HOLMDEL, NJ – Swing Loose® Indoor Golf in Bell Works is pleased to announce the Swing Often Membership plan.  Swing Loose® Indoor Golf is an indoor golf training/practice, entertainment, corporate event, and competition facility catering to golfers of all ages, from first-timers to the accomplished.  Located in the Bell Works building in Holmdel, golfers play with real ...

RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank Classic 5K, one of the most anticipated short-course races has been postponed to June 19, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Sponsors and registered runners will automatically be transferred to the new date.

Locally, the race had benefited the Red Bank Parks and Recreation Department and the Family YMCA.  Last year over 1,500 runners had participated ...

TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy began Friday’s COVID-19 press briefing on a somber note by expressing his outrage over two gunmen who fired on the home of two Camden County police officers while their newborn baby was inside.

The gunmen shot at the officers’ home in Camden late Tuesday and struck the home at least six times, according to Camden police. The couple were inside ...

TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

Clinical Contributors to this Story:

John Sensakovic, M.D. contributes to topics such as Infectious Diseases.

After you return home from your weekly supermarket run, do you throw what you wore straight into the laundry machine to avoid picking up the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)? What about after you visit the barber shop? Some people feel calmer and more in control when they remove ...

NEW JERSEY: If you were awake or awakened at 2 a.m today 9/9, by something that felt like an earthquake. Well, it was: A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was detected by the United States Geological Survey at a depth of 5 kilometers. It was 2km S.E. of Freehold NJ. Many NJ residents began posting on social media asking, "Has anyone else felt the earth move?"... Indeed, they did.

Above: Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon addresses the gathering. 

 FREEHOLD, NJ – Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the formal adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote. To mark the special day with ongoing recognition, Monmouth County officials broke ground on a commemorative garden outside ...

The district is now accepting applications for Substitute and Anticipated Leave Replacement Teachers for all Pre-K to 12 positions.

How to Apply:

1. Visit www.ess.com

2. Select "Job Seekers" and get started

3. Enter "Middletown" when asked for your location

4. Select "Apply Now" and complete the application

COLTS NECK, NJ: While so many schools are virtual and some remain closed, The Country Day School of Colts Neck (CDSCN) is safely back to school! It was all smiles on September 8th, as children were welcomed for the first day of the new school year.  Colts Neck mom Marybeth Walz Pritzlaff comments, "Our daughter is off to school for the first time, and we feel so fortunate ...

HOLMDEL, NJ: Join the Culture Classes: Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 9:30 AM 2020-2021 JSCS Registration 

9/12 新海開學 First Day of (Online) Jersey Shore Chinese School. Language classes : 9:30am-11:20am, Culture classes: 11:30am-12:30pm

所有已經註冊的學生和家長都可以選擇在線文化課程 ! ONLINE Culture Classes are now available for all registered students and parents !

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ - In a bit of irony, Middletown Board of Education meetings will remain remote for now as the board sorts it out. This as their students go back to the classroom. They recently released a statement about the motion to go back to public meetings that failed to pass.

"During these trying times, The Middletown Township Board of Education has seen the opportunity for ...

HAZLET NJ: The start of the new school year is upon us. Each time you hear something about the plan for students and teachers its changes - virtual learning, in-person, cohorts, the list of obstacles for children to have traditional in-person learning goes on and on.

Teachers and families are struggling to navigate the fall school schedule that allows for kids to go back to ...

HOLMDEL, NJ: Holmdel Funeral Home is set in the bucolic southern area of Holmdel, near the Colts Neck border, and just a couple of minutes away from the Lincroft section of Middletown. The property is impeccably landscaped, the large sitting chairs on the front porch and the solid oak double doors create a welcome feel to the home, surrounded by green fields and local small businesses.

HOLMDEL, NJ: There is a special 911 Memorial in Holmdel for all to see and remember. Members of the Saint John Vianney High School Military Support Club, together with the Junior class, created a memorial for the victims of the September 11, 2001 Terror Attack.  Students placed 2,977 flags in the ground in front of the school, one for each person who lost their life precious life on ...

"To think of Mary was to see her beautiful gardens that bloomed under the compassionate care she gave to all living things."

