• Tidings of comfort

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Organizations are doing their best to provide warmth and comfort this holiday season with gifts of coats and toys for needy youngsters, and even some treats for pets. Jersey Cares, Newark, has collected more than 400,000 coats for New Jersey residents in need through its annual drive over 18…

  • Task force to examine financial issues involving care centers

    A task force appointed by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is searching for solutions to an issue that officials have been dealing with for several years — the county’s two nursing homes are losing millions of dollars each year. The freeholders named the members of the task force in mid-November, but it is not…

  • ‘No-shave’ month raises money for a good cause

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent The participants who grew beards for a No-Shave November fundraiser at the Millstone Township Elementary School are, from left, third-grade teacher Jason Miller, music teacher Adam Gruber, Principal Stephen Wisniewski, physical education teacher Anthony LaBella and art teacher Daniel Locandro. More than $700 was raised for the American Cancer Society. MILLSTONE…

  • County buys property at Crosswicks

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will acquire a large piece of land in Upper Freehold Township and add the parcel to an existing park. According to a resolution, the Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners has found it necessary to acquire and preserve the Lustgarten property in Upper…

  • Volunteers share joy at holidays

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Operation Christmas Child volunteers Karlee Fry, 21, and Evan Farrar, 19, both of Jackson, place labels on packages at the Colts Neck Community Church. The packages are shipped to children in various parts of the world. FRANK GALIPO The holiday season can be a time of stress, expenses and…

  • Local businesses will be featured at winery Dec. 20

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders and the Cream Ridge Winery are joining forces to host their first partnered event to help bring awareness to small local businesses. The mini Made in Monmouth event will be held on Dec. 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.…

  • DATEBOOK

     DeBows United Methodist Church, 509 Monmouth Road (Route 537), Jackson, will sponsor a living Nativity scene, complete with animals, at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 13. Soup and chili will be served after each performance. Free admission.  The Allentown High School Symphonic Band Winter Concert and fifth annual Sip Some Soup Supper…

  • LAWRENCE: Rosa’s patrons advised to contact doctor

    In the wake of reports of a food handler at a Hamilton Township eatery who contracted Hepatitis A, Lawrence Township residents who ate at Rosa’s Restaurant and Catering between Nov. 10 and Dec. 1 are advised to contact their primary care physician to inform the doctor of their possible exposure and to discuss post-exposure vaccination…

  • Hamilton West swim teams setting season goals

    By Josh Lashley, Special Writer    The indoor swimming season has just gotten underway and the Hamilton West High School programs (boys and girls teams) are striving to get better on a daily basis so they will be at their best during the most important upcoming meets.     Mary Kanoc, the head coach for the…

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