• Search for baby’s mom continues

    Law enforcement authorities are hoping a composite sketch of a full-term newborn infant whose remains were discovered in Farmingdale will help identify her mother. FARMINGDALE — Detectives from the New Jersey State Police and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office are hopeful a composite sketch of a full-term newborn infant whose remains were discovered among trash…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Friends of the Library book sale will take place at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 25; from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. April 27-30; and from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 1-2. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend the book sale.…

  • Howell still considering shift of dispatch duties

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials are holding discussions with police, fire and emergency medical personnel as a plan to turn over Howell’s police and emergency dispatch responsibilities to Monmouth County remains a possibility. At a recent Township Council meeting, Councilman Bob Walsh said he and Councilman Edward Guz met with…

  • Howell school board reconfigures district

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — After months of deliberation, public information sessions and research, the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a plan to reconfigure the district’s schools. The 9-0 vote for the reconfiguration of the district’s schools to a kindergarten through second grade, third grade through fifth grade,…

  • ‘Running and Winning’ targets gender gap in government

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Joan Spring, left, a facilitator at the “Running and Winning” workshop held at Monmouth Regional High School on April 17, listens as former Freeholder Amy Mallet speaks to a group of high school students. The annual event brings together women serving in local, county and state government with female…

  • Food banks expand arsenal in war on hunger

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Those involved with food banks across central New Jersey are working to alleviate hunger, a persistent problem plaguing families and individuals across the state. The number of those experiencing hunger continues to rise in New Jersey, according to a study by Feeding America, a nonprofit that seeks to educate…

  • Bon Jovi helps launch resource center for needy

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Jon Bon Jovi discusses plans for the B.E.A.T. Center, which he described as a resource hub for people in need, during an April 14 press conference at the center’s future location in Toms River. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jon Bon Jovi is taking his efforts to serve those in…

  • 23rd annual Central Jersey RV Show and Food Drive to be held April 24-26

    The 23rd Annual Central Jersey RV Show once again expects to draw a record crowd in addition to collecting a record amount of food donations. The event will be held April 24-26 at PNC Bank Arts Center, exit 116 off the Garden State Parkway in Holmdel. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Susan Marcrie, broker/owner of RE/MAX Innovation, Old Bridge, believes in giving back to the community. Marcrie is proud to do her part by supporting the Old Bridge Marching Knights’ trip to the 71St Day Remembrance Ceremony. The Old Bridge High School Marching Knights have been selected as the official New Jersey representative, and one of…

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