• Woman’s Club slates February meetings

    Daytime members of the Woman’s Club of Middletown will meet at noon on Feb. 5 at Harlan Hall at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 94 Tindall Road, Middletown. The featured speaker will be Peggy Rizzo of Lunch Break, who will describe the various services provided to the community. Evening members will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Feb.…

  • Vera Hoden

    Vera Hoden, 90, of Whiting, passed away on Jan. 18, 2015, at home. Mrs. Hoden was born in Freehold Township, where she resided until moving to Crestwood Village in Whiting. She was a telephone operator and receptionist for New Lisbon State School before her retirement. She was also employed as an operator for the New…

  • iBot Builders win top prize in state LEGO tournament

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Local students took home first place in the 2014 FIRST LEGO League State Tournament, which drew students from throughout the Garden State. The iBot Builders team of Monmouth County won the Research Project Award. The team placed at the top of the 60 teams comprised of hundreds…

  • Sylvia’s Children seeks doctors, nurses for clinic

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Local nonprofit Sylvia’s Children is seeking medical professionals to assist on an upcoming trip to Uganda, Africa. Sylvia Allen, founder and president of Sylvia’s Children, said plans are to open the Hynes Family Clinic, a 6,000-square-foot medical clinic funded and constructed by the nonprofit in the village…

  • Alcohol, drug support group to meet Feb. 3

    Temple Shalom will host the monthly support meeting of the Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons, and Significant Others (JACS) at 7:45 p.m. Feb. 3 at 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. All Jewish persons with a desire to get help with their addiction or with a loved one’s addiction are welcome to attend. Anonymity is respected. For…

  • Temple Beth Ahm sets events for February

    Temple Beth Ahm of Aberdeen, 550 Lloyd Road, has scheduled its February events, which will be hosted at the temple unless otherwise noted.  “World Wide Wrap” will begin 9 a.m. Feb. 1. Practice and learn about the mitzvah of wrapping tefillin. Breakfast will follow the 9 a.m. service. For more information about this free…

  • Annual ‘Carnevale’ slated for Feb. 15

    The Italian American Association of Monmouth County is hosting its annual Carnevale Celebration from 2-6 p.m. on Feb. 15, at The Reception Center at Saint Clement, 172 Freneau Ave., Matawan. The celebration is an Italian Mardi Gras and will feature a buffet luncheon consisting of traditional carnevale foods, music, dancing and entertainment. A cash bar…

  • Community garden set to bloom in Holmdel

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HOLMDEL — A community garden is slated to open in April, thanks to the support of the township’s Green Team and the Holmdel High School ECO Club. Sabrina Conlan, a member of the Green Team, said a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new garden is tentatively scheduled for April 11.…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    E. Thomas Allen Jr. has been appointed senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of Columbia Bank. Allen replaces Alex Grinewicz, who is retiring following a 41-year banking career. Allen joined Columbia Bank in 1994 as a financial planning and analysis manager, and later served as treasurer; vice president and treasurer; and senior vice…

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