• Ocean Twp. schools chief set to retire

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — After more than four decades as an educator in the Ocean Township School District, Superintendent John Lysko is bidding farewell. Lysko, who joined the district in 1972 as a biology teacher, has served as superintendent since 2010 and will retire at the end of the current school…

  • Area support groups meeting in March

    Monmouth Medical Center has announced various support groups will meet during March at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch, unless noted otherwise. There is no fee to attend.  “Mother to Mother Support Group” will meet on March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Monmouth Medical…

  • Sea Bright recovery slowed by lack of federal funding

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The pace of recovery from the superstorm is being slowed by a lack of funding and response from the state and federal governments, Mayor Dina Long said recently. “Some of our original expectations of what the state and federal response would be has not turned out in…

  • State’s recovery plan comes under fire

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, criticizes the Christie administration’s Sandy recovery spending plan at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on Feb. 21. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF During a public hearing for the Christie administration’s proposed $1.4 billion Sandy “action plan” at Brookdale Community College in Middletown on Feb.…

  • Temple to host adult Purim social, buffet

    Congregation Torat El will host an adult Purim social at 8 p.m. March 15, at 301 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst. The evening will include an adult Megillah reading, followed by a comedy disco murder mystery and dairy dessert buffet. Attendees should bring their own kosher wine/liquor. Setups will be provided. Come dressed in ’70s disco attire.…

  • Schools, mayors, Monmouth team up to promote literacy

    Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider, left to right, Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo, Monmouth University School of Education Dean Lynn Romeo, Monmouth University President Paul R. Brown and Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry take part in the Mayor’s Book Club kickoff on Feb. 10. Four schools in Middlesex and Monmouth counties have been selected to join…

  • Count Basie Theatre offers scholarships

    RED BANK — The Count Basie Theatre is accepting applications from all Monmouth County high school seniors for a $2,500 Moser Taboada Arts Impact Scholarship. The deadline is March 1. The scholarship, which was established by the Moser Taboada law firm of Shrewsbury, is open to all Monmouth County high school seniors whose academic and…

  • Concert on March 1 to benefit ALS patients

    ASBURY PARK — The Joan Dancy & PALS Foundation will hold a “Sinderella’s Ball” concert at 8 p.m. March 1 at the Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave. Doors will open 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the foundation, which provides services and medical equipment to patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    The Farm Bill: What’s in it for New Jersey land use? . MICHELE S. BYERS A fter more than two years of debate, Congress has finally passed the Agricultural Act of 2014, better known as the Farm Bill. So what does it mean for the Garden State? The quick answer is that the Farm Bill…

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