• MU Performing Arts Series to spotlight Celtic culture

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University’s Performing Arts Series at Pollak Theatre runs the gamut from Celtic culture to Woodstock this season. Highlights include Grammy winners Los Lonely Boys, Melissa Manchester and Suzanne Vega, and a nostalgic 1940’s revue and Woodstock icon Richie Havens. This season will spotlight the Celtic culture with performances by Cherish…

  • County seeks comment on Rte. 35 jughandle

    Project calls for taking 1.2 acres of county park BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Officials with the Monmouth County Parks System are seeking the public’s input on a proposal to use 1.2 acres of the county’s Weltz Park for the construction of a jughandle near Route 35 and Armstrong Boulevard in the…

  • Assessors will be at work in Eatontown in coming weeks

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Eatontown officials are advising residents not to be alarmed should they see individuals taking photos of properties in the borough in the coming weeks. According to Business Administrator George Jackson, representatives with the West New York-based Realty Appraisal Co. will be performing reassessments of borough properties in accordance…

  • Disaster drill preps first responders for emergencies

    County OEM coordinates mock response to storm, flood BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Oceanport residents woke up Saturday morning to the sound of a medivac helicopter circling the Wolf Hill Park and the sight of various emergency personnel vehicles coming into the park for an early morning drill. KATHY CHANG Members of local Scout groups…

  • Harvest House Tour in M.B. Oct. 4

    MONMOUTH BEACH — Five Monmouth Beach homes will be featured on a house tour to take place from 1:30-5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4. Altar Rosary Society of The Church of the Precious Blood in Monmouth Beach will present the event. A boutique will be held at borough hall in conjunction with the house tour.…

  • John W. “Bill” Houschild Jr.

    Mr. Houschild, 86, of Oceanport, died Sept. 15, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. He was employed at Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, for 10 years, retiring in 1988. Prior to that, he was an electronics technician at Fort Monmouth for 30 years. Mr. Houschild had resided in West Long Branch before…

  • Strut Your Mutt Doggie Costume Parade Oct. 18 at Thompson Park

    Friends of the Monmouth County Parks and Garden State Veterinary Specialists, Tinton Falls, will host the sixth annual Strut Your Mutt Doggie Costume Parade and Pet Fair 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during Thompson Park Day on Oct. 18. The events will be held at the offleash dog area in the Monmouth County Park System’s…

  • Harold F. “Gal” Gallagher

    Mr. Gallagher, 88, of Ocean Township died Sept. 15, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, following a brief illness. He was employed at Day’s Realty, Manahawkin, retiring in 1983. Mr. Gallagher is survived by his wife of 68 years, Rita; and two daughters and one son-in-law, Barbara Gallagher of Los Angeles, and Laurajane…

  • Rita Jackamets

    Mrs. Jackamets, 93, of Howell, died Sept. 22, 2009, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Russia, she came to the U.S. in 1949, settling in New York City. Mrs. Jackamets moved to Lakewood in 1960 and then to Howell in 2008. She retired as a nurse from Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Prior to that,…

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