In a Week 2 meeting with divisional rival Keansburg, Keyport secured a victory in the waning minutes of regulation when senior signal caller George Mitchell rolled out to his right and fired a strike across the middle of the field to his favorite target, DJ Mitchell.

Mitchell did the rest, winning a foot race to the end zone, and hauling in another tough reception on the next play for a ...

KEANSBURG - DJ Thompson’s right cleat kicked up a chunk of turf in the final quarter of a weekend tilt with Keansburg, as the senior wide receiver cut across hash marks, shaking loose of a Titans defender to haul in a pass from first-year quarterback George Mitchell.

Thompson won a foot-race to the outside and into the end zone for a 55-yard scoring strike with under two minutes ...

“Between the food, drink and entertainment lineup, there was truly no better way to kick off the start of fall than Oysterfest!”  said Jamie Edelbach, Marketing Manager for the Red Bank RiverCenter.

RED BANK, NJ: A near perfect weather day with a steady cool breeze welcomed hundreds (probably over a 1,000 at one time), locals and visitors to the Red Bank Oysterfest where the ...

MIDDLETOWN, NJ: The Middletown Arts Center, in collaboration with the Dunbar Repertory Company, presents Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, written by Ed Schmidt and directed by Mark Antonio Henderson, October 15th through 17th. In this engrossing production, Joe Louis, Paul Robeson, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers general manager, Branch Rickey, meet in ...

SOUTH AMBOY, NJ -- He’s been on the Irish American music scene for as long as anyone can remember. Entertainer Andy Cooney started his professional career in the mid-1980s at age 17 playing in Kennedy’s as a piano player. Paddy Noonan heard about me and hired me. I worked with him for about 8 years and did four albums with him.  Later, he went out on his own at age 27 ...

FREEHOLD, NJ — Four months of investigative work by law enforcement has resulted in the arrest of 14 men on various child pornography charges, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

During the sweep led by Monmouth County’s Computer Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the following persons have charged with second-degree endangering the ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ— With federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits to expire on September 4, Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners reminds residents that career services are available through the Division of Workforce Development.

Free services include assistance with job search, resume and interview skills, career counseling, webinars and information on training grants for ...

September means back to school. The fall of 2021 can be an exciting time for parents, teachers and students, many of whom have not attended school in person for a year or more. 

In certain cases, children have experienced learning challenges during the pandemic. Has your child been having trouble with reading and writing (literacy) since or before the emergency ...

Rolling test results are expected to be concluded by next Tuesday. All buildings included.

"We won't open our doors unless we get the okay and know it's safe for our students." stated Walker

MIDDLETOWN, NJ - Middletown Public Schools has expanded the review for mold to all buildings in the district. The conditions that cause the type of problem, according to ...

MIDDLETOWN, NJ - Summer is getting an extension in Middletown but not quite for the reasons one would expect. An investigation by one of the districts environmental consultants determined that there was some surface mold in several classrooms. 

In a letter, Superintendent Mary Walker wrote,  "I am writing today to inform you that surface mold was discovered in several ...

Watch Video by Monmouth County Clerk Hanlon on New Voting Process

FREEHOLD, NJ —There will be 10 polling locations throughout Monmouth County for voters to cast their votes by machine for a nine-day period before the November 2 general election.

Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon has announced that early in-person voting will be available from October 23 to October 31 at ...

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ: There will be changes for Monmouth County voters in November's upcoming general election.  The League of Women Voters virtual webinar on Sunday, Sept. 19th at 3:00 PM will introduce members and residents to information about those changes.  These include early in-person voting at ten polling sites across the county, electronic poll books, new ...

County Clerk Hanlon Sworn in as President of Statewide Constitutional Officers Association.

Photo above: Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon, Commissioner Ross Licitra, Commissioner Director Tom Arnone. 

NEW JERSEY–  On Thursday, September 16, Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon was sworn in as President of the ...

Newly Appointed Committeewoman Kimberly Kratz with Mayor Perry, her husband Willis, their two sons, and Kratz's parents Mary and Joe Kelly. 

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – At the 7:00 p.m. September 7, Middletown Township Committee meeting, the committee voted unanimously to approve Kimberly Kratz, as the new Middletown Township Committeewoman. Kratz will be filling the vacancy ...

HOLMDEL, NJ - The Holmdel Township Planning Board met to settle litigation with Hazlet on August 24th. The Zoom meeting lasted about five minutes with a third of the board members absent, including Prakash Santhana. Santhana serves as a Class III member of the board and also sits on the Holmdel Township Committee. His term ends in 2022.

The topic was a lawsuit with Hazlet ...

HAZLET, NJ: Dr. Robert Chen, affectionately called Dr. Bob by his patients and coworkers at Hazlet Family Care, has been a board-certified Family Physician and Geriatrician since 2000.

Dr. Bob lives in Holmdel, where he is an active member of the community. He attended Penn State University and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1996. He completed his Family ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. "Childhood Cancer is the number one disease killer in children, yet is consistently underfunded," said Steve Healey, co-founder of The Brooke Healey Foundation. Less than four percent of the federal budget for cancer research is dedicated to pediatric cancer. "Awareness leads to action and will ...

UPDATE: MISSING TEENAGE HOLMDEL GIRL FOUND, RETURNED HOME SAFELY!

"PARENTS SAY THEY LOVE HER AND ARE WAITING AND PRAYING FOR HER SAFE RETURN"

HOLMDEL, NJ: According to a report from the Holmdel Police Department: The Holmdel Police Department is seeking the public's assistance to help locate a missing juvenile female. The juvenile is Paris Laster, age 16, ...

HOLMDEL, NJ - For those traveling on Laurel Avenue at 10 o'clock this morning you may want to wait a little bit traffic is backed up - potentially with the bridge again.

See photo for traffic stopped.