• Area rehabilitators remain dedicated to animal rescue

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Despite their shrinking numbers, animal rehabilitators all over New Jersey remain passionate about their work. “I’ve been doing this for 21 years,” said Neptune City resident Melissa Jacobs, a volunteer for the Monmouth County SPCA (MCSPCA) who runs an animal rehabilitation clinic out of her home. “When I first started,…

  • Author-magician to speak in Wall

    Motivational speaker, magician and author Dr. Jeff Blum will perform magic and sign copies of his new book, “The Inside Out Solution,” at DOCO, The Donut and Coffee Company, 5015 Route 33/34, Wall Township, beginning at 11 a.m. April 23. Blum describes his book, which was 15 years in the making, as “the culmination of…

  • Bayonet Farm Earth Day Festival brings shows, food to Holmdel

    HOLMDEL — The 16th annual Bayonet Farm Earth Day Festival, set for noon to 5 p.m. May 4, will feature new shows and old favorites. Admission is free for the festival, parking, shows, exhibits, tours and crafts. A schedule, map, door-prize entries and Harding House tour tickets will be available at the Welcome Center. Shows…

  • Freehold Township K-8 budget checks in at $70.2M

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the 2014-15 school year budget at 8 p.m. April 29 at the administration building, corner of West Main Street and Stillwells Corner Road. The board has introduced a $70.2 million budget…

  • Monmouth Park aims to add new attractions

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A concert venue and boardwalk area at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport are in the planning stages and will be submitted to the Oceanport Planning Zoning Board in the coming months. Dennis Drazin, adviser to Monmouth Park operator Darby Development and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA), outlined plans…

  • Four enter race for seats in Freehold Township

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Four candidates will seek two three-year terms on the Township Committee in the Nov. 4 general election. Incumbent Republican David Salkin will seek re-election to the governing body. He will be joined on the GOP ticket by Lester A. Preston Jr. Republican Committeeman Eugene Golub, who has served…

  • Programs available for area students

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township K-8 School District is conducting an ongoing effort to find and help students between the ages of 3 and 21 who are in need of special educational programs. Children of immigrants and homeless children are eligible for these services, according to a press release. Evaluations to determine eligibility for…

  • Freehold native named director

    Shayna Alexander, a native of Freehold and seven-year Anti-Defamation League (ADL) professional, has been named director of ADL’s New Jersey Regional Office, effective April 1. Alexander most recently served as associate director of ADL’s Mountain States Regional Office in Denver, Colo., according to a press release. During her four-year tenure, her portfolio included ADL’s regional…

  • Dancer bill seeks to clarify drivers’ use of high beams

    An issue regarding a person’s First Amendment rights on New Jersey roads is making its way into the halls of the State House, as a local lawmaker wants to decriminalize the use of a vehicle’s headlights as a means of warning drivers that police are operating a speed trap. The issue arose when drivers reported…

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