• Park System to host Plant Swap Sept. 26

    The Monmouth County Park System will host its Great Fall Perennial Plant Swap from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Deep Cut Gardens, 152 Red Hill Road, Middletown. To allow for plant inspections as per New Jersey Department of Agriculture regulations, plant drop-off will be held between 8:30-10 a.m. Plants may be selected and taken…

  • Police host drug take-back Sept. 26

    The Hazlet Township Police Department will participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 in the lobby of police department headquarters at 255 Middle Road. The program offers a safe way for residents to dispose of unwanted prescriptions and medications.

  • Residents invited to Latino Festival

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Latin American culture will be on display for all to enjoy on Oct. 3 when the Latino Festival of Monmouth County celebrates its 11th anniversary. Rain date is Oct 4. The Latino Festival coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month which runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The festival will take…

  • Squad seeks funds to make building storm-ready

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HAZLET – Local officials are looking to secure funding that would help in making improvements to the first aid building on Maple Drive. Stephen Schmidt, chief of the Hazlet Township First Aid and Rescue Squad, said on Sept. 18 that there are several issues with the building the squad…

  • Art workshops offered for people with memory loss

    TINTON FALLS — The Monmouth County Park System is offering an art workshop for people with mild memory loss and reduced physical dexterity. The workshop will be held at the Fort Monmouth Recreation Center in Tinton Falls and will be facilitated by certified art teacher Karen Starrett, who has designed workshop projects to engage participants…

  • Aberdeen Day set for Sept. 25, 26

    ABERDEEN — Mayor Fred Tagliarini and the Aberdeen Township Council have announced that Aberdeen Day 2015, the township’s annual townwide celebration, will begin on the evening of Sept. 25 with a free family movie followed by free events on Sept. 26, including a circus and wildlife shows. The Disney film, “Enchanted,” will be screened at…

  • Increase funding for housing vouchers

    For thousands of New Jerseyans with mental illness and other disabilities, housing choice vouchers are a lifeline that helps them live in safe, independent homes and avoid homelessness. Housing vouchers provide rental assistance for affordable permanent housing, a steppingstone that makes it possible for people to rebuild their lives and work toward recovery. Many of…

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    Duncan, a Cairn terrier, joins the mum shopping fun in a wagon at Kaczor’s Mum Farm, Cream Ridge, on a hot September afternoon. RAY CHISTE

  • HUD, FEMA deliver reprieve to Sandy homeowners

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would not seek the repayment of Sandy grant funds that duplicate homeowners’ revised insurance payments up to $20,000 as a result of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) review process. In addition, the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

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