• Vans Warped Tour strikes the right chord with fans

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Thousands of music lovers packed the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel for the 2015 Vans Warped Tour on June 19. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF Thousands braved the grueling heat and heavy traffic to see their favorite bands play an all day festival at the PNC Bank Arts Center. The…

  • County genealogy society assists with lineage links

    REGIONAL INTEREST By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer For many families, summer is the time for reunions and gatherings that bring generations together. It is a time to reflect on the ties that bind a family. Those ties, or roots, make up a family’s genealogy. “Genealogy is much more than just names and dates of your…

  • Park service in talks on leases for six Fort Hancock buildings

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Negotiations and talks are underway with two potential lessees through the pilot phase of the National Park Service’s redevelopment of Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County. Gateway National Recreation Area officials have not named the potential lessees. John Warren, the external affairs officer for the Gateway National…

  • Gilpin shoots hole-in-one at fundraiser

    Joe Gilpin displays the golf ball he used to shoot a hole-in-one while playing in the Band Aid Open at the Hollywood Golf Club, Deal. A beautiful day at the Hollywood Golf Club in Deal set the stage for the CentraState Healthcare Foundation Band Aid Open golf outing, held June 9. On his first shot…

  • United Way will ‘Stuff the Bus’

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer The United Way of Monmouth County will hold a “Stuff the Bus” campaign in August and the goal is to send Monmouth County children back to school equipped with all the supplies they need for a new academic year. Kaarina Romero, the volunteer center manager for the United Way of…

  • Day camp will focus on Italian culture

    MARLBORO — The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will hold an Italian enrichment summer camp in Marlboro. The camp will be held at the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, from Aug. 3- 14. The camp will run Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will accept children between the ages…

  • Two indoor gun ranges will be built in Monroe

    REGIONAL INTEREST By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer MONROE – Two indoor gun ranges are in the process of being built in Monroe Township. One of the new facilities will also sell firearms. The owners of both facilities — the Union Hill Gun Club and Recoil N.J. — have received the required municipal approvals to proceed…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, has named the following students to the dean’s list for the 2015 spring semester: from Colts Neck: Elizabeth Mirasola; from Freehold: Jake Boshnick, Alexis Corralizza and Samantha Gross; from Manalapan: Philip Cenatiempo, Ted Giovanniello, Andrea Minken, Christen Nelson and Melissa Podias; from Marlboro: Stephen Barnitz, Nicolette Fino, Matthew Lorenzetti, Michael Monaco,…

  • Consultant will develop master plan

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $65,000. The ordinance was adopted at the council’s June 22 meeting. A subsequent resolution was passed which authorizes the council to borrow $65,000 and to issue emergency notes in order to hire a…

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