• Chamber announces scholarship recipients

    The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce (GOTCC) announced the recipients of its 2015 college scholarship program, which were presented with their scholarship at the chamber’s annual Awards and Installation Luncheon on Jan. 15. This year’s awardees include: Chris Psomias, Kelli Shapiro, Nicole Jenks, Emily Eyester and Michaela Pembleton, all of Ocean Township High School,…

  • Antlers brighten one family’s holiday

    The Long Branch Elks Antler Lodge 21 assisted Long Branch Elks Lodge 742 with their annual Children’s Christmas Party. Prior to the event, the Antlers became aware of a local family that was planning to attend the party. Upon further inquiries, it was learned that a 7-year-old little girl in the family was in remission…

  • Students to perform in ‘Willy Wonka’

    Memorial School in Eatontown will present the musical, “Willy Wonka,” on Jan. 23 and 24 at the Monmouth Regional High School Performing Arts Center, 1 Norman J. Field Way, Tinton Falls. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 23, and 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 24. The cast consists of students from Memorial School and…

  • Ocean Township welcomes new mayor, councilman

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — For longtime township resident Richard Long, it is an honor to join the Ocean Township Council. Long and appointed Mayor Christopher Sicilliano were officially sworn in during the Jan. 7 Township Council meeting. “Mayor Sicilliano, I want you and the members of the council to know that…

  • Proposed park has historic connection

    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 U.S. Revolution-era poet, naturalist and ship captain Philip Morin Freneau, for whom the park would have been possibly named. Indeed, the…

  • Catastrophe may be in the 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…

  • Need for food remains year-round

    As the new year begins and resolutions are made, there is one thing that remains certain — the need for emergency food among families in our neighborhoods continues to grow. In 2014, thanks to the help of so many, The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties was able to provide 10 million meals to area…

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

  • Borough wants better records of hotel guests

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Two ordinances being considered by the Borough Council would give borough police additional investigative tools. Police Lt. Lawrence Tyler said the first ordinance would be helpful in investigations because it would provide information that was not previously available to police. “We started to see people [committing crimes] coming…

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