• Two residents receive Good Scout Award

    Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America President Kurt Kalafsky presented the Twin Lights District 2014 Eastern Monmouth Good Scout Award to Lynda Rose, president and CEO of the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, and Donald R. Antenucci Sr., Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 140 in Middletown. The award is given to those who exemplify…

  • Hazlet Library has programs for all ages

    The Hazlet Library is offering programs for all ages during August at 251 Middle Road. Registration is required for each program by visiting the library or calling 732- 264-7164.  “Your Health Is Your Wealth: The Power of Nutrition” will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 4. Dianne Tam, BSN, will discuss the need to supplement,…

  • Common Core tramples on the Constitution

    The oath of office for an elected Board of Education member in New Jersey reads like this: “I (name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same…

  • Keep pets cool and safe this summer

    While driving on a hot summer afternoon a few years, I passed a man walking two dogs. Something struck me about the bigger dog as wrong. He didn’t seem to be walking right, and it looked as if he was suffering way too much from the heat, even though the man was going slowly. So…

  • Jimmy Fund Golf extends their thanks

    Jimmy Fund Golf extends its sincerest thanks to the organizers and sponsors of the Edison branch’s annual Charity Golf Outing held June 16 at Beacon Hill Country Club, Atlantic Highlands. Special recognition and appreciation goes to Allison Spiro, Ted Beal Jr. and the committee that organized the event. The dedicated sponsors, participants and volunteers helped…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Yellow daisies add sparkle to a summer day.

  • Keyport moves to secure funds for recovery

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Keyport is moving forward with the process of securing funds for sluggish Sandy recovery efforts and will now submit claims to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Valerie Heilweil, acting business administrator, said proof of loss for Sandy flood and wind claims was submitted July 15 to Zurich, the…

  • Women build hope one house at a time

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Volunteers work on the rebuilding of a Sea Bright home damaged by superstorm Sandy on July 17 as part of Habitat for Humanity of Monmouth County’s Women Build Week. For more photos, see page 22. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Female volunteers hammered nails into pieces of wood, climbed ladders…

  • New resource center aids Sandy victims

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer While so much has been accomplished and rebuilt in the 20 months following superstorm Sandy, there is still work to be done. The Affordable Housing Alliance officially opened a Housing Recovery Resource Center in Atlantic Highlands on July 16, funded by a $600,000 grant awarded by the Hurricane Sandy New…

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