• In the Service

    Marine Corps Reserve Lance Cpl. Cathleen R. Barsallo has completed the Marine Corps Enlisted Warehouse Basic Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C. A 2006 graduate of Holmdel High School, she is the daughter of Carmen I. Nieves of Holmdel and Ricardo Barsallo of Long Branch. Army National Guard Spec. Young B. Chun is returning to the…

  • ‘Stone Soup’

    Above: Robert Rivera, Robyn Corujo and Megan MacKenzie Lawrence perform in the Pushcart Players’ production of ‘Stone Soup and Other Stories.’ Right: Oscar Castillo and Mackenzie perform for the audience of children and families at the Barn at Thompson Park in the Lincroft section of Middletown.

  • Helping people get ‘behind the wheel and on their feet’

    Car donation program helps workers hold down a job BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — It’s a fact of life in many New Jersey towns: people who do not have access to a car and who do not live near public transportation may find their employment opportunities severely limited. To address this…

  • Wilderness hike supports services for abuse victims

    HOLMDEL — A local resident will be hiking to support advocacy for battered women in the New England area in an upcoming wilderness trek through New Hampshire. Resident Eileen Guzmich and 60 other women will participate in the Wilderness Heals hike to raise funds for the women and families receiving services for domestic violence, mental…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Al Walker, Eatontown, relaxes on the porch of the newly rebuilt Thompson Park Visitor Center July 12.

  • Fugitive Hazlet man indicted for assault

    AMonmouth County grand jury indicted a fugitive Hazlet Township man for allegedly recruiting someone to burn down a Holmdel Salvatore Viscusi Jr. Police are searching for Salvatore Viscusi Jr., 55, formerly of Poole Avenue. The grand jury indicted him July 8 on charges of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree attempted retaliation against a witness or informant,…

  • A sunny option for reuse of former Bell Labs site

    Resident pitches benefits of solar farm to twp. BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Amid the myriad ideas for reuses of the former Bell Labs site on Crawfords Corner Road, one resident has a sunny suggestion. “There seems to be a very strong trend nationwide for solar farms,” said Holmdel resident Leo Slobodin,…

  • Learn old-time crafts

    OCEAN GROVE — The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will present a variety of craft workshops throughout the summer in the pastoral gardens of Centennial Cottage. The two-hour workshops will focus on crafts popular in the early days of Ocean Grove and are being offered at minimal cost. Except as noted, sessions run from 10:30…

  • Aberdeen police seek suspects in assault

    Police sketches of two of the suspects ABERDEEN — Township police are investigating the July 1 robbery and aggravated assault of a township resident. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 1, three male subjects approached a 29-yearold township resident while he was fishing off the seawall in the area of Beach Drive and demanded money…

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