• Study to focus on truck volume in western Monmouth

    Study to focus on truck volume in western Monmouth

    By Mark Rosman Monmouth County officials are getting behind a plan to study truck volume in the farthest western reaches of the county. Action taken by the county Board of Freeholders follows a request from Allentown’s mayor and Borough Council for an investigation of and relief from hundreds of trucks municipal officials say pass through…

  • North Brunswick to hold blood drive June 26

    North Brunswick to hold blood drive June 26

      A blood drive will be held from 1-7 p.m. on June 26 at the North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick.

  • Fridays filled with movies, discussions at Monroe library

    Fridays filled with movies, discussions at Monroe library

    The Monroe Township Public Library will hold free afternoon movies at 2 p.m. Fridays in July at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. Selections include a movie about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing on July 17, a movie about a working-class African-American father on July 14 and a movie about the Rebel Alliance making a…

  • Monroe Library to feature Summer 2017 International Film Festival

    Monroe Library to feature Summer 2017 International Film Festival

    The Summer 2017 International Film Festival sponsored by The Friends of the Library will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursdays in July at the Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. On July 6, a British 2004 crime drama film, on July 13, a 2013 Hungarian/German war drama, and on July 20, a…

  • Library events include chess club, Jewish music

    Library events include chess club, Jewish music

    The Monroe Public Library is holding a number of events in July. Coupon Club at 1:30 p.m. July 3; a Book Café at 11 a.m. July 5; Socrates Café at 7 p.m. July 5; Sit-N-Stitch at 10:30 a.m. July 7 and 21; open sewing from 3-5 p.m. July 10 and 6-8 p.m. July 13; adult chess…

  • Marlboro’s Ryden named Monmouth County Athletic Director of 2017

    Marlboro’s Ryden named Monmouth County Athletic Director of 2017

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – David Ryden, who is the supervisor of extra curricular activities at Marlboro High School, has been named Monmouth County Athletic Director of 2017. Ryden has been in education for more than 20 years and has worked in the Freehold Regional High School District for the past 13 years…

  • Clothing drive set for July 15

    Clothing drive set for July 15

    A clothing drive will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 15 at Linwood Middle School, 25 Linwood Place, North Brunswick, by the gym.

  • Nooks, Kindles available for three-week rental

    Nooks, Kindles available for three-week rental

    Thanks to a generous donation by The Friends of the Library and the Eii Company of Cranford, three Nooks and two Kindles are now available for loan to North Brunswick library cardholders. The devices come pre-loaded with more than a dozen books, most of them current best sellers. Special requests are limited to one per person…

  • Library cardholders have access to four local museums

    Library cardholders have access to four local museums

    Free passes to four area museums are available for South Brunswick Public Library cardholders who are also current Friends of the Library. This members-only benefit enables free entry to Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, the Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill, The Battleship New Jersey in Camden and The Monmouth Museum in Lincroft. To…

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