• Milk man

    FRANK GALIPO Alex Hinlickity of Middletown sells ice cream from his family’s truck at the Red Bank Art and Craft Fair on Broad Street in Red Bank on April 12.

  • Local nonprofits recognized with New Jersey Heroes grants

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Above: Bridge of Books Foundation Executive Director Abby Daly, left, will provide more books to at-risk children with a $3,500 New Jersey Heroes grant. Right: Breast Intentions founders and New Jersey Heroes Mike Ruane and Erika Rech, second and fourth from left, will use a $2,769 grant from first…

  • Museum sets program on Operation Babylift

    The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation (NJVVMF) will host a free program honoring the 40th anniversary of Operation Babylift from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25 at the Vietnam Era Museum at 1 Memorial Lane, Holmdel. Operation Babylift was a humanitarian effort that took place in April 1975, when over 2,547 babies, toddlers and children…

  • Teen quartet to perform benefit concert

    Four teenage musicians, under the direction of organist Miae Park, will perform several classical compositions at a benefit concert at 3 p.m. April 26 at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 112 Middletown Road, Holmdel. The hour-long concert is free and open to the public, but attendees are encouraged to make a freewill offering donation…

  • Volunteers will be honored in Aberdeen

    ABERDEEN — The Township Council is inviting township volunteers to the fourth annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony and Dessert Event at 7 p.m. April 23 at Aberdeen Town Hall. “Volunteers are the heart and soul of any community, and Aberdeen is a shining example of volunteerism at its finest,” Township Manager Holly Reycraft said in a…

  • Dentistry From The Heart event will treat 120 patients April 25 in Middletown office

    BACK TO BUSINESS Husband-and-wife team Dr. Allan Ruda and Dr. Beth DeAngelis have been a Monmouth County favorite for more than 27 years. But it’s not just their dental experience and gentle touch that has won the area over, it’s their commitment to the community. On April 25, Drs. Ruda and DeAngelis will host their…

  • Monmouth’s budget reaches $488 million

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Monmouth County property owners will pay a total of $4.53 million more in taxes to support the operation of the county in 2015. The impact of that increase on an individual commercial or residential property owner has not yet been determined by county finance professionals. The Monmouth County Board…

  • Beach cleanup report targets ocean pollution

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The “Dirty Dozen,” a poster of the top 12 types of debris littering beaches, was on display during an April 13 press conference on Sandy Hook held by Clean Ocean Action. KENNY WALTER/STAFF Ocean advocates are hoping the 315,000 pieces of litter and debris collected during a pair of statewide…

  • Hazlet does not need a tax increase

    At a recent Republican meeting, when questioned about the proposed 2 percent municipal tax increase, Deputy Mayor Scott Aagre commented that we hadn’t had a tax increase in two years, making this small increase necessary. When did not raising taxes become justification for raising them? Some of our elected officials need to look around and…

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