• Thrift store and pantry help pets and owners

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Maureen O’Brien Cats and Dogs Thrift Store has taken on a new purpose that helps homeless pets and residents of Eatontown alike. The store, located at 260 Wall St. on the grounds of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA), has expanded…

  • Deadline approaching for Affordable Care Act

    The enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ends on March 31. Also known as Obamacare, the ACA was signed into law in March 2010 and rat- ified by the Supreme Court in June 2012. Benefits that must be included in one’s health plan through the ACA are doctor’s visits; emergency services; hospitalization; maternity…

  • Towns asked to partner on watershed flooding

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Local towns are being invited to join an initiative aimed at finding regional solutions to chronic flooding within the Whale Pond Brook Watershed. Ocean Township Councilman William Garofalo said at the council’s March 6 meeting that he is reaching out to towns within the watershed — Tinton…

  • Citing health risks, Rumson drills fracking

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer RUMSON — Following suit with Middlesex County and nearby Red Bank, Rumson has officially taken action against the impacts of hydraulic fracking. The Borough Council passed a resolution on Feb. 25 supporting pending state legislation that seeks to prohibit the treatment, storage or disposal of potentially harmful byproducts from natural-gas…

  • Sea Bright police to relocate after black mold is found

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Sea Bright police headquarters will be evacuated for 30 to 60 days while remediation of black mold is underway in the building located at 1099 Ocean Ave. “There is nonairborne black mold that exists within the layers of the floor in the building,” said Borough Administrator Joseph…

  • Displaced Sandy families face rent payments, relocation

    By GREG KENNELTY and KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Homeowners displaced by Sandy who have been living in temporary quarters got a reprieve last week when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted a four-month extension for their living arrangements — but for some, it comes at a cost. Not only will they begin to pay…

  • Lunch Break grows to transform more lives

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Two properties on Drs. James Parker Boulevard were demolished in November to make way for a 6,000-square-foot new facility. PHOTOS BY KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF RED BANK — Thirty-one years ago, a group of concerned residents and clergy members emptied their pockets, collecting $500 to provide a hot lunch to the needy…

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    The sun sets behind a tree in Freehold Borough. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERiC SUCAR

  • Weathermen are going overboard these days

    Wind chill haters, unite! When I was a kid, temperatures were temperatures, and if you did not have enough sense to dress for the cold, your mother did: “Put your mackinaw, leggings and hat on before you go out — and close the door behind you!” Why all the hype in today’s weather forecasting? Why…

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