Middletown youths urged to wear helmets for safety       Police Lt. Craig Weber, a member of the Middletown Township Police Department's traffic safety bureau and president of the Superior Officers Association, wishes to remind parents and children that as warm weather approaches, New Jersey helmet law requires residents age 17 and younger to wear a hel... More ... Arthritis Walk slated for April 27 in Pt. Pleasant       The Arthritis Foundation's fourth annualArthritisWalk will take placeApril 27 at Jenkinson's Pavilion, Point Pleasant. May is National Arthritis Month. Registration is at 8:30 a.m., and thewalk of either a one- or three-mile course will start at 10 a.m. Walkers may sign up individually or recruit... More ... Bayonet Farm Earth Day celebration April 27       The 10th annual Bayonet Farm Earth Day celebration will be held April 27 from noon to 5 p.m. at Bayonet Farm, 41 Middletown Road, Holmdel. The day will begin with a hike from Holmdel Park to Bayonet Farm along the Ramenessin Brook. More ... DVRT training to begin April 28 in Freehold       180-Turning Lives Around, Hazlet, will conduct a 40-hour training for domestic violence response team (DVRT) volunteers Mondays-Wednesdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. April 28-May 22 at Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold. Volunteers work in conjunction with the police to provide support, informatio... More ... 'Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo' at BCC April 29       The center for World War II studies and conflict resolution at Brookdale Community College (BCC) will screen the 1944 film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo,"April 29 at 7 p.m. at Warner Student Life Center, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. More ... Stroke screenings slated for May 16-23       The American Stroke Association will hold "StrokeAlert!" stroke risk screenings statewideMay 16-23. The assessments are designed to educate the public about stroke, its warning signs and risk factors, and preventative steps. Family history will be reviewed, personal risk factors discussed, and pa... More ... FoodBank is recipient of 'Idol Gives Back' funds       The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties has received $12,747 from the "American Idol: Idol Gives Back" campaign. The effort raised approximately $76 million for programs that address the needs of children and young people living in poverty around the world. More ...