• Coffeehouse on Feb. 5 to support U.S. troops

    The third annual Harmony for Heroes coffeehouse will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Christian Brothers Academy (CBA), 850 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The musical event, which is in honor of local fallen hero and alumnus Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II, will raise funds for the gift of music to U.S. troops overseas.…

  • Monmouth Players are ‘Broadway Bound’

    The Monmouth Players will present Neil Simon’s “Broadway Bound” at the Navesink Arts Center, 149 Monmouth Ave., Middletown. Performances will be at 8:15 p.m. Feb. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 9, 16 and 23.` Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. Refreshments will be…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    The Visiting Nurse Association Health Group (VNA) awarded Louanne Pillsbury Christie of Little Silver the Judith Stanley Coleman Award for Exceptional Service in Community Health during its annual meeting at Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch. The award is presented by the VNA annually to an individual who demonstrates vigilance and passion in…

  • Fear about pit bulls unwarranted

    I didn’t think it was possible, but we have just seen the furtherance of ignorance in R.D. Truitt’s letter “Pit Bull Advocacy Concerns Reader” (The Hub, Jan. 9). It is bad enough that Truitt cites Wikipedia as the source of reference, where the only qualification you need to be a self-proclaimed expert is an account…

  • ADA compliance recommended

    The writer of “Lack of Microphone Use Stirs Debate at Meeting” (Atlanticville, Jan. 23) is exactly right. By not requiring the use of the microphones so that the audience — especially those with hearing disabilities, like me — cannot hear the comments, the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) leader violated the Americans with Disabilities…

  • Food pantry thankful for donations

    The Matawan Community Food Pantry would like to thank the following groups for making the 2013 year easier for over 80 families in the Matawan/Aberdeen areas: Aberdeen Seniors; Altered Image in Matawan; Boy Scout Pack 66 in Matawan; Boy Scout Pack 92 in Hazlet; community members of Aberdeen and Matawan; In Style Salon in Aberdeen;…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Blaize Moore of Tinton Falls takes advantage of the recent snowstorm by sledding down the large hill at Glenwood Cemetery in West Long Branch on Jan. 22.

  • Area officials: Lessons of Sandy being forgotten

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The boardwalk at Waterfront Park in Keyport, shortly after it was ripped apart by superstorm Sandy. Private- and public-sector officials throughout the region say communities cannot afford to forget the aftermath of the storm as the recovery process moves forward. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF A s bad as superstorm Sandy was, the…

  • Middletown must release benefits info

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Middletown Township will comply with a court order and release the names of current and former employees who received medical benefits through the township dating back to 2008, according to Township Attorney Brian Nelson. Nelson confirmed on Monday that Middletown will not appeal an order from state Superior Court Judge…

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