• Dr. King’s vision for unity transcended differences

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Rhonda Anderson, Community YMCA president and CEO, and keynote speaker Rev. Terrence Porter, pastor of the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank, were two of the attendees of the 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 19 at Branches in West Long Branch. The civil rights movement…

  • Proposed park would honor Revolution-era poet

    It was most disheartening to read about the unraveling of plans for a park at Monmouth County’s northern border with Middlesex, along Matawan Creek. This site is in close proximity to the home of American Revolution era poet, naturalist and ship captain Philip Morin Freneau, for whom the park would have been possibly named. Indeed,…

  • Catastrophe may flow in Keystone pipeline

    We are waiting to see if, after President Barack Obama supposedly vetoes the Keystone XL Pipeline travesty (I have my doubts), the Republicans, who have announced that they are eager to overturn the pipeline veto, will get the job done. It is essential that you prevent the veto override by letting your senators and representatives…

  • Programs teach public about police

    Recent news reporting and public interviews have shown many misconceptions about the situations our police officers face daily and the procedures they are trained to follow. The people who do the policing for our towns, counties, states and federal government are sworn police personnel who have been thoroughly trained and have taken an oath to…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Snowflakes on a car window on a cold snowy late afternoon.

  • Hazlet offers science program for children

    The Hazlet Recreation Department will present six one-hour classes of “Science Matters for Kids” on Thursdays, beginning Jan. 22, at the Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave. Classes for children age 3-5 will be at 10:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. and at 4:15 p.m. for those in grades K-4. Instructor Carleen Barra will help children figure…

  • New Fellowship Hall preserves church history

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Holmdel Community United Church of Christ will host a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new and improved Fellowship Hall on Jan. 25. “We’ve had some tall hurdles to go over, but for a medium-size church such as this, it is such a huge achievement,” the…

  • Storm-impacted town gets Spoon Full of Hope

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Above: Cliff Gray, of Gateway Church of Christ, prepares meals to be served at the pop-up Spoon Full of Hope kitchen. Below: JBJ Soul Kitchen’s Kathy Dayback, Lou Morreale, general manager and executive chef, and Sharen Sacchi organize dinner orders at the kitchen held at the Union Hose Fire Co.…

  • Decade-long effort pays off for food pantry

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer For 10 years, the Keyport Ministerium Food Pantry has sought donations and grants with the goal of constructing a building of its own. After scrimping, saving and searching, the Ministerium is set to cut the ribbon Jan. 24 on the O.O. John Reed Community Center at 42 Elizabeth St.…

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