RED BANK, NJ: In Tibetan Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a person who decides not to ascend to the transcendent state of nirvana and be free from earthy woes, but elects, instead, to remain in the world relieving the suffering of others. These are beings of ...

LONG BEACH ISLAND - A global pandemic couldn't stop people from enjoying the lovely beaches of Long Beach Island this summer.

Labor Day has passed but don't expect to summer to sizzle out too soon.  

There will be more people at LBI in September this year, primarily because there are many homeowners who will stay put on LBI and work remotely from home. 

Here is the ...

METUCHEN – With the school year starting in New Jersey amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy announced plans Friday to dedicate $250 million in funding from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide support to children and their families, as well as for thousands of child care providers with resources. These plans are highlighted in the ...

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ: Gather your backpacks!

Back to school is becoming a reality for 436 school districts and growing in New Jersey. This, after Governor Murphy announced on Monday that things are getting better and better. The rate of transmission for COVID-19 has sunk to a recent low of .85. This means that things are getting better and kids are going back to ...

Pop pictured above was a volunteer coach for over 40 years, and Holmdel Football Team's number one supporter.  SEE OBITUARY here. 

"A part of Holmdel died this week. Strong words, perhaps. However, if you grew up in Holmdel, you know it's true. When someone truly good, someone who sincerely cares and is ever present for the youth and families in town, ...

COLTS NECK, NJ: Thirteen months after its official ground-breaking ceremony, the Colts Neck Lions Club Sensory Den in Dorbrook Park is complete and ready to be enjoyed. On September 19, Lions Club members and family, community leaders, and donors attended the ribbon cutting for the Lions Sensory Den, which is an addition to the current Challenger playground located in Dorbrook Park. Although ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — Lunch Break has been selected as a charity partner for ACME to receive donations from its annual Nourishing Neighbors campaign to ensure every child has access to a healthy breakfast. All donations made at the Fair Haven, Lincroft and Little Silver ACME stores will be used to support Lunch Break’s mission of providing food, clothing, fellowship ...

RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank Knights of Columbus will kick off its “Coats for Kids” campaign to provide hundreds of youngsters who do not have the means to purchase a new or appropriate coat for the upcoming harsh fall and winter months ahead.

The K of C is asking for financial donations, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, expects the need will be greater than ever.

“In our ...

EXCITING NEWS:  Beautiful New Escape Rooms are now open in Holmdel! The Community is Welcome to Escapology Holmdel's Grand Opening this Thursday, September 24th 11:30-7PM at Bell Works. Official ribbon cutting ceremony is at 5PM sharp. DJ, tours of the Escape Rooms, enter to win a FREE APPLE WATCH, free escape games and t-shirts, and deep discounts for future ...

RED BANK, NJ: The Count Basie Center for the Arts, the not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to “Inspire, Educate and Entertain,” announced today that Jeremy Grunin has accepted the role of Chairman of its Board of Trustees.

Mr. Grunin, of Toms River, joined the Basie board in 2015, served as the organization’s Vice Chairman of Development, and been ...

RED BANK, NJ: On September 25, 2020, the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center will open its doors and front lawn for the long-awaited exhibit, A Love Letter to Count Basie: From The Great Migration to The Harlem Renaissance, that illuminates the Red Bank borough-born musical giant William ‘Count’ Basie.

More than 1,000 Basie artifacts are archived at the Institute of Jazz Studies ...

RED BANK, NJ: It’s been a year like no other with most if not all, music events cancelled or being held online.

And it’s just not the same as being there.

Red Bank is stepping up with two upcoming weekends for live and in living color entertainment.

The Riverside Music Sessions have been scheduled by the Red Bank RiverCenter as a socially-distant concert series set for ...

MIDDLETOWN, NJ: The Middletown Township Committee opened their Sept. 21 meeting to the public for the first time since covid-19 related regulations were put into place in March. 

In addition to in-person social distancing practices, the regular meeting was made available live online. 

As each committee member voiced thanks to those involved in planning and preparing this ...

(Trenton) – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced a three-day closure of the ramp from Route 35 southbound to CR 516/Cherry Tree Farm Road and Taylor Lane in Middletown, Monmouth County.

