Beach replenishment will
proceed as scheduled
     U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) recently announced beach replenishment projects scheduled for the Monmouth County shore this year will proceed as scheduled. He made the announcement at Sea Bright public beach, where sand renourishment is set to begin in the next few weeks.
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Cliffwood man charged with assaulting officers
     ABERDEEN — Township police charged a Cliffwood Beach man with two counts of aggravated assault on police officers and resisting arrest after the man allegedly attacked them with a chair.
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Community Bulletin Board
Local residents graduate
Trenton Police Academy
     Melissa Card and Jacqueline Sieber, sheriff’s officers with the Monmouth County Sheriff’s office, Freehold, recently graduated from the Trenton Police Academy as members of its 88th Basic Police Recruit Class.
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     Restaurateur Tim McLoone of Little Silver (center), who founded the charitable organization Holiday Express, will be honored by Catholic Charities at its fifth annual Summer Gala June 6 at Navesink Country Club, Middletown. Discussing the dinner-dance with McLoone are Betsy Boyle of Colts Neck, even...
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Catholic Charities to honor McLoone at June 6 gala
     Catholic Charities of Monmouth County, Red Bank, will honor restaurateur Tim McLoone, Little Silver, and the Holiday Express at its fifth annual Summer Gala June 6 at Navesink Country Club, Navesink section of Middletown.
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Historical panel seeks Preservation Award nominees
     Nominees are now being sought for the Monmouth County Historical Commission’s Preservation Award program, now in its second year. The program is designed to recognize the efforts and achievements of county residents and organizations that have contributed to the promotion and preservation of Monmout...
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Community Bulletin Board
Blood center announces April blood drives
     Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following blood drives for April:
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Community Bulletin Board
Colorectal screening kits available April 2
     Bayshore Community Hospital, 727 N. Beers St., Holmdel, will offer free test kits for its colorectal cancer screening program April 2-May 2. Kits are available in the lobby of the Bayshore Fitness and Wellness Center, Route 36 (Hazlet Pavilion), Hazlet.
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Registration under way for NJMSC day camp
     Registration is now under way for a summer day camp program offered by the New Jersey Marine Science Consortium (NJMSC), Sandy Hook. Three sessions are available: July 15-19 and 22-26, or individual Wednesdays or Fridays July 31, and Aug. 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21 and 23.
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     FARRAH MAFFAI Creative Crafter Martha Brakowski laughs as fellow club member Cathy Zavorskas attempts to untangle the plastic wrap as the group puts the finishing touches on Easter baskets for the poor to be distributed through St. Benedict’s Church, Holmdel, last week.
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Car wash cash register stolen
     ABERDEEN — Township police are investigating the burglary of the Aberdeen Car Wash on Cambridge Drive, off Route 34.
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Volunteers sought for cleanup in Cliffwood
     Aberdeen Township Environmental & Shade Tree Advisory Board, and the Concerned Citizens of Cliffwood, are currently seeking volunteers for a community cleanup April 6 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Lecture by Vassar Eye Center founder April 11
     Middletown Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, will sponsor a free lecture by Janice Mitchell Vassar April 11 at 7:30 p.m. Vassar is the founder of the Vassar Eye Center at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel.
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