• Public encouraged to support Heart Association event

    As a local cardiologist and resident here at the Jersey Shore, it never ceases to amaze me with the talent, dedication and passion that Monmouth and Ocean county residents and businesses have to helping both our local community and our nation. I have the distinct honor as executive director of the American Heart Association Have…

  • County counsel explains issues surrounding COPS grant

    In view of the recent letters that have been written regarding the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office making an application for a federal Community Oriented Police (COPS) grant, it is important to provide a factual and accurate statement of what has taken place. The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, at its April 7 meeting, approved a…

  • Local letter carriers appreciate support for annual food drive

    On behalf of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 924, I would like to extend gratitude to all the patrons of the Freehold and Marlboro post offices who participated in the annual NALC National Food Drive on May 9. This has become the nation’s largest one-day food drive, collecting a record 73 million pounds…

  • Rep. Rush Holt is working to benefit his constituents

    I could not disagree more with Paul Schlaflin’s comments about immigration and his characterization of Rep. Rush Holt, D- 12th District, ("Constituent Says Holt’s Views Are Off-Base," News Transcript, May 13). The bill he finds objectionable, the Child Citizen Protection Act, would simply revert federal law to how it existed pre-1996, giving immigration judges who…

  • Trading residents’ safety for leaf collection

    It is an overused cliché to claim that the founding fathers of our great country would be turning over in their graves with the result of their creation. In fact some would claim they rest comfortably knowing that America is an evolving set of ideas and it survives and grows because of that very concept.…

  • He’s got a very good excuse for being late

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH The cell-phone era has introduced a whole new way of tracking and communicating with our children. While my poor mother used to pop tablets of St. John’s Wort and stare out the window with worry, I can verify the location and activities of my children with a simple…

  • To escape, just step out of the last two centuries

    Coda Coda • GREG BEAN I guess nearly everyone has a side of their life that they tend to keep private because they think nobody would understand. I know I do, and for more than 30 years of writing columns, I’ve never written about it. I guess it’s time.   Fact is, I’m a historical…

  • Business Briefs

    Envision Permanent Makeup by Sandy, 500 Route 33, Millstone Township, is now available by Sandy Marinko. The studio is dedicated to the application of tattooed makeup including eyebrows, eyeliner, lip color and beauty marks. The procedure can be helpful in camouflaging scars or for postmastectomy recoloration. Marinko is the former owner of The Salon at…

  • Edison Arts Society to host gala concert

    The Edison Arts Society will present its 10th anniversary Gala Concert of Celebration at 7:30 p.m. May 29, at the Middlesex County College Performing Arts Center, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. The concert will feature the Edison Symphony Orchestra with Judith Morse, conductor, and Angelo Orlando, guest conductor. “Mixed Company Quartet,” an a cappella group, will…

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