Parents say no to drug rehab by school Residents pack town hall for initial hearing on application BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer       The owners of an Aberdeen residential facility for mentally disabled adults want to turn their facility into a drug abuse treatment center, a proposal that has upset parents who send their children to a nearby school. On Oct. 10, residents packed town hall for a Zoning Board hearing regarding the... More ...       R&B star Rihanna performs at the Robert Collins Arena on the Brookdale Community College Campus in Lincroft on Saturday night. More ... Dogged determination rules K-9s on catwalk Some 150 enter 'Strut Your Mutt' costume contest BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer       MIDDLETOWN - The beauty contestants at Thompson Park Day were all real dogs. Always a cute fest, the fourth annual "Strut Your Mutt" contest took place Sunday afternoon as part of the activities surrounding Thompson Park Day, located off Newman Springs Road in Lincroft. More ... Happy 150th, Holmdel Residents gather to celebrate milestone at Community Day BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer       HOLMDEL - Pilgrims and politicians, pie in the face and pictures with Frankenstein. Cross Farm Park had it all on Saturday as the township came together to celebrate Community Day, the 150th anniversary edition. More ... Sponsorships may be sold for fields BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer       HOLMDEL - Signs for Poland Spring, Foodtown and Commerce Bank may be joining the one for Roggy Field at Holmdel High School, according to a presentation given Oct. 10. John Gulluscio, president of Corporate Marketing Associates, spoke before the Holmdel Board of Education about a proposal to add... More ... Official advises on fire safety in mobile homes BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer       HAZLET - About 30 people crowded a conference room at the public library Saturday morning to hear Hazlet Fire Official John Beslanovitz deliver a presentation on fire prevention. Beslanovitz was asked to speak at the Hazlet Mobile Home Owners Association meeting in light of a Sept. 3 blaze that ... More ... Business owners heated over fire prevention fee BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer       HAZLET - An ordinance amending the township fire prevention code has raised the ire of some business owners. The controversial measure, passed by the Township Committee on Oct. 2, renewed a fire prevention fee based on the square footages of businesses. Under the ordinance, if a business is 500 ... More ... Three Aberdeen streets to undergo reconstruction       ABERDEEN - The Township Council has awarded a contract for the reconstruction of three streets to Lucas Construction Group Inc. of Old Bridge. The contract was awarded following the submission of bids from six New Jersey companies, with Lucas Construction Group submitting the lowest bid of $1.96... More ... Deadline is Jan. 2 to sign up for master gardener program       The Monmouth County Master Gardener Program is accepting applications for 2008. The deadline to apply is Jan. 2. Master gardeners are experts in all things related to home gardening in Monmouth County. More ... "Jack o' all shades"       Brianna Manginelli, 4, of Marlboro, paints a pumpkin at Thompson Park Day in Lincroft on Sunday. More ... OMG, MCAC finds a gr8 way 2 K.I.T. w/teens Arts council uses new media to connect teens with the arts BY KATHY HALL Correspondent       Anyone who spends time around teenagers "cn c" that they communicate differently from the rest of us. More ... Retirement: the 'third age' Brookdale launches Center for Creative Retirement BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent       There has never been a better time to be retired or be about to retire in Monmouth County. Everyone is beginning to catch on to the fact that retired people have a lot to offer and the time to devote to the possibilities inherent in lifelong learning. More ... Shore history the theme of Squires Luncheon       WEST LONG BRANCH - Gamblers, bathers, rogues and presidents - the original "bennies" - had an enormous impact on modern Monmouth County. They populated the mansions and boarding houses and established the world-renowned resorts that made the county and its shore the place to be. More ...