• Firm will check soil at 6 schools

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has taken action to tie up loose ends that stem from the removal of underground oil tanks about 20 years ago. At its July 22 meeting, the board approved a contract with Brinkerhoff Environmental Services to perform engineering services in accordance…

  • Jewelry, cash taken in home burglary

    COLTS NECK — The residents of a Richmonde Court home awoke last week to find their house had been burglarized while they were sleeping. The robbery occurred between midnight and 5 a.m. Aug. 6 while the homeowners were in the house, according to a press release from the Colts Neck Police Department. An unknown suspect…

  • County honors Wisc. cooperative for Sandy efforts in Union Beach

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer After superstorm Sandy ravaged eastern Monmouth County in October 2012, a critical stream of supplies reached storm victims because of a company that is based almost 900 miles away from New Jersey. Within several days of the catastrophe, the farmer-owned Organic Valley cooperative sent relief workers, food and equipment to…

  • TEDxNavesink lineup announced

    Cindy Zipf will speak at TEDxNavesink. Speakers slated for the TEDxNavesink conference at Brookdale Community College on Sept. 20 include local and nationally renowned voices in fields such as oceanography, archaeology, the arts, robotics and more:  Tim Dillingham, executive director of the American Littoral Society, will discuss the restoration of the coastline as a…

  • World-class lineup for TEDxNavesink

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer For at least a day, Middletown could become the smartest suburb in the country. On Sept. 20, internationally recognized professors, scientists, photographers, writers and more will descend upon the Brookdale Community College campus to participate in the first TEDxNavesink conference. According to event co-organizer Brian Smiga, it is going to…

  • GREEN SCENE

    August 2013: Full steam ahead! Gotti Kelley Surviving the giant, sweaty embrace of July’s heat, cooler fall temperatures are on the horizon, creating an ideal planting season for trees and shrubs. Once planted, these will be part of your landscape for decades, so choose wisely and take the long view. It is a common mistake…

  • Two suspects charged with burglary on Blenheim Road

    MANALAPAN — Two young adults were charged with multiple violations following an incident on Blenheim Road in the Holiday Park development on July 30. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, at 12:38 a.m., Patrolman Matthew Meyler responded to a Blenheim Road home in reference to a motor vehicle burglary in progress. Police…

  • 200 Club awards scholarships to first responders’ children

    The 200 Club of Middlesex County awarded $124,000 in scholarships to 107 sons and daughters of public safety personnel from around the county during an Aug. 8 ceremony at Middlesex County College, Edison. Established 39 years ago as the Middlesex County Blue Badge Association, the 200 Club of Middlesex County holds “We Remember” as its…

  • Standardbred Retirement Foundation receives help from ASPCA

    The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) announced it has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The grant is part of the ASPCA’s “Retraining Racers” program and is to be used exclusively for the assistance needed to secure new careers and homes for racehorses, according to…

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