• JCP&L names new manager of emergency preparedness

    Raemon Mallin Raemon Mallin has been named manager of emergency preparedness for Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L). In addition to being JCP&L’s main liaison with federal, state and local emergency preparedness organizations, the Ocean Township resident will also oversee several new preparedness initiatives designed to help ensure that the company continues to respond quickly…

  • Steps for Joe’s Cure takes place June 28

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer ABERDEEN — It took a group of Matawan Regional High School students only a few days to organize a fundraiser for a classmate battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer. The Steps for Joe’s Cure Walk will step off at 10 a.m. at Matawan Regional’s football field, 450 Atlantic…

  • Lunch Break, YMCA team for health fair

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer RED BANK — For the benefit of locals and residents of surrounding towns alike, Red Bank-based nonprofit Lunch Break has teamed up with the YMCA to host its firstever health fair. “We as a community need to come together and collaborate on events, which is where this came from,” said…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Canine Classical Spa has announced its opening at 37 Center Ave. in the Leonardo section of Middletown. Local pet care specialist, Joanne Bruno, is an expert groomer with over 20 years of experience. She graduated from Nash Academy, an accredited grooming school, and earned a Diploma of Excellence in addition to designations as a certified…

  • Hazlet Twp. to establish recreation department

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer HAZLET — The Township Committee unanimously voted to abolish the Board of Recreation Commissioners and simultaneously establish a Recreation Department. The ordinance, which was adopted at the June 17 Township Committee meeting, charges the newly created Recreation Department with overseeing matters regarding all parks and recreational areas. This includes…

  • Holmdel approves tax plan for Bell Labs site

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The township is expected to garner an additional $70 million in revenue after adopting a tax agreement for the developer of the Alcatel-Lucent property on Crawfords Corner Road. The Township Committee adopted an ordinance during the June 17 meeting approving a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement with Somerset Development. It…

  • Race, community day June 28 at hospital

    Bayshore Community Hospital will host its annual Community Day and 5K Run/Walk 8:30 a.m.-noon June 28 at 727 North Beers St., Holmdel. The run/walk is the second race in the 2014 Meridian Heart and Sole Cup, with $3,000 in prize money to be awarded to the top three overall male and female finishers, as well…

  • EBHS class of ’74 to celebrate at reunion

    East Brunswick High School class of 1974 will hold a 40-year reunion 7-11 p.m. Sept. 20, 2015, at the Marriott Princeton at Forrestal Village, 100 College Road East, Princeton. Price per ticket is $90. For registration or more information, email Mary Nell Burgeson Stapleton at [email protected].

  • Volunteers sought to help at blood drives

    New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers at blood drives. The blood-service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team, whose task is to assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and…

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