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Falcons gearing up for crucial stretch in C South Division play
TINTON FALLS — After 10 games in the 2022-23 season, the Monmouth Regional High School boys basketball team (6-4) sits atop the Shore Conference C South Division standings with a 3-0 record in division play. The Falcons will have a golden opportunity to extend their lead in the division...
Middletown Sun and Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun Datebook, Jan. 11
• Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls, is inviting all members of the community to celebrate Martin Luther King’s birthday at its annual social justice service at 7 p.m. Jan. 13. The Sabbath service will be led by interfaith clergy and accompanied by the temple’s choir. Attendees are asked to refrain from wearing heavy scents. Masks are optional. Services are also viewable on Livestream at www.monmouthreformtemple.org.
Talerico, Araman, East sworn in during Eatontown reorganization
EATONTOWN — Anthony Talerico Jr. has begun serving his second four-year term as mayor, and Meir Araman and Virginia M. East have begun serving three-year terms as members of the Eatontown Borough Council. Talerico, Araman and East were the winners in the November 2022 general election. The borough’s 2023...
PTA gift auction supports school programs, builds pride in Eatontown
EATONTOWN – The Eatontown Public Schools PTA is mobilizing for the return of its popular gift auction on March 9. The event, which was sidelined in recent years by the coronavirus pandemic, raises funds to support curriculum enrichment, and cultural and educational programs at all four schools, according to Amanda Zuroick, chair of the PTA’s Spring Luau Tricky Tray.
Brookdale Community College helps to launch interpreting careers
The professional knowledge, skills and abilities required of a federal court interpreter are complex. In addition, communication in courtroom proceedings may be more complicated than in other settings or everyday life. Brookdale Community College alumni Jorge Puerto has been on staff at the New Jersey Superior Court in Mercer County...
Middletown Sun and Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun Datebook, Jan. 5
• The Monmouth County Park System will present Cutting, Splitting and Hewing on Jan. 8 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel. Get warmed up using a two-man saw and splitting wedge, and learn how farmers used a froe to rive shingles or a broad ax to hew beams. Open to adults. Free. Details: 732-842-4000.
Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun News Briefs, Jan. 4
Tinton Falls municipal officials are taking action to prohibit parking on an entire street in the borough. During a meeting on Dec. 20, members of the Borough Council introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, prohibit parking on both sides of Hovchild Boulevard for the street’s entire length. A...
Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 4
A Union County man has admitted his role in a conspiracy that targeted Asian and Asian-American homeowners for residential burglaries, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Randi Barr, 41, of Union Township, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin in Newark federal court to an information charging him with...
Tinton Falls officials grant initial support for cannabis businesses
TINTON FALLS — Two potential cannabis business operators are seeking licenses in Tinton Falls. During a meeting on Dec. 20, members of the Borough Council passed resolutions in support of applications that have been filed by Revival NJ, LLC, and Wildflower Market, LLC, as those two entities have begun taking the steps that are necessary to eventually operate cannabis businesses in the borough.
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Tinton Falls officials pick redeveloper for Fort Monmouth property
TINTON FALLS — Municipal officials have designated an affiliate of Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health as the redeveloper of a former Fort Monmouth parcel in Tinton Falls, with the intent of developing a medical facility on the property. During a meeting on Dec. 20, members of the Borough Council...
Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 28
Brookdale Community College, ARC of Monmouth County and Voyagers’ Community School have announced a free, pre-vocational program that offers adult students, ages 18 to 24, who have intellectual disabilities a classroom learning experience in life, consumer and employment skills, self-advocacy, healthy habits, financial literacy and the innovative use of technology.
Planning begins for two new urban rail trails in northern New Jersey
Long before the rise of interstate highways, railroads were king. During the golden age of rail transportation in the late 1800s and early 1900s, passengers and freight relied on trains to get everywhere from the next town to distant locations. But as cars and tractor-trailers took over, many rail enterprises...
Atlantic Hub News Briefs, Dec. 28
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Tower Singers, an extracurricular singing group made up of students in grades nine through 12, took their joy and enthusiasm for singing to the community during December, with performances for local nonprofit organizations, retail shops and businesses. On Dec. 3, the singers performed for...
Bill strengthening concealed carry laws will face legal challenge
A new state law that strengthens restrictions regarding who is eligible for a public carry permit and establishes a list of places where people who possess a carry permit cannot bring their firearms is expected to face an immediate legal challenge in New Jersey. Within the past week, Gov. Phil...
Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 21
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced the inaugural Monmouth County Travel Guide Cover Photo Contest, which is open now through Feb. 1. “The winning photo of the Monmouth County Travel Guide Cover Photo Contest will be featured on the cover of the guide that is requested worldwide. Additionally, it will be showcased in future marketing efforts with the photographer’s spotlight placed in the official travel guide. The runners-up will have their photos published in the guide,” Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone said. “We can’t wait to see all of the amazing photos of our county.”
Atlantic Hub News Briefs, Dec. 21
Tinton Falls Borough Council members have authorized a decrease in the contract for improvements at one of the borough’s parks. During a meeting on Dec. 6, council members passed a resolution which authorizes a $19,372 decrease in the contract with Precise Construction Inc. for the Sycamore Park improvement project. The initial contract for the park improvements totaled $1.149 million. After two change orders, the contract now totals $1.15 million.
Falcons flying high with 3-0 start to 2022-23 basketball season
Things are looking bright on the court for the Monmouth Regional High School girls basketball team early in the 2022-23 season. Sixth-year coach Laura Forbes and the Falcons are off to a 3-0 start following a 49-23 victory over Jackson Liberty High School of Jackson on Dec. 20 at home in Tinton Falls.
Lunch Break’s 2022 toy giveaway offers hope for the holidays
RED BANK — It was beginning to look a lot like the North Pole as dozens of elves turned Tower Hill First Presbyterian Church in Red Bank into Santa’s workshop on Dec. 10. The halls were filled with toys, stuffed animals, musical instruments and holiday presents, welcoming hundreds of financially insecure families as they browsed for gifts for their children during the Lunch Break annual Holiday Toy and Gift Card Giveaway, according to a press release.
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