• Safety tips for surviving the summer heat

    To some, summer is the most enjoyable time of year, marked by shorter hours at the office and family vacations. For kids, summer is a time when homework is set aside in favor of rest and relaxation. As enjoyable as summer can be, there are many people who, come the end of August, are glad…

  • Understanding sun poisoning

    A trip to the beach is an enjoyable way to spend a day.With warm waves lapping at your feet and a good book to enjoy, hours relaxing at the seaside tend to pass by quite quickly.While such days are often comfortable and relaxing, if you aren’t careful, you may be putting yourself at risk of…

  • Mayor: Open house was not best format

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Several weeks after New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) executives announced changes to the proposed Southern Reliability Link pipeline, Plumsted officials are criticizing the utility for what they claim is a lack of transparency. In an email to residents, Mayor Jack Trotta said a recent NJNG open house was…

  • Health systems will pay for Narcan overdose kits

    By REBECCA CHENG Staff Writer Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announces that hospitals in Monmouth and Ocean counties will replenish the overdose antidote Narcan at no cost to law enforcement agencies. REBECCA CHENG/STAFF Hospitals in Monmouth and Ocean counties are joining forces with their respective county prosecutors to combat the heroin and opiate overdose…

  • Hope Chapel Road to be repaved

    Work should begin this fall on the reconstruction of Hope Chapel Road from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Route 527 in Manchester and Jackson townships, according to a press release from the Ocean County Board of Freeholders. The project will include the reconstruction and overlay of approximately 2.5 miles of Route 547 (Hope Chapel Road). “The…

  • ‘Rockin’ Fireworks’ set for July 11

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Additional donations from several local businesses mean an Independence Day fireworks display will last longer in Plumsted this year. The “Rockin’ Fireworks” event, sponsored by the Plumsted Business and Merchants Association (PBMA), will feature a 20-minute fireworks display that will light up the night sky with an even…

  • Salvatore A. Amato

    Mr. Salvatore Amato passed away July 1, 2015, at the J.F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he had resided in Freehold for the past 18 years. He was a communicant of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold, and a proud United States Air Force World War II veteran. Mr. Amato…

  • Oceanfest

    PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Thousands turned out to celebrate Independence Day at the 25th Annual OceanFest held along the oceanfront Promenade in Long Branch. Among the attractions that drew crowds to the family friendly festival were professional sand sculptures, live musical performances, children’s activities and entertainment, an Afro-Caribbean music and dance festival, crafts and delicious…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Pennsylvania State University has named the following students to the dean’s list for the 2015 spring semester: University Park campus, State College, Pennsylvania: from Jackson: Alexandra V. Aldarelli, Matthew Brewer, Brittany J. McAllister, Yahna Z. McPherson and Alison K. Rausa; from New Egypt: Gianna M. Andreula, James P. Baldwin and Mackayla R. Probasco; and from…

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