Hazlet & Keyport Top Stories
By JEANNE WALL
December 4, 2025
If you would like to donate to the Frances Foundation to support pediatric cancer families, TAP here. NEW JERSEY: The Frances Foundation hosted its 21st Annual Gala—The Lunar Lights Gala—celebrating the theme Because Every Child Deserves to Shine. The evening radiated warmth, unity, and heartfelt ...
KEYPORT, NJ – One of the Bayshore’s most beloved holiday traditions returns as the Keyport Historic House Tour welcomes residents and visitors to step inside some of the community’s most distinctive and storied homes. The Keyport Candlelight House Tour will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, ...
NEW JERSEY– The Garden State's own stars shone brightly at the 17th Annual New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and Gellman Images was once again behind the lens to capture it all. The New Jersey–based multimedia production company photographed an impressive lineup of Garden State legends at ...
NEW JERSEY— The Monmouth-Ocean Development Council (MODC) has relaunched its Health & Wellness Committee, an initiative aimed at supporting MODC members through programming centered on personal health, employee wellness, the care continuum, and opportunities for professional connection.As ...
BELMAR, NJ – TAPinto Belmar/Lake Como is once again inviting the community to shop small and win big with the return of the popular “Shop Local Beach Badge Contest,” encouraging residents and visitors to support local businesses during the holiday shopping season.Beginning on Black Friday (November ...
The Keyport Historical Society sends warmest wishes to you and your family. “We’re grateful for your support and hope the holiday brings you warmth, rest, and time with the people you love!” A quick reminder: tickets for the Keyport Candlelight House Tour on December 13 (2–7 PM) are now ...
This Thanksgiving, we pause not just to celebrate the day, but to reflect on all the moments — past, present, and yet to come — that shape who we are and what we hold dear.We remember the Thanksgivings of years gone by, the familiar faces around the table, the laughter that filled our homes, and ...
When Patrolman Menosky designed the logo for Goal:Zero, a program he launched in 2924, he knew it had to have meaning specific to the message. The color of the logo represents high visibility and is the color for pedestrian and school safety. The black bar is a mourning band for all lives lost in ...
NEW JERSEY: For many professionals, the word networking suggests quick introductions, business cards, and surface-level exchanges that rarely lead anywhere meaningful. Over the years, I’ve come to believe that real success in business and in leadership comes from something deeper: purposeful ...
HAZLET, NJ: As the holiday season approaches, Hazlet Township is encouraging residents to shop local and shop small, reminding everyone of the importance of supporting the businesses that strengthen our community. Local merchants contribute to Hazlet all year long—through services, sponsorships, ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Board of County Commissioners has announced that Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley has been awarded the Outstanding Community Service Award by the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce. The honor was presented during the Chamber’s 40th Annual Golden Osprey Awards held on ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY– Brookdale Community College proudly welcomes acclaimed poet Patricia Smith, a 2025 National Book Award Finalist, for an evening of poetry and conversation on Wednesday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Life Center, 2nd Floor, Navesink Room III, at the Lincroft campus.
MONMOUTH COUNTY– The 2025 Holiday Made in Monmouth expo will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College. This year’s event is expected to be the largest in its 13-year history, with more than 300 local vendors offering a ...
WATCH: TAP PLAY BUTTON BELOW TO SEE A QUICK EXAMPLE OF WHAT CHAMBERCAST IS ALL ABOUT: THANK YOU GELLMAN IMAGES FOR THE VIDEO PROMO FOR CHAMBERCAST! HOLMDEL, NJ: ChamberCast, the dynamic in-person, video broadcast streaming live program will feature a power-panel of community nonprofit leaders for ...
HOLMDEL, NJ: When the Associated Humane Society of Tinton Falls (AHSTF) talks, people listen!Earlier this week, they had run very low on pet food, and they put out a call for donations on social media. Well, the news spread quickly—and thousands of cans and bags of dog and cat food came pouring in ...
NEW JERSEY -Manahawkin-based local businessman and long-time Joey’s Pizza owner, Joe Rulli, is bringing the amazing life and tragic, unsolved disappearance of his father, famous fighter Joey "Lupo" Rulli, to the screen. After years of meticulous research, Joe Rulli—with the strong encouragement of ...
TRENTON — New Jersey municipalities barely finished submitting their Fourth Round affordable-housing plans — a massive state-mandated process that will shape zoning and development for the next decade — yet the Legislature is already advancing a new bill that could force even more density, height, ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – The State Troopers Fraternal Association and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Locals 400 and 827 have once again teamed up to help ensure that struggling families across Monmouth County have access to food and essential resources this Thanksgiving season.The effort, ...
NEW JERSEY: The YMCA of the Jersey Shore is inviting all high school students across Middlesex, Monmouth and, for the first time, Ocean counties to participate in its 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. essay contest—an annual initiative that uplifts youth voices and celebrates Dr. King’s legacy.As ...
JERSEY SHORE — A new visual tribute to the Garden State’s coastline has arrived just in time for the holiday season. New Jersey photographer and author Rich Romano has released Ocean Access: The Beachfront Towns of Monmouth & Ocean County, a full-color photographic exploration of every ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – A longtime coach and teacher at Middletown High School North is facing a recommended sentence of five and a half years in state prison after admitting to sexually assaulting a student.Justin McGhee, 36, represented by his lawyer, Mitchell Ansell, entered a guilty plea on November ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — A Hackensack resident is taking her talents back to national television as she competes on Food Network’s newest holiday series. Sweet Empire: Winter Wars premiered Nov. 9.Tatiana Kovalenko, a two-time champion on Cooking Channel and Food Network programs, is one of 14 ...
PRINCETON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy are inviting New Jersey residents to attend The Holidays at Drumthwacket, continuing the tradition of open house tours at the Governor’s official residence in Princeton.This year’s theme is America’s 250th Anniversary, according to a news ...
November is National Family Caregivers Month a time to recognize, honor, and support the millions of Americans who dedicate their lives to caring for others. Behind every care story is a family member balancing love and responsibility: a daughter helping her mother with daily routines, a husband ...
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RED BANK, NJ: Holiday Express, the acclaimed philanthropic music group, returns to the Count Basie Center in Red Bank on Tuesday, December 16, for its annual Benefit Concert - a high-energy celebration of music, generosity, and holiday spirit.Now in its 33rd season, Holiday Express is more than a ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville's own Jon Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, came home to make a surprise visit to the Bombers Beyond Cafe on Main St. It was a secret so tight that even the adult education staff members did not know until that morning. Bon Jovi walked in quietly and was greeted by a ...
🦅🇺🇸TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO HONOR OUR VETERANS: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15:YOU CAN HELP CLEAN-UP THE HISTORICAL SCHANCK-COVENHOVEN CEMETERY IN HOLMDEL. TEENS CAN EARN VOLUNTEER HOURS HELPING MOLLY ALTMAN ACHIEVE HER GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD. THEN ON SUNDAY NOV. 16, HONOR OUR PATRIOTS IN A SPECIAL CEREMONY AT ...
Left to Right: Robert Baccala, Executive Vice President of Richard E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc.; Robert LeMassena, Assistant Resident Engineer, WSP USA, Inc.; Richard Pierson, President of Richard E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc.; Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone; County Engineer Joseph ...