Manchester, NJ

PDF of print edition MONUMENT DEDICATION PAYS TRIBUTE TO HISTORIC TOMS RIVER BATTLE By Jo Ann La Russo       TOMS RIVER - Last week, the Joshua Huddy Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) dedicated a new marble and granite monument to Captain Joshua Huddy at a ceremony that took place in a park that shares his name. More ... Manchester Senior Outreach Among Transportation Mini-Grants Recipients       OCEAN COUNTY - Local non-profit organizations providing transportation services to their participants - including Manchester Township Senior Outreach - are getting a financial boost from Ocean County. More ... Counties Applaud State Support Of MOM Rail Line       OCEAN COUNTY - Citing the critical need for transit investments to be made in Ocean and Monmouth counties, officials in both counties praised the action of NJ Transit in providing additional funding to study a proposed rail line. "The action by the NJ Transit Board of Directors to provide an addi... More ... MONUMENT A GLIMPSE BACK IN TIME       OCEAN COUNTY - Members of the Lakewood High School ROTC stand at attention in authentic military uniforms from several periods in American history during a ceremony in Toms River. The ceremony was being held to dedicate a new monument to Joshua Huddy, a key figure in the Toms River Blockhouse ... More ... East County Line Widening Part Of $6.5 Million Road Improvement       OCEAN COUNTY - East County Line Road in Lakewood Township will be reconstructed and widened between Route 9 and Squankum Road under a $3.9 million contract to be awarded by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Lakewood work is one of several road and drainage improvement contracts, t... More ... County Hosts Forum On Child Safety       OCEAN COUNTY - Ocean County hosted a public form on what the state can do to help keep children and families safe. Staff from the State Department of Children and Families listened to input from professionals, community leaders and the public during two sessions on March 12 at the main branch of ... More ... Freeholders