• Bulletin Board

    – Slocum family reunion set for Oct. 5 The Slocums of New Jersey will hold their annual family reunion from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Ocean Place Resort, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. The Slocums were early settlers of Long Branch in 1668. All interested parties are welcome to…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Friends and family of the Kean University baseball program are kicking off the 2014-15 school year with the Inaugural La Familia Golf Tournament, which will be held on Oct. 17. The outing will take place at the award-winning Makefield Highlands Golf Club in Yardley, Pa. For more information, visit http://www.keanathletics.com/sports/bsb/index.

  • Broadcast agreement reached between Monmouth, ESPN

    MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY M onmouth University and ESPN have announced an agreement that will bring Hawks athletic contests to ESPN3 beginning later this year. The programming will be produced entirely by members of the Monmouth community, including athletics department staff, students, alumni and staff from the department of communication. The four-, fiveand six-camera HD productions will…

  • Millstone United headed to USTA nationals in Tucson

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Allentown High School’s Will Sjaastad uses his head to direct the ball to a teammate during the Redbirds’ match against Hightstown High School on Sept. 23 in Allentown. It took two overtimes, but Allentown won the game, 2-1. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR I t’s a new name and a new frontier for…

  • Grant eyed for old municipal building

    UPPER FREEHOLD — The building that last served as Upper Freehold Township’s town hall 40 years ago could be in line for repairs and maintenance. The building is in Upper Freehold’s Imlaystown Historic District, next to the Happy Apple Inn. At a recent Township Committee meeting, Township Administrator Dianne Kelly discussed the possibility of applying…

  • Photo

    Yellow and green hues brighten a meadow at Bear Brook Park, Marlboro. JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF

  • It is time for N.J. utilities board to do its job

    I t is well past time that customers of Jersey Central Power & Light learn the truth about the rates they pay for electricity. Three years ago the New Jersey Rate Counsel ordered the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to have JCP&L open its books, based on the argument that the utility had been…

  • JCP&L performs upgrades

    Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has completed upgrades on 16 major circuits serving more than 30,000 customers. The upgrades were conducted in the counties of Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex and Warren. The projects included the installation of more resilient polymer fuses; the addition of larger, 10-foot cross-arms to increase wire…

  • Montgomerie to appear at brunch

    A Ryder Cup Roundup brunch and golf clinic, featuring Colin Montgomerie, will be hosted by Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, on Oct. 6. Tickets are $40, and all are welcome to attend. Reservations are required, and space is limited. To register, call 732-656-8904. Beginning at 10 a.m. in Forsgate’s Restaurant “37,” Montgomerie will visit with…

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