• Brick man pleads guilty, admits to 6 bank heists

    ABrick Township man pleaded guilty on June 3 to committing a series of six bank robberies on consecutive Thursdays in Ocean, Middlesex and Monmouth counties, acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra Jr. announced. Peter A. Bielecke, 41, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton to one count of bank robbery. Pisano…

  • Prescription bus makes stop to offer assistance

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Help arrived in Jackson on June 16 for people who are finding it difficult to cover the cost of their medication and COBRA payments, or are totally uninsured. The Help Is Here Express, also known as the prescription bus, made a stop at the Jackson library. Jackson Township…

  • Kidz-4-Kidz expands to Monmouth County

    At the age of 3, Ashley Lauren Vermeulen of Brick Township was diagnosed with Wilms tumor (kidney cancer). Vermeulen is now 21 years old and studying dance in college, and the cancer survivor uses her talent to give back to the community. Vermeulen co-founded Kidz-4-Kidz, a group that uses dance and theatrical performance to raise…

  • Rotary Club donation finds its way overseas

    JACKSON — For members of the Jackson Rotary Club, knowing that the organization raised more than $22,000 for members of the military and their families feels pretty good. But actually seeing the fruits of their effort as they are about to be shipped overseas to the men and women who need them is even more…

  • Two locals among canoe/kayak winners

    The Monmouth County Park System held its 39th Manasquan River Canoe and Kayak Race on May 9. Eighty paddlers participated in solo, team and senior race categories. The winners are as follows: Bill Bryan, Jackson, was among the winners in the mixed solo canoe category. He completed the course in 1:02:47. Mixed Senior Tandem Canoe:…

  • THE MORAL OF THE STORY – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  THE MORAL OF THE STORY By Gloria Averbuch  Athletes and coaches have a lot to offer us. I learned this last night as I sat among the crowd at a Sky Blue FC game and listened to Head Coach Kelly Lindsey give what was billed as a coach’s "chalk talk." This…

  • Donations to fund fireworks

    PLUMSTED — Private fundraising, with major donations from the New Egypt Agway and Blacey’s Auto Parts, have made it possible for Plumsted to continue its tradition of an Independence Day fireworks display, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. Faced with cuts in state aid, the Township Committee adopted a budget with no tax dollars appropriated for…

  • Howell reps will meet COAH objectors

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has appointed four individuals to serve on Howell’s affordable housing mediation team and to meet with representatives of four entities that have filed objections with the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to an affordable housing plan Howell officials submitted to the state in…

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    Courtney Mastrola, 13, of Howell, rides a wave with Coast Guard rescue swimmer Jon Kline during the Best Day Foundation’s “Best Day at the Beach” event of surfing and body boarding at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch on June 14. The Best Day New Jersey events are free for youngsters with autism, Down syndrome,…

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