Tag: Monmouth County news briefs
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 26
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law that allows municipalities to hold owners responsible for maintaining vacant or abandoned residential and commercial properties. The news was reported by Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington), who said the goal of the law is to prevent derelict buildings from becoming a neighborhood nuisance. The…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 19
The office manager of a Tinton Falls-based construction company has been criminally charged with swindling her employer out of more than $2.2 million over the course of seven years, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced. Donna Cook, 52, of Howell, is charged with second degree theft, third degree forgery and third degree false uttering,…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 11
The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced the first of 12 area nonprofit organizations to be recognized during The Giving Year, the year-long initiative to recognize and reward organizations for their contributions to the regional community. Mental wellness nonprofit Shore House will receive $1 from every Count Basie Center…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 12
The Ms. New Jersey Senior America Pageant 2022 is seeking ladies 60 and over to participate in the annual event, which will be held at Harrah’s Resort Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, on June 2 at 1 p.m. There are four judging categories: Philosophy of Life; Evening Gown; Talent Presentation; and Private Judges’ Interview. Contestants…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 5
Books, book discussions, searching books for family history, as well as how to sell a book are on tap in January on the Monmouth County Library’s virtual series of programs and in-person. Family Tree Building is the library’s program that encourages genealogy searches and is available on the library’s website, or its obituaries and death…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 29
The Monmouth County Division on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services, Area Agency on Aging/Aging and Disability Resource Connection (AAA/ADRC), recently received recognition from the New Jersey Division of Aging Services, Office of Area Agency on Aging Administration, for its efforts to help seniors during the coronavirus pandemic. In the annual programmatic and fiscal assessment of…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 22
The Rite Aid Foundation has awarded CASA for Children of Monmouth a $10,000 grant as part of its 2021 Giving Tuesday grant award. The grant will support CASA of Monmouth’s program of advocacy for the foster children they serve, according to a press release. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. “CASA of Monmouth is…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 15
Center Players Dessert Theater will hold auditions for a production of the world premiere of “A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough. The play was written by Gary Morgenstein and will be directed by Bernice Garfield-Szita. Audition dates are Dec. 17 from 7-9 p.m., and callbacks are…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 8
The Brookdale Community College Foundation has announced three new members to its Board of Trustees. The board helps set the foundation’s strategic vision as it works to provide scholarships for deserving students so they may earn a college education and build a better future for themselves, their families and their communities, according to a press…
