• Scouts from Troop 180 attain Eagle rank

    ALLENTOWN — Boy Scout Troop 180 held its spring Court of Honor on June 11 to award merit badges and Scout rank advancements, including conferring the rank of Eagle Scout upon three young men. The Court of Honor was held at the Allentown Presbyterian Church. The three new Eagle Scouts are Kenny Forman, Connor Roy…

  • Full-moon hike set for Aug. 20 at education center

    JACKSON — The New Jersey State Forestry Services and the Jackson Pathfinders will host the seventh annual Full Moon Hike on Aug. 20 beginning promptly at 7 p.m. at the Forest Resource Education Center (FREC), 370 East Veterans Highway, Jackson. Scouts, families and groups of all ages are invited to join in the adventure. While…

  • Players will get their kicks in Madison Beggs marathon

    HOWELL — A soccer marathon benefit event will be held in memory of a Howell resident in September. The second annual Madison Beggs Kicks 4 Kids Soccer Marathon will be held at Soldier Memorial Park, Lakewood-Farmingdale Road, Howell, on Sept. 7. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or later, depending on…

  • Auto show returns to Allaire

    The Historic Village at Allaire will present its 18th annual Antique Rolling Iron Auto Show on Aug. 18 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date Aug. 25). Antique vehicles will be coming in from all over the tri-state area. This show is open to all vehicles manufactured in and before 1986, according to a…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Executive Care has opened a new office on Adelphia Road in Freehold to serve central New Jersey residents seeking skilled nursing and home health aid services. Owners Senen Cabalfin and Jeff Wolf have forged a partnership through a shared experience working to make the lives of seniors and people with disabilities more comfortable. After years…

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    Sunflowers along Pension Road, Manalapan. IRENE P.

  • One man’s suggestion to preserve open space

    Once again, in her Aug. 1 letter to the editor, Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian Burry urged public support of state funding of programs for permanent farmland and open space protection. She cited the need to protect our ground water — certainly a legitimate concern — but then used the inflammatory phrase “in a race with…

  • Baseball’s penalty for Rodriguez is unfair

    Major league Baseball (MLB) issued a 211-game suspension to Alex Rodriguez for alleged use of performance enhancing drugs (PED) and obstruction of baseball’s PED investigation. If the charge is admitted by A-Rod or proven in a fair hearing, then A-Rod is a cheat deserving of a just penalty; but 211 games is surely not just.…

  • Wine festival coming to Allaire

    The Garden State Wine Growers Association will hold its annual Jazz It Up Wine Festival at the Historic Village at Allaire in Wall Township on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. The event will feature more than two dozen wineries offering samples of nearly 300 locally produced wines, along with live jazz music, craft and food…

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