Tag: Monmouth County

  • Marlboro High School team wins Monmouth County Consumer Bowl

    Marlboro High School team wins Monmouth County Consumer Bowl

    A team of students representing Marlboro High School has won the 2022 Monmouth County Consumer Bowl, a game show style competition which tests students’ knowledge of consumer related information. The Consumer Bowl was held in a virtual manner on Feb. 16, according to a press release from the county. Students from Freehold Township High School,…

  • Monmouth County park projects supported by grant program  

    Monmouth County park projects supported by grant program  

    The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners recently awarded $2.8 million in park improvement and open space acquisition grant funds to 19 municipalities in the county through the 2021 round of the Monmouth County Open Space Grant Program. “As our residents continue to get much needed fresh air and exercise in their local parks and…

  • Allentown residents raise concern over possible traffic signal

    Allentown residents raise concern over possible traffic signal

    ALLENTOWN – Residents of Allentown spent two hours asking questions and offering comments about the possible construction of the first traffic signal in the borough. During a meeting of the mayor and Borough Council on Feb. 8 that was held on Zoom during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, residents presented their thoughts to Monmouth County Engineer…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Feb. 9

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Feb. 9

    The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will host a retrospective exhibit during the spring of 2022, Rabbi Sally J. Priesand: A Fifty Year Celebration Honoring the Ordination of America’s First Female Rabbi and Her Contributions to Monmouth County. There will be an in-person (masked and vaccinated) opening reception on March 13 from 3-5 p.m.…

  • Monmouth Timeline announces 2022 historic art initiative

    Monmouth Timeline announces 2022 historic art initiative

    Monmouth Timeline Inc., a website that presents the illustrated history of Monmouth County, has announced the second year of its art initiative to commission new illustrations of stories from the 400 years of history in the region. “The simple fact is that for many of the most important stories from our past, no art exists…

  • Brookdale Community College students receive nursing pins

    Brookdale Community College students receive nursing pins

    On Dec. 20, 67 nursing students at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, completed their Associate Degree in Applied Science and received their pins at a nursing pinning ceremony. The nursing program at Brookdale Community College, which is the county college of Monmouth County, is one of only nine programs in the United States to have its…

  • Monmouth County commissioner leadership roles go to Arnone and Kiley

    Monmouth County commissioner leadership roles go to Arnone and Kiley

    Commissioner Thomas A. Arnone and Commissioner Susan M. Kiley were appointed as commissioner director and commissioner deputy director, respectively, at the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners’ 2022 organization meeting held on Jan. 6 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. “I would like to thank the board for appointing me to serve as director in 2022,”…

  • Arnone anticipates busy year in Monmouth County

    Arnone anticipates busy year in Monmouth County

    Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season spent with friends and family members. As we get deeper into the winter months, I want to assure our residents the Monmouth County Department of Public Works and Engineering has been preparing for inclement weather for months and is ready to serve at a…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 29

    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…