• Turkey talk: Take leftovers beyond a sandwich

    A fter spending hours roasting your turkey to perfection, it (and you) deserves more than a sandwich the day after.With a little creative pre-shopping and stocking of refrigerators and cupboards, you can take your day-two turkey from boring to amazing — and nutritious. Enjoying delicious meals doesn’t have to mean blowing the bank on calories.…

  • Fire company benefits from ‘Hi-Lo’ fundraiser

    The Ladies Auxiliary of the Lincroft Volunteer Fire Company will host a Hi-Lo Fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the firehouse on 601 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. Doors open at 7 p.m. Players do not require special skills to play the game. At each game table, playing cards will be dealt out. As the…

  • Pallone hopes to address infrastructure needs in 14th term

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Frank Pallone Jr. LONG BRANCH — Despite being a representative of the minority party in both the Senate and House of Representatives as of January, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) has lofty goals going into his 14th term. Pallone, who withstood a challenge from Republican Anthony Wilkinson and Libertarian Dorit…

  • Election results maintain power balance in Keyport

    KEYPORT — A crowded ballot featuring races for mayor, two full terms on council and one unexpired term yielded mixed results for both parties but no change in the balance of power on the Borough Council. Incumbent Republican Mayor Harry Aumack II retained his position with more than 54 percent of the vote to outdraw…

  • Benefit for veterans, support programs set

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Middletown Township VFW Post 2179 will sponsor an oldies dance party from 8 p.m. to midnight on Nov. 15 at 1 Veterans Lane, Port Monmouth. Doors open 7:30 p.m. The dance will raise funds to benefit veterans in need and ancillary community programs supported by the VFW, including St. Mark’s Kitchen,…

  • Garden club to meet Nov. 13 at arts center

    The Garden Club R.F.D. will hold a meeting Nov. 13 at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., Middletown. Rutgers Gardens Director Bruce Crawford will present the slideshow, “Exotic Flowers and Unusual Bulbs.” He will have plants from Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick available for sale at the end of the program. Poinsettias may also…

  • Emergency plans provide eligibility for funding

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With superstorm Sandy now in the rearview mirror, all 53 emergency management directors in Monmouth County have identified projects to better protect municipalities from future storms. Several emergency management officials attended the Oct. 27 Bayshore Emergency Management Association (BEMA) meeting to discuss the Monmouth County Hazard Mitigation Plan, which was…

  • Project to bring stories of fallen soldiers to life

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Biography Project seeks to tell the stories of those who lost their lives during the Vietnam War by gathering information for the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. HOLMDEL — Despite years of work on a Biography Project, more than 300 military personnel who lost their lives in the…

  • Governor’s stance on quarantine lauded

    I want to commend Gov. Chris Christie for his firm, sensible stance on quarantining health care workers who may have come in contact with the Ebola virus. The enormous potential for Ebola to spread in the United States is something no government official can take lightly. Since the smallpox and measles epidemics of the 18th…

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