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Do nature a favor – leave falling leaves alone this year
If you love fall’s spectacular colors, but not raking leaves, here is some good news: You can stop! By leaving your leaves alone, you will help your lawn, local wildlife and the environment. Leaves falling from trees should not be seen as trash to be collected and hauled away.
Talerico, Regan seek mayor’s office in Eatontown municipal election
EATONTOWN — One Democrat and one Republican are seeking the four-year term of the mayor’s office in Eatontown. Democratic incumbent Mayor Anthony Talerico Jr. and Republican challenger Mark Regan Sr. will face off for the mayor’s four-year term. Voting is underway with vote-by-mail ballots and with early...
Four candidates seek two council seats in Eatontown municipal election
EATONTOWN — Democrats and Republicans in Eatontown are seeking two available three-year terms on the Borough Council. Republican incumbent council members Maria Escalante and Kevin Gonzalzez will face off against Democratic challengers Meir Araman and Virgina East for the three-year council terms. Voting is underway with vote-by-mail ballots and...
Talerico, Regan seek mayor’s office in Eatontown municipal election
EATONTOWN — One Democrat and one Republican are seeking the four-year term of the mayor’s office in Eatontown. Democratic incumbent Mayor Anthony Talerico Jr. and Republican challenger Mark Regan Sr. will face off for the mayor’s four-year term. Voting is underway with vote-by-mail ballots and with early...
Hogg’s goal in overtime lifts Bulldogs past Metuchen in state soccer action
A run at a second consecutive state sectional tournament championship is still very much in the cards for the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School boys soccer team and the Bulldogs have sophomore Ronan Hogg to thank for that. Hogg, a sophomore forward, scored the game-winning goal two minutes into overtime...
Tinton Falls council appropriates funds for library improvements
TINTON FALLS — The members of the Borough Council have adopted an ordinance that appropriates $495,000 for improvements at the Tinton Falls Public Library, 664 Tinton Ave. Council members took the action during a meeting on Oct. 11. According to the ordinance, the appropriation includes $217,500 in grant funds...
Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 26
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon has created a COVID-19 Pandemic Archive in an effort to preserve important government records for historical purposes. Municipal and county government officials in Monmouth County are being asked to submit documents pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic to be preserved in the county clerk’s archives, according to a press release.
Monmouth clerk honors winners of high school photography contest
At the Monmouth County clerk’s 27th annual Archives and History Day event on Oct. 1 in Lincroft, Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon honored the four high school student winners of the Archives and History Day Photography Contest. Along with the event’s theme, “Monuments and Markers of Monmouth County,”...
New state law updates regulations of emergency medical services
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation sponsored by state Sen. Robert Singer (R-Monmouth, Ocean) into law. According to a press release from Singer’s office, the law will bolster advanced life support services across New Jersey. Singer’s two-county legislative district includes Howell and Farmingdale. The bill signed by Murphy,...
New Jersey Network collection added to American Archive of Public Broadcasting
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) has released the New Jersey Network (NJN) Special Collection, featuring more than 3,000 streaming programs from New Jersey public television dating from 1971 to 2011. The growing collection will eventually include nearly 25,000 items representing 40 years of programs from one of the...
Axelrod Performing Arts Center announces 2022-23 lineup of shows
The Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park, has announced its 2022-23 season, which kicks off with the adults-only musical comedy with puppets, “Avenue Q,” in November. In February, the Axelrod will present the 50th anniversary revival of the forgotten Black musical “Raisin,” followed by the Jersey Shore’s first professional production of “The Prom” in May, and in November the first musical in the theater’s recently announced Sondheim Centennial Project: Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Sunday in the Park with George,” according to a press release.
Buccaneers win B North tennis crown; fashion 18-3 mark during campaign
LITTLER SILVER — The Red Bank Regional High School girls tennis team soared under the guidance of first-year coach Eileen Savko during the 2022 season. Led by seniors Janey Wright and Josie Munson, the Buccaneers went 18-3 and reached the championship match of the Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament.
Monmouth commissioners announce ‘Brewed & Distilled in Monmouth’ initiative
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced the launch of the new “Brewed & Distilled in Monmouth” initiative. The initiative was announced during a press conference held at Red Tank Brewing Company, Red Bank, on Oct. 19. ” ‘Brewed & Distilled in Monmouth County’ is our...
Eatontown playground expected to serve adults, children of all abilities
EATONTOWN — A planned playground in Eatontown that is intended for use by adults and children of all abilities has received $250,000 to assist in its construction. Challenger Playground is planned to be constructed on 80 Acres Park and will be installed in an area totaling 4,500 square feet.
Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 19
A Middletown resident has been indicted for laundering money on behalf of the Cape Town Zone of Black Axe, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Andrew Suarez, 29, is charged by indictment with money laundering conspiracy, substantive money laundering counts and aggravated identity theft, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Red Bank officials expand scope of human relations committee
RED BANK — The members of the Red Bank Borough Council have adopted an ordinance that amends the Human Relations Advisory Committee article of the borough code and changes the name of the committee to the Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee. According to the ordinance, which was adopted...
Former Gov. James Florio was a conservation trailblazer in New Jersey
The pristine wilderness of the New Jersey Pine Barrens may seem worlds apart from the state’s polluted industrial sites in need of cleanup and restoration. But one thing they had in common was James Florio in their corner. Florio – a former New Jersey governor, U.S. congressman, state assemblyman...
Tinton Falls council members approve increase in police officer ranks
TINTON FALLS — The members of the Borough Council have taken action to increase the maximum number of patrol officers permitted to be hired by the Tinton Falls Police Department. During a meeting on Oct. 11, council members adopted an ordinance that will amend the police force section of...
Tinton Falls proposes ordinance to help fund library’s reopening
TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council is proposing to appropriate $495,000 toward the reopening of the Tinton Falls Public Library. During a meeting on Oct. 11, council members introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, appropriate $495,000 for improvements at the Tinton Falls Public Library, 664 Tinton Ave. According...
Motorists warned to drive with caution as deer activity increases
Drivers are reminded to be extra vigilant on roads this fall as the mating season for white-tailed deer gets underway and daylight is limited during peak commuting hours, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced. Deer are more likely to...
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