election in November. Linda Greenstein is an intelligent, reform-minded leader. She has sponsored nearly every anticorruption bill that has come out of the Legislature, even when comprehensive reform was unpopular within her own party. She worked in a bipartisan manner to advance…

  • Health fair in North Brunswick Oct. 6

    Anthem Institute, 651 Route 1 south, North Brunswick, will host a health fair for individuals living in the Brunswick area 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 6. The free event will feature vendors, vision screenings from Eye Care Associates, blood pressure screenings, stress relief chair massages, a Heimlich maneuver workshop, exercise and wellness tips from LA Fitness,…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Bindi Patel, 17, of South Brunswick, dances joyously during the fifth annual celebration of Navratri, the Hindu festival of lights, at South Brunswick High School on Friday.

  • NOTESAround Town

    M.B. Scarecrow Festival set for Oct. 3 MONMOUTH BEACH — Scarecrows have been sighted in the borough in advance of the third annual Scarecrow Festival to be held from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, in front of borough hall. The winners of the different categories of the annual scarecrow contest will be announced during…

  • Surfside Food Drive collects 2 tons of food

    Members of the Deal Casino helped to support the Surfside Food Drive sponsored by Move for Hunger. Members of 16 local beach clubs donated close to 2 tons of food to help feed the hungry. On Labor Day, Move for Hunger’s Surfside Food Drive produced nearly 2 tons of food for local families in need.…

  • Kevork Hovanian, founder of R.B. homebuilder, dies

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Kevork S. Hovnanian RED BANK — Kevork S. Hovnanian, founder and chairman of the borough-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., died Sept. 24 at New York Presbyterian Hospital at the age of 86. Hovnanian, of Rumson, founded the small family-run company in 1959, and Hovnanian Enterprises grew to become New Jersey’s…

  • CBA students, alumni celebrate 50-year mark

    Grounds may be different, but spirit the same, grads say BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Members of Christian Brothers Academy’s freshman class trotted into McKay Gym last week after completing the Heath Run, the traditional freshman race across campus. The run is named after longtime coach Tom Heath. Once inside, homerooms competed in…

  • In the Service

    Army National Guard Sgt. Damon D. Bowles has returned to Sea Girt, N.J., after being deployed to an overseas forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bowles, a water purification and distribution supply specialist with five years’ military service, is assigned to the 154th Quartermaster Company. A 1996 graduate of Monmouth Regional High…

  • Great Depression is theme for Archives Day at library

    Monmouth County in the Great Depression is an exhibit that will be on display at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan, for the month of October. The display is part of this year’s Archives and History Day, which will be held at the library headquarters on Oct. 10. The keynote speaker will be…

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