• Help is available for victims of violence

    All of us at 180 Turning Lives Around Inc. are saddened by the recent death of Tamara Seidle, mother of nine children, reportedly well-known and well-liked throughout the community. There is no disputing the fact that gunshots fired by her exspouse, Neptune Police Sgt. Philip Seidle, were the cause of her death and that this…

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    MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Sign of the season at the Quaker Inn, Ocean Grove, on a beautiful and busy June 28.

  • Library has summer reading programs

    The Middletown Township Public Library is offering summer reading programs for young children and teens at 55 New Monmouth Road. Registration begins July 6. Participants can log their minutes online and earn prizes for reading books, magazines, articles and school-required items. For more information, call 732-671- 3700, ext. 340 or register at www.mtpl.org.

  • Scholarship winners announced in Hazlet

    Three Hazlet residents were announced as the winners of the Hazlet Business Owners Association’s 2015 Scholarship Program. The first-place winner was Morgan Dickens, who was awarded $1,000. Secondplace winner Bryan Rothman and thirdplace winner Patrick Auld were each awarded $500. All three attend Raritan High School. The scholarship program is open to any Hazlet resident…

  • Development of senior housing begins

    ABERDEEN — The 14-acre former South River Metals Corporation site on Church Street in Aberdeen has been vacant for many years, but that is about to change. Township officials have announced that RPM Development Group will soon break ground for a three-building affordable housing development that will include rental units for seniors and people of…

  • Winning

    More than 2,000 people attended the Win & Wine Weekend/Chocolate Festival at Monmouth Park on June 27 and 28. Attendees sampled wine from local wineries and desserts from area vendors. The event was sponsored by Greater Media Newspapers. Bottom left: Michael and Dawn Russell of Staten Island are ready for wine tasting. Bottom right: Alexis…

  • Keyport planners name area in need of redevelopment

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Keyport Borough Council will create a redevelopment plan to address several properties along West Front Street, including a portion of Brown’s Point Marina. The borough Planning Board unanimously approved designating the area “in need of redevelopment” at a June 25 meeting, which means the borough has more control…

  • Sign language could fill graduation requirement

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Parlin Gressitt, left, practices signing with Phoebe Gartside during an American Sign Language (ASL) program at the Middletown Township Public Library on June 27. If passed, a proposed bill could make ASL a world language option for high school students. SCOTT FRIEDMAN High school students in New Jersey may…

  • Monmouth County Chapter of WCR hosts successful Bras for a Cause event

    The Monmouth County Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) hosted a fun-filled event at Buona Sera Palazzo in Ocean Township on May 7, “Bras for a Cause,” to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The event raised $21,515.00. “The Monmouth County Chapter of WCR partnered with the American Cancer Society to help…

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