• Colts Neck library to host healthy cooking lecture

    Colts Neck library to host healthy cooking lecture

    COLTS NECK – Health counselors Debbie Peterson and Wendy Bright-Fallon, the co-authors of “Nourish, a Community Supported Cookbook,” will discuss eating healthy from 2-3:30 p.m. July 18 at the Colts Neck Library, 1 Winthrop Drive. “We will talk about the creation of ‘nourish coaches’ and our motivation to write the book to help get people…

  • Credit union hosts financial fair for Jackson students

    Credit union hosts financial fair for Jackson students

    JACKSON – On May 24 and June 2, First Financial Federal Credit Union held the first student-run Learning Independent Financial Education (LIFE) financial reality fair event at Jackson Liberty and Jackson Memorial high schools with the schools’ Jackson Academy of Business (JAB) students. While the credit union has hosted financial reality fairs in the past,…

  • Howell seeks state assistance for water mains

    Howell seeks state assistance for water mains

    HOWELL – The Township Council is asking the state for financial support for the installation of drinking water mains in the Freewood Acres neighborhood at the same time a sewer project is taking place in that area of Howell. On June 13, council members passed a resolution seeking an appropriation of $2.125 million from the…

  • Conditions placed on bar’s liquor license renewal

    Conditions placed on bar’s liquor license renewal

    MANALAPAN – The Township Committee has renewed the liquor license of a Manalapan bar, but officials placed two conditions on the approval that gives Yuse BT Enterprises the right to operate Locals Bar in the Yorktowne shopping center at Gordons Corner and Pease roads. Officials took the action on June 14 when they renewed liquor…

  • Manalapan considers use of special officers in schools

    Manalapan considers use of special officers in schools

    MANALAPAN – The Township Committee has introduced an ordinance that will create a new class of special law enforcement officer in the Manalapan Police Department. The ordinance was introduced on June 14 and has been scheduled for a public hearing and possible vote for adoption at 8 p.m. July 12 at the municipal building. The…

  • The Wag to perform at Old Bridge Library on July 8

    The Wag to perform at Old Bridge Library on July 8

      The Old Bridge Library will sponsor the local band, The Wag, at 2:30 p.m. on July 8 at the library, 1 Old Bridge Plaza, at the corner of Route 516 and Cottrell Road as part of the library’s Second Saturday Concert Series. Band members Brian Ostering (bass and vocals), Alicia Van Sant (keyboards, vocals, percussion),…

  • Zoners still taking testimony on Millhurst Road cell tower

    Zoners still taking testimony on Millhurst Road cell tower

    MANALAPAN – A professional testifying on behalf of Verizon Wireless said there are no environmental constraints that would prevent a cellular communications tower from being constructed on a residential property at 83 Millhurst Road in Manalapan. A second professional said there would be “no reasonable value impact” on neighboring properties if a cell tower is…

  • Youngster finds early success in acting career

    Youngster finds early success in acting career

    Avey Noble of Jackson hit the ground running with a career in the spotlight at the age of 18 months. Since then, Avey, 9, has been featured on Showtime, NBC and Bravo, and as the lead boy in the Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, New York. Avey, who is a…

  • Groups collaborate to raise hunger awareness

    Groups collaborate to raise hunger awareness

    EAST BRUNSWICK To provide guests with a free meal prepared by professional chefs, the “Come Dine Below the Line” event was established to promote hunger awareness. Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) and Aldersgate United Methodist Church‘s Crisis Room Food Pantry hosted approximately 125 attendees on June 10 for a three-course meal…

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