• Grandparents Day event set for library

    The Middletown Township Public Library will present a Grandparents Day special event at 11 a.m. Sept. 6 at its Community Room, 55 New Monmouth Road. Denise Weiner, artist, author and Middletown Township resident, will offer a special art workshop in honor of Grandparents Day. Grandparents (or other caregivers) and children, ages 2-5, will learn about…

  • ‘Tour for the Vets’ hits the stage on Sept. 21

    The South Central District Veteran’s Committee will present a “Tour for the Vets” on Sept. 21, noon to 6 p.m., at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center, 1 Memorial Lane, Holmdel. Admission is a $20 donation and free for children under 13. A tailgate party will follow, which…

  • ‘Tour for the Vets’ hits the stage on Sept. 21

    The South Central District Veteran’s Committee will present a “Tour for the Vets” on Sept. 21, noon to 6 p.m., at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center, 1 Memorial Lane, Holmdel. Admission is a $20 donation and free for children under 13. A tailgate party will follow, which…

  • Aberdeen to host paper-shredding event

    Aberdeen Township will hold a papershredding event on Sept. 7, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Aberdeen Township Municipal Building on Church Street. The service is free for Aberdeen residents. Please bring proof of residency. Residents may bring up to 100 pounds of paper to be shredded on-site in the mobile truck. The event will…

  • Keyport residents to vote on $4.9M athletic facility

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer KEYPORT — Residents will have a chance to weigh in on the Keyport School District’s proposal for a $4.9 million athletic facility during a special election on Sept. 24. The Board of Education will hold a public forum to address questions and concerns about the initiative during its meeting on…

  • Middletown to pay tribute to those lost on Sept. 11

    During the 2012 remembrance ceremony at the Middletown WTC Memorial Gardens, family members pause at a memorial to one of the 37 Middletown Township residents who perished in the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. MIDDLETOWN — Members of the Middletown Township Committee will pay a silent tribute to the 37 residents who…

  • Calling for help can save a life

    I t’s not just celebrities in the news who die from prescription or recreational drug overdose. This tragedy often hits much closer to home. Sometimes it’s a member of our own family, co-workers or neighbors. In fact, overdoses have caused more than 6,000 deaths in New Jersey since 2004, making it the leading cause of…

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  • Gov. Christie is no supporter of medical marijuana in New Jersey

    CODA Greg Bean When Brian Wilson — whose 2-yearold daughter, Vivian, has a rare form of epilepsy that might be treated with medical marijuana — recently confronted New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about approving a bill making it legal for children to use it as part of treatment, the governor blew him off. “These are…

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