• Holmdel squad thanks public for generosity, support

    As a longtime member and officer of the Holmdel First Aid Squad, I was humbled by the outpouring of generosity and support for our recent fundraiser, the bi-annual garage sale. Holmdel residents supplied many quality items for the sale with all proceeds being earmarked for the squad. This year, we financed the purchase of a…

  • Committee should accept responsibility

    Recently, Middletown Committeeman Sean Byrnes suggested creating a finance committee to study the township budget. His rationale was that not all of the township committee members had the time to devote to it, so a finance committee of two members would be tasked with working on the budget and reporting back to the others. Mayor…

  • Squad’s 75th anniversary party a huge success

    Iwould like to give a huge thank you to all who attended the 75th anniversary party for the Matawan First Aid and Rescue Squad First off, thank you to the members and the nonmembers for the hard work they put in over the last few months. That helped us get to this day. A very…

  • Photo

    On June 21, the Oak Hill Players, a percussion ensemble at Oak Hill Academy in Lincroft made up of 15 students in grades 5-8, performed on the stage of Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York. Under the direction of music teacher, Kelly Tyma, the ensemble was invited by Anchi Lin, the president…

  • One GOP friend would rather not talk politics

    Coda • GREG BEAN Iemailed my old writing buddy, Dave Simpson, a while back, crowing over the latest debacle in what used to be the national Republican Party, and he was less than amused. “I get so upset about this Fairness Doctrine thing that I think it may be better if we avoid discussing politics…

  • Business Briefs

    Debbie Mazella has joined the WJRZ radio family. Mazella will be the new disc jockey from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on WJRZ (100.1 FM), a Greater Media radio station. Mazella says she may have grown up in New York, but she has been addicted to playing ski ball on the boardwalks of the Jersey…

  • Freeholders urge support for southern VA hospital

    Ocean County freeholders are urging the Veterans Administration (VA) not to abandon a proposal that could result in a veterans hospital to better serve southern New Jersey. In a letter sent to retired U.S. Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Ocean County Freeholder Gerry P. Little urged the…

  • Effort under way to fund home for Jewish seniors

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A Red Bank resident who has been affiliated with the Workmen’s Circle since birth will lead the effort to raise money for the construction of a Jewish elder home in Freehold Township. According to a press release, Seena Stein, principal of Newmark Knight Frank’s office in New Jersey, said her lifetime commitment…

  • Website offers information regarding teenage drivers

    Anew website, NJteenDriving.com, will help increase awareness and educate parents about the risks associated with teen driving. The website was developed by the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey upon recognizing that an informed parent plays a key role in keeping teens and young adults safe on New Jersey’s roads. According to a press release…

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