• JCP&L names new area manager

    Morristown-based Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has named Kieran Tintle to its external affairs team as area manager for portions of Monmouth County. JCP&L area managers serve as external affairs liaisons with elected officials, and support community involvement activities. They are located in regional offices across the company’s service area to provide closer proximity…

  • Advocates seek extension of 9/11 health care funds

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act set to expire at the end of 2015, an area lawmaker is hoping to extend the bill an additional 25 years. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) said in an Oct. 3 interview that he is hoping to extend the bill,…

  • Middletown makes ‘best places’ list

    Middletown Township was named one of the best places to live by Money magazine yet again. The magazine has selected the township as one of the best places to live four times between 2006 and 2014. “The Township Committee and I are very proud that Money magazine recognizes that Middletown is a very special community…

  • Library has programs for children in October

    The Middletown Township Public Library is offering various programs for young children and tweens during October at 55 New Monmouth Road. Registration is required for all programs by calling 732- 671-3700, ext. 340.  “Meet the Masters” for children in grades K-5 will be at 4 p.m. Oct. 16. Learn about master composer Bach. …

  • Red Bank Ghost Tour exposes spooky history

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer The Dublin House is said to be one of the most haunted locations in Red Bank, with a history that dates back hundreds of years. PHOTOS BY JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF Having a ghost is good for business. At least that seems to be the case for the Dublin House, which, according…

  • More Sandy funds arrive in Middletown

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Middletown officials announced that the township has received $400,000 in additional funds for the Sandy Homeowner/Renter Assistance Program (SHRAP). SHRAP, a $57 million statewide initiative funded by a federal Social Services Block Grant, was designed to provide temporary relief to working families that have been financially strained by the…

  • Teens take active role in CROP Walk

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Red Bank Catholic High School sophomore Bella Murrer designed a poster to help inspire the participants of this year’s Red Bank CROP Walk. PHOTO COURTESY OF BELLA MURRER With the goal of raising $115,000 and 14,000 pounds of food, walkers will return to Red Bank Regional High School on Oct.…

  • Photo

    John Estell gets a push from his crew chief, Bob Maddox, while driving a reproduction of a 1886 Benz Motorwagen, which was the first patented automobile in Europe, during the Monmouth County Concours d’Elegance at Hop Brook Farm in Holmdel on Oct. 5. For more photos, see pages 22 and 24. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Bulletin Board

    – Park has programs for all ages in October The Poricy Park Conservancy has programs during October at 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown. • “Nature’s Classroom: Thursday Explorations” for children age 3 1/2 to 6 will be held each Thursday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. Choose one session. Explore the joys of…

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