• Childhood poverty on the rise, according to national report

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A report detailing levels of childhood poverty nationally and statewide found more children are growing up impoverished than were following the 2008 financial crisis. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the private charitable organization that released the annual Kids Count Data Book on July 21, concludes that while childhood poverty…

  • Did you know …

    Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in IFC’s “Documentary Now!” TYLER GOLDEN/IFC IFC is rewriting history with its new series, “Documentary Now!,” premiering on Thursday, August 20 at 10 p.m. Created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Seth Myers and starring Armisen and Hader, this new comedy series lovingly parodies some of the world’s best known…

  • Five radio disc jockeys who rocked our socks off

    By Lucie M. Winborne Wolfman Jack With so much music out there to listen to, it always helps to have a good navigator. Such is the radio disc jockey, or DJ. And through the decades, a few are remembered as the ones who introduced America to its greatest hits. The term “disc jockey” was coined…

  • Bike-riding camp in need of volunteers

    LINCROFT — Volunteers age 16 and older are needed for the five-day camp program, iCan Bike, which helps children with disabilities learn how to ride a two-wheel bicycle. Over 100 volunteers are needed to assist 40 children learn to independently ride a conventional bicycle. Volunteers will work with the same rider each day for 90…

  • Hazlet district promotes “21st-Century learning”

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HAZLET – The Hazlet Township School District will begin rolling out a new educational model in September, issuing each ninth- to twelfth-grade student Chromebooks to use for learning in class and at home. “Online and blended-learning transcends scheduling and geographical limitations and provides optimal resources for our students to…

  • Army’s 2nd Infantry Division reunion set

    The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who served in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division at any time for its 94th annual reunion. This year’s reunion is scheduled for Sept. 22-26 in San Antonio, Texas. For more information about the reunion, contact Bob Haynes, secretary/treasurer, at 224-225-1202 or [email protected]. For more information about…

  • Committee vote adds affordable units

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Council has approved the conversion of commercial spaces to affordable residential units, which will allow the completion of a stalled project. During the July 17 meeting, the council adopted an ordinance amending zoning in the B-1A zone that will allow the developer of a mixed-use project…

  • Volunteers needed to assist at blood drives

    New Jersey Blood Services — a division of New York Blood Center, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state — is in need of volunteers at blood drives. The blood-service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task is to assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen…

  • Shopping passes available at temple

    Macy’s will host its 10th annual “Shop for a Cause” charity-shopping event nationwide on Aug. 29, and the Women of Temple Shalom in Aberdeen have saving passes available for purchase. Savings passes are $5 and provide a 30 percent discount on regular, sale and clearance merchandise. The passes also offer a 25 percent discount on…

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