Tag: Oceanport

  • Scholarship and grant applications available

    Scholarship and grant applications available

    Applications for scholarships and grants are available for the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) Educational Foundation and are due by May 1. Scholarship awards of $1,500 each will be made to non-traditional students in two categories: 1) students at least 25 years old and returning to school; 2) college students entering their junior…

  • Attention Child Find

    Attention Child Find

    Each year, the school districts in Interlaken, Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Sea Bright, West Long Branch and Shore Regional High School seek to identify and evaluate children ages 3 to 21 who may be experiencing physical, sensory, communication, cognitive or social difficulties. This search includes migrant and homeless students, two year-olds reaching the age of three…

  • Information for Oceanport and Deal residents

    Information for Oceanport and Deal residents

    Oceanport and Deal parents who have concerns about the development of a preschool child attaining age 3 within the next year; a child between the ages of 3 and 5; or a school age child between the ages of 6-21, should contact The Oceanport/Deal School Child Study Team. The child can be experiencing physical, sensory,…

  • Monmouth Park stall applications are now available

    Monmouth Park stall applications are now available

    OCEANPORT — Stall applications for the 2017 Monmouth Park racing season are now available online at www.monmouthpark.com under the horsemen’s tab. In addition, horsemen can pick up a hard copy of the application in the Monmouth Park administration building. Completed applications are due back in the racing office no later than March 16. The 2017…

  • Oceanport proposing new municipal complex at former fort

    Oceanport proposing new municipal complex at former fort

    By KAREN RAPOLLA Staff Writer Some changes at the former Fort Monmouth, which officially closed in September of 2011, are becoming apparent as roadways are preparing to open and properties are being sold. “Things are starting to move quickly. The road is scheduled to open in mid January. The church was purchased by Triumphant Life…

  • Oceanport hopeful for a bright future at Monmouth Park

    Oceanport hopeful for a bright future at Monmouth Park

      By KAREN RAPOLLA Staff Writer While New Jersey voters rejected the casino expansion on Nov. 8, Oceanport Mayor Jay Coffey and Oceanport Borough Council President Joe Irace are actively looking forward to what lies ahead in Monmouth Park’s future. Coffey and Irace were urging voters to oppose the proposed constitutional amendment to expand casino…

  • Two men charged with alleged homicide in Oceanport

    Two men charged with alleged homicide in Oceanport

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer OCEANPORT – Two men from New York have been charged in the homicide of a missing Connecticut man who was found buried in Oceanport. On Nov. 15, Connecticut law enforcement contacted the New York City Police Department (NYPD) regarding a missing 26-year-old male who resided in Stamford, Connecticut, according to a…

  • Cut-A-Thon charity event set for Nov. 13

    Cut-A-Thon charity event set for Nov. 13

    Rogue Salon,  which is in the Oceanport Village Center, 121 E. Main St., Oceanport, will hold a Cut-A-Thon from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 13, to benefit The Alexander Muñoz Memorial Fund local charity. All proceeds will support kids fighting cancer. For more information, visit www.alexmunoz.org.

  • Area officials take a stand on casino ballot question

    Area officials take a stand on casino ballot question

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer Officials in five municipalities in Monmouth County that have ties to horses and horse racing are split on a public question that voters will be asked to decide on Election Day. On Nov. 8, voters will be asked if they approve amending the state constitution to permit casino gambling in…