• Senate commended for passing Serve America Act

    On behalf of our 1.4 million members in the Garden State, AARP New Jersey applauds the Senate for passing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. New Jerseyans should know that both Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez voted in favor of the bill. The bill will strengthen and expand civic engagement and volunteer opportunities…

  • Volunteer deserved, did not receive, thanks and praise

    I’m thankful that I have the opportunity to be referred to as an active, involved senior citizen in Sayreville, the community where I have spent my entire life. So once again I feel a moral obligation to exercise my opinion on volunteerism and political-leadership qualities. As far back as I can recall, I sat and…

  • Deal with cat problem in humane fashion

    Whether you love cats or hate cats, it does not matter. I want to propose a solution to the feral-cat population concern in Old Bridge. A feral cat is not socialized to people. Feral cats originate from lost or abandoned house cats and have grown wild or “feral” and shy away from people. Left unmanaged…

  • Lawmakers finally show a bit of common sense

    Coda • GREG BEAN My father died a hard death from lung cancer in 1983. From the first diagnosis, about six months before he passed, there was never any real hope, since his type of cancer is nearly always fatal. Still, he tried to beat it with ever-more aggressive chemotherapy treatments that took his hair…

  • NOTES

    The friends at Luther Memorial Preschool, Tinton Falls, celebrated Earth Day with a week-long recycling event April 27-May 1. There were stories, songs and puppet shows. Each child was asked to bring in items that could be recycled, and each class created a piece of artwork from those items. One class made an airport, another…

  • Former attorney pleads guilty to misapplying funds

    Aformer Red Bank attorney has pleaded guilty to mishandling clients’ funds involving real estate transactions. According to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Gary Edelson, formerly of Red Bank, appeared in Monmouth County Superior Court on May 11 to plead guilty to the crime of second-degree misapplication of entrusted property. The charge resulted from an investigation…

  • Fair games

    Far left: Ellyana Perosi of Rumson takes a ride on the carousel at the Firemen’s Fair in Sea Bright on May 14. Left: Murphy McCarthy helps his mom, Marie McCarthy, catapult a frog into the bog at the fair, which featured games of chance, rides for adults and children, music and carnival fare. PHOTOS BY…

  • Love INC marks 15-year anniversary

    EATONTOWN — What began as one woman’s desire to spread a little holiday cheer to a needy family at Christmastime has grown into a multifaceted social service organization that celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Love in the Name of Christ (Love INC), a faith-based nonprofit that serves Monmouth County residents through a number of…

  • Community projects planned for summertime

    RED BANK — Twelfth District legislators, along with Mayor Pasquale Menna and the Red Bank Borough Council, are planning a community effort to improve key areas in the borough. A plan is being developed that may include painting over graffiti in some of the worst hit areas and cleaning parks and waterfront areas. Red Bank…

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