• Monmouth Festival of the Arts March 28

    Nocturnal Archways” by Sanford Cook TINTON FALLS — The 39th annual Monmouth Festival of the Arts, one of the region’s largest juried art shows, will open on Saturday, March 28, and run through Wednesday, April 1, at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave. in Tinton Falls. During these five days, the Monmouth Reform temple is…

  • Mid’town joins council exploring shared services

    Central Jersey council has more than 100 towns, special districts BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Middletown Township will join with municipalities in the Central Jersey area to explore shared services as a cost-cutting measure. The Township Committee passed a resolution on March 16 to join the Central Jersey Council of Governments (CJCOG), which was founded…

  • Confusion on county tax appeal deadline

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN — Borough residents received notification cards, courtesy of the county, informing them of the deadline for tax appeals, but the language seemed to have confused many residents. “The card read that the deadline for tax appeals is May 1 but in actuality it is April 1,” said Councilman…

  • Suspect arrested in gas station robbery attempt

    ABERDEEN — An unsuccessful attempt to rob a gas station in town ended with the burglary suspect trying to hide under a parked car and later in police custody, according to township police. According to a press release from the Aberdeen Township Police Department, at approximately 4 p.m. on March 18, Leland Washington, 48, of…

  • Freeholders back bill to abolish COAH

    Assembly members in 11th, 12th and 13th districts also support bill BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has joined a growing chorus of state and local lawmakers who are seeking extensive changes to the way affordable housing is handled in the state. During its March 11 meeting in Freehold,…

  • Mason named county OEM coordinator

    Former Hazlet detective, OEM head, named to county spot BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — Glenn Mason has worn many hats around town and will now be wearing a bigger one on the county level. By a 3-2 vote that went down party lines, Mason was named the new Monmouth County Office of Emergency…

  • Boat builders during WWII topic of talk

    MONMOUTH BEACH — Bob O’Brien, president of the New Jersey Museum of Boating in Bay Head, will present an illustrated history of local boat builders during WWII and their craft. “The History of Boatbuilding during WWII on the Jersey Coast” will be presented 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128…

  • Historical society to auction items, offer appraisals

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Residents will have the opportunity to have their household treasures appraised and to donate antique items to the township Historical Society’s upcoming “Antiques: Appraisals and Auction” event. To help raise funds to restore the old St. Catharine’s Church building on Stillwell Road, the Historical Society is hosting…

  • ‘Glocca Morra by the Bay’

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from top: Tim Regan, former Keyport fire chief, served as grand marshal for the borough’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 21. The Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch marched along Front Street. Murphy Dollear, Keyport, showed his Celtic spirit. Nicole McWalters, Middletown, toots a horn as the…

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