• Rugged Maniac set for Raceway Park

    Rugged Maniac will hold its fourth annual 5K race and obstacle course challenge July 12-13 at Raceway Park, Englishtown. Runners will face mud pits, fire, tubes, a 60-foot water slide, swinging pendulums and some new surprises. The cost is $68 through June 6; $78 through June 20; and $90 during the week of the event.…

  • 4-H members advance to states

    Seventeen local 4-H members received excellent marks at the 2014 4-H County Public Presentations. The presentations were hosted by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program of Monmouth County at the county’s agricultural building in Freehold Township in April. The students who qualified to move on to the state competition are Joshua Antures of…

  • Jewish center will hold inaugural gala

    The Chabad Jewish Center of Holmdel will celebrate its fifth anniversary of service to the communities of Colts Neck, Holmdel, Middletown and Brookdale Community College with an inaugural benefit gala at 5 p.m. June 1 at the PNC Bank Arts reception center in Holmdel. Proceeds will support the center’s ongoing community work. The gala will…

  • IN THE SERVICE

    U.S. Army Reserve Pvt. Michael R. Headden, son of Robert Headden of Union Beach and Francine Headden of Keansburg, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, and physical fitness. He received instruction and practice…

  • State awards $81.6 million in grants for road repairs

    A package of 391 grants worth $81.6 million has been awarded to municipalities across the state to advance street, safety and quality-of-life improvements without burdening local property taxpayers. “These grants promote motorist, pedestrian and bicyclist safety, mobility and quality of-life projects,” said James Simpson, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). “Most of…

  • Keyport preschool’s open house May 17

    Good News Christian Preschool will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to noon on May 17 at 60 Maple Place, Keyport. The preschool is an outreach of Gethsemane Lutheran Church. Half-day sessions are offered for children age 2 ½ to 4. The curriculum also includes an extended-day pre-K program for 3- and 4-year-old children.…

  • Interfaith Music Fest fundraiser on May 17

    Gospel, folk and classical music will fill the air during the annual Music Fest fundraiser, which will be held at 7 p.m. May 17 at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 2000 Florence Ave., Hazlet. A freewill offering will be taken to support the work of Manna House in Cliffwood Beach, which is a transitional housing…

  • Symposium on saving historic Red Bank house set for June 14

    The T. Thomas Fortune Project will present a symposium from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 14 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown. “Shining a Light on Today: The Legacy of T. Thomas Fortune, A Window into the World of Post-Reconstruction” will be held in the Warner Student Center at Brookdale, 765 Newman…

  • Library hosts Rat Pack tribute concert in June

    The Middletown Township Public Library at 55 New Monmouth Road will present a free Rat Pack Flashback concert at 7 p.m. June 9 in the library’s Community Room. Travel back in time to the days when the Rat Pack ruled the night, as Dave DeLuca performs his one-man tribute to the swinging sounds of the…

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