• Veterans Community Alliance aids Marine who lost both legs

    Veterans Community Alliance aids Marine who lost both legs

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township community has continued its tradition of providing assistance to a veteran of America’s armed forces. Scott Nokes, 25, of Neptune Township, was presented with a $20,000 donation from the Veterans Community Alliance (VCA) during a ceremony at Freehold Township Day on July 8 in Michael J. Tighe Park. Nokes…

  • Young man keeps up family tradition of Eagle Scout honors

    Young man keeps up family tradition of Eagle Scout honors

    ENGLISHTOWN – Following tradition, a young man from Englishtown has become the 19th member of his family and the 15th individual on his mother’s side to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Darius James Cotter, 18, a homeschooled student who is concluding his high school education with Seton Homestudy School, was advanced to the rank…

  • Colts Neck officials considering police station upgrades

    Colts Neck officials considering police station upgrades

    COLTS NECK – Municipal officials are contemplating the future home of the Colts Neck Police Department and municipal court, which are currently operating in a building the mayor has called “obsolete.” Colts Neck’s police department and municipal court share a building next to town hall on Cedar Drive. During the July 12 meeting of the…

  • Jackson resident raises service dog

    Jackson resident raises service dog

    Jordan Hanson recently began caring for an assistance dog in training named Puppy Hutch III through the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) organization. Hanson, 19, of Jackson, is a rising sophomore at the University of Delaware. She  is a pre-veterinary and animal bioscience major with a minor in neuroscience. She began her involvement with the…

  • Touch-a-Truck fundraiser to support Monmouth Day Care Center

    Touch-a-Truck fundraiser to support Monmouth Day Care Center

    The Monmouth Day Care Center of Red Bank will hold its eighth annual Touch-a-Truck “fun-raiser” on Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Red Bank Middle School, 101 Harding Road, Red Bank. Ambulances, fire engines, military vehicles, limousines, dump trucks and other construction equipment will be on display in the middle school parking…

  • Sheriff recognizes students for their safety artwork

    Sheriff recognizes students for their safety artwork

    EDISON — Sixty-four grade school students, who contributed artwork for the Middlesex County Sheriff’s calendar and safety activity books, were recognized in a ceremony held at the Middlesex County Police Training Center in Edison last month. More than 200 students, parents, educators and family members attended. County Sheriff Mildred S. Scott presented awards to the…

  • South River holds annual National Night Out event Aug. 1

    South River holds annual National Night Out event Aug. 1

    The South River Police Department will hold its ninth annual National Night Out event from 5-9 p.m. on Aug. 1 at Denny Stadium, David Street, South River. The event will feature giveaways, games, music, a dunk tank, emergency equipment displays, vendors, community organizations and other activities. Entry to the event is free. Food and refreshments…

  • Jamaica Flag Raising Ceremony planned for Aug. 18 at Franklin Township Town Hall

    Jamaica Flag Raising Ceremony planned for Aug. 18 at Franklin Township Town Hall

    The Jamaica Organization of New Jersey will hold a Jamaica Flag Raising Ceremony, organized by the Middlesex County chapter, at 5 p.m. on Aug. 18 at Franklin Township Town Hall, 475 Demott Lane, Somerset. Special guests include the Office of the Consul General of Jamaica, state representatives and elected officials. For more information, call 732-305-0224…

  • Marlboro teen works to improve community garden

    Marlboro teen works to improve community garden

    MARLBORO – Boy Scout Jack Chazotte has completed his Eagle Scout project at the Marlboro Community Garden, Tennent Road. Jack, who will be a junior at Colts Neck High School in September, has been a Boy Scout for nine years. He worked with members of Marlboro’s Community Garden and Shade Tree Committee to plan and…

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