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    The colors of fall, Manalapan Township. KAREN KESTEN/STAFF

  • Affordable Care Act helps domestic-violence victims

    October is a month dedicated to the awareness of domestic violence. This is a time to recognize the terrible destruction of relationships and the suffering within families that can follow intimate-partner violence. This violence is one of the most underreported crimes in the U.S., victimizing one in four women. Did you know that only 25…

  • Cannabis program ‘going to pot’

    With 1,400 patients signed up for the medical cannabis program in New Jersey since August 2012, many have yet to see access. Greenleaf Compassion Center, which was opened briefly and closed this summer, served only 140 patients the entire year. With one of the program qualifications being less than six months to live, there undoubtedly…

  • Shrewsbury walking event a success

    Shrewsbury Borough’s Green Team Advisory Committee has the responsibility of leading the borough’s Sustainable Jersey certification effort. One of the committee’s projects focused on encouraging students to walk or bike to school. The Shrewsbury Safe Routes to School team was formed, and it participated with the Shrewsbury Borough School in the international Walk to School…

  • Incumbents sweep local elections

    With few exceptions, municipal elections in eastern Monmouth towns were uncontested, and Republican incumbents easily won re-election. In Tinton Falls, Gerald Turning Sr. ran unopposed for the mayoral seat. He is capping off a 35-year career in public service and will segue to the role of mayor on Jan. 1. Turning, currently business administrator, joined…

  • Red Bank Democrats challenge election results

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer RED BANK — With 25 votes separating three candidates vying for two seats on the Borough Council, a recount of election results is imminent. Democratic incumbent Kathleen Horgan, who was re-elected to a third term on the council, confirmed that the Democrats will ask for a recount of the Nov.…

  • Groups seek donations to aid Philippines

    The human toll is still being calculated, but no figure, however large, could possibly illustrate the staggering level of human suffering affecting the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. In a global humanitarian effort, several local, national and international organizations are providing avenues for New Jersey residents to lend a hand. Those interested can…

  • Student is millionth Post-9/11 GI Bill beneficiary

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Steven Ferraro The one-millionth recipient of benefits from the Post- 9/11 GI Bill is an Army veteran who attends Middlesex County College (MCC). Steven Ferraro, a resident of Staten Island, N.Y., chose to attend MCC because of the “veteran-friendly” environment the school offers. “The reception from the student body is…

  • RBFD to consolidate firehouses

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Liberty Hose Co. firehouse on White Street, Red Bank. After operating out of the building for 113 years, Liberty will be consolidating with the Red Bank First Aid and Rescue Squad on Spring Street. FILE PHOTO A fter operating out of the firehouse on White Street for the past…

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