• Stomp The Monster plans fun run

    Stomp The Monster, a charitable organization that provides financial and other support to cancer patients, their families and caregivers, will host its first Spooktacular Almost 4-Mile Fun Run on Oct. 24 at “Sea Watch” in Manasquan. This flat course starts off on the boardwalk for a mile of ocean views, makes its way through the…

  • Allentown tailgate party opens up to community

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Allentown High School Student Council is throwing a party. School administrators have invited the community to join them for a tailgate celebration. This first-time event for the community will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. tonight, Oct. 15, at the high school parking lot, 27 High St. “We…

  • Swatting calls net prison term

    A 22-year-old Connecticut man was sentenced to 366 days in federal prison as a result of his involvement in two swatting incidents in 2014 that led to evacuations at Allentown High School, Allentown, and St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel. On Oct. 6, Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall, sitting in New Haven, Conn.,…

  • A cappella singing distinguishes Liberty Oak Chorus

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer The ladies of the Liberty Oak Chorus are in harmony. Sharing a common bond for their love of a cappella singing in the barbershop style, the chorus performs a unique style of music. “A capella is very technical, very difficult,” said Katie Blackwood, master director of the Liberty Oak Chorus,…

  • Family fun featured at Color-A-Thon

    The Millstone Township K-8 School District PTO and PTSA are joining forces to host the first Color-A-Thon on Oct. 18 at the Millstone Township Middle School, 5 Dawson Court. Registration and pre-race activities will begin at 8 a.m. The Color-A-Thon race is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. The fundraiser is an exciting bonding experience,…

  • Ronald McDonald House provides the comforts of home

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Ronald McDonald shares a smile and some fun with children at a Ronald McDonald House, which provides a “home away from home” for families facing a child’s medical challenges. PHOTO COURTESY OF RONALD McDONALD HOUSE The hardships of family life — whether great or small — are usually ironed out…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Monmouth County Park System’s Historic Walnford, 62 Walnford Road, Upper Freehold Township, will present a program about historical headstones from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Admission and parking are free. Details: 732-842-4000, ext. 4245.  The Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township will meet on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at the…

  • PRINCETON: Councilwoman seeks answers on possible lead contamination at university student-housing complex

    PRINCETON: Councilwoman seeks answers on possible lead contamination at university student-housing complex

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A Princeton Councilwoman is pressing for answers about the extent of possible lead contamination at a graduate student-housing complex along Harrison Street that Princeton University is preparing to demolish on an accelerated basis. Councilwoman Jo S. Butler has raised the issue publicly and privately after having heard from a…

  • PRINCETON: Electing Irving and DiTosto will bring needed change to council

    Roland Foster Miller, Princeton Two Princeton Council candidates, Lynn Lu Irving and Kelly DiTosto have been friends since their sons played on the same lacrosse team at Princeton High School, so juggling careers and motherhood is second nature for them. Each is the mother of three children, five of whom have graduated from Princeton High…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community