Beginning at 7 a.m., Monday, September 21, until 4 p.m., and continuing daily through Wednesday, September 23, the developer’s contractor, CJ Hesse, is scheduled ...

Middletown, N.J. – Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger (R-Monmouth) has introduced legislation, bill A4659, which seeks to reinforce parental and guardian rights as it pertains to children receiving mandated yearly influenza immunizations or “seasonal flu shots:”

“Parents of New Jersey, given the proper facts, are best suited to make health decisions for themselves and ...

FREEHOLD, NJ – Due to the State mandate declaring the Nov. 3 General Election as a 'primarily vote by mail election', Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is strongly advising Monmouth County voters to update or verify their registration and signature information with the Monmouth County Superintendent of Elections Office and Monmouth County Clerk’s Election ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Saying that residents and staff of long-term care facilities in New Jersey have borne an outsized burden of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy signed several pieces of legislation on Wednesday to address systemic challenges, mitigate the impact of COVID-19, and strengthen preparedness for future outbreaks.

Of the more than 14,000 New Jersey residents killed by ...

RED BANK, NJ: Safeguarding the health of newborns and their mothers, Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center is certified in Perinatal Care Services by the Joint Commission. This prestigious award recognizes that Riverview has met and exceeded strict standards of care for maternal, fetal and newborn health.

Plus, Riverview employs stringent protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic including ...

MIDDLETOWN, NJ: The Middletown Township Department of Health and Social Services is currently investigating a cluster of approximately 13 reported COVID-19 cases. The 13 individuals all have a common connection to the Middletown Sports Complex and Ice World facility located at 214 Harmony Road. 

The initial investigation has identified that the onset of COVID 19 symptoms ...

MIDDLETOWN, NJ: Got mosquitos? Due to concerns regarding West Nile Virus, Monmouth County Mosquito Control has scheduled an adult mosquito control operation in several neighborhoods in Middletown.

Beginning Saturday, September 12th from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM, truck-mounted ultra-low volume sprayers will be dispensing Duet Dual-Action® Adulticide in the Red Hill Road area between Bamm ...

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HIGH HOLIDAYS

With Chabad Jewish Center of Holmdel

Join in person or online for a warm, interactive and enriching experience.

Rosh Hashanah: Sept. 18-20 | Yom Kippur: Sept. 27 & 28

A MESSAGE FROM RABBI SHMAYA & ROCHI GALPERIN

Friends, 

Thank you to all who have registered for the upcoming Rosh Hashanah services and ...

Temple Shalom invites the community to celebrate Rosh Hashanah (September 18, 19 and 20) and Yom Kippur (September 28 and 29).    Services will be held via livestream.  Rabbi Malinger and Cantor Zemel will conduct the services from Temple Shalom’s sanctuary.

Non-members are asked to purchase access to a link to these services. Donations for the High Holiday link that ...

Most of us think of Labor Day as the unofficial end of summer, but the Labor Day holiday was originally created to pay tribute to the contributions of the American worker.

Labor leaders of the late 19th century advocated for the holiday when the labor movement was already flourishing across U.S. industrial centers.

Credit for proposing the holiday has been given to either Peter J. McGuire, ...

Claims Jersey Shore Establishments 'Flagrantly Violating' Dining Restrictions as Matter of Survival

KENILWORTH, NJ — Attilio Guarino, owner of Ava's Kitchen & Bar in Kenilworth, says enough is enough and plans to open for indoor dining on Tuesday, September 8. 

Nearly all restaurants, except those that can open two walls for better ventilation, have ...

New Jersey: According to Governor Murphy, "Restaurants statewide will be able to open for indoor dining beginning this FRIDAY at 25% capacity and with social distancing between tables."

"Reopening responsibly will help us restore one of our state’s key industries while continuing to make progress against #COVID19." Murphy stated on his Twitter account.

This was ...

Join Monmouth Conservation Foundation for a special presentation of The Call of the Wild-See trailer below: 

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HOLMDEL, NJ: Get a dose of nostalgia sponsored by The Monmouth Conservation Foundation. So, Invite the friends and family for a drive-in great time at Bell Works parking lot, on Saturday, September 26!

FALL FOR CONSERVATION Drive-In ...