• Yvonne Yaar, Glass

    The Monmouth Museum is beginning the third season of its New Jersey Emerging Artists Series in the Nilson Gallery with an exhibition of works in glass by artist Yvonne Yaar. “Switchboard Without an Operator” Yaar is especially interested in the medium of glass, intrigued by its transparency, color and light-reflecting qualities. She creates both glass…

  • Effort will give veterans proper burial

    Every American veteran deserves a proper burial when the time comes. Proper burial, for a veteran, includes military honors by a uniformed honor guard. Unfortunately, the time has come and gone for more than 900 remains of previously cremated veterans from all branches of service in New Jersey. They are veterans whose remains have not…

  • Green teams tackle climate warming

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Green Team members from more than 20 municipalities gathered at the Monmouth County agricultural building in Freehold Township on March 21 to listen to speakers discuss ways to reduce energy costs, decrease greenhouse emissions and create a climate plan for their towns. Monmouth County Freeholder Director Barbara J. McMorrow welcomed the…

  • Yvonne Yaar, Glass

    The Monmouth Museum is beginning the third season of its New Jersey Emerging Artists Series in the Nilson Gallery with an exhibition of works in glass by artist Yvonne Yaar. “Yellow Cityscape” Yaar is especially interested in the medium of glass, intrigued by its transparency, color and light-reflecting qualities. She creates both glass jewelry and…

  • Hot meals delivered

    Allentown and Upper Freehold residents over the age of 60 can have hot meals delivered to their homes. The borough and the township share a Meals on Wheels program to help seniors who need assistance preparing food at home. Participants receive a hot meal, as well as cereal, fruit, juice and milk, in mid-morning deliveries…

  • Dems choose Byrnes for freeholder run

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The Monmouth County Democrats, in control of the Board of Chosen Freeholders for the first time in 23 years, have selected Middletown Committeeman Sean Byrnes to keep control of the county. Byrnes’ name will be on the Democratic ticket in June’s primary election for the open seat on the county…

  • Colonel to take command of new U.S. Joint Base

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Col. Gina Grosso WRIGHTSTOWN — The first steps have been taken toward making Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst a reality. “As of March 3, Col. Gina Grosso has taken command of the 87th Air Base Wing at what will be officially called, effective Oct. 1, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lake-hurst,” said 87th Air Base…

  • Families create safe social networking site for kids

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Parents worried about their children’s use of unregulated websites like MySpace and Facebook can now present kids with a safe alternative for online social networking. Two Millstone couples have collaborated to create www.jerzeytalk.com, a social network for computer users ages 7 to adult. Once registered for the website,…

  • Preservation incentive considered

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township aims to encourage more land preservation. An ordinance that would allow property owners to subdivide a portion of their lot when preserved through the New Jersey Farmland Preservation Program (NJFP) was introduced at the April 2 Township Committee meeting. The ordinance would amend the township’s…

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