• Salvation Army sets youth program, camps

    The Salvation Army is offering a summer youth enrichment program at 180 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, and a youth summer camp at Camp Tecumseh, 445 Mechlin Corner Road, Pittstown. The free youth enrichment program, Enrich, Xcite, Play, Learn, Opportunities, Reach, Experience, Respect, Safe (EXPLORERS), is for children age 5-12. The program will be held…

  • Eatontown library plans summer programs for children

    The Eatontown Public Library is offering summer programs for children at 33 Broad St. Registration is required by stopping by the library or calling 732-389-2665. Parents must remain in the library while children attend programs. “Baby/Toddler Storytime” for children age 10 months to 3½ years old will be held each Wednesday from July 2 through…

  • Ocean Twp. to bond $1.5M for roadwork

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township Council is expected to adopt a pair of bond ordinances that will fund road and sidewalk improvements throughout town. The council will vote on a $1.2 million bond for the road program and a $332,700 bond for a curb and sidewalk project during the July…

  • Eatontown moves forward on energy aggregation

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The last-minute addition of a proposal to enter into an energy aggregation agreement led to a heated debate at the Borough Council meeting last week. Council members discussed seeking proposals for a consultant to seek a third-party energy provider during the workshop portion of the June 11 meeting,…

  • Middletown celebrates 350th

    MIDDLETOWN — More than 1,000 people participated in the Middletown 350 Parade and Time Capsule celebration on June 21 to commemorate the founding of Middletown Township in 1664. Schools, Scouts, marching bands, floats, civic, fraternal and youth groups, police, fire, EMS and other township services, vintage vehicles, dancers, pipers and local officials were among those…

  • Monmouth Beach will add dunes, restore marshes

    By KENNY WALTER Monmouth Beach will receive a federal matching grant of $1.78 million to build a beachfront dune system and reinforce the marsh islands in the Shrewsbury River for greater protection from storms. The funding, awarded by the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) under the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program, was announced…

  • Heroin crisis spurs antidote action

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Alisa Martinez, a patrol officer in Ocean Township, holds up a spray dispenser for Narcan, which police in central New Jersey have begun using to reverse drug overdoses. Within 48 hours of Ocean Township receiving the heroin antidote Narcan, its police force saved the life of a 40-year-old woman who…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Monmouth Park’s popular Dawn Patrol program, which gives fans a glimpse into racing life behind the scenes, resumed on June 22 and will run through Aug. 24. This year, Dawn Patrol will be held on Saturdays and Sundays, starting at 8 a.m. The free morning tour consists of a tram ride through the Monmouth stable…

  • Lake Takanassee race celebrates anniversary

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer There will be a celebration on June 30 when Lake Takanassee celebrates its 50th year hosting a road race. Harry Nolan took part in the very first race around the West Long Branch lake in the summer of 1964. “There were about 25 guys,” he said. “It was highly competitive.”…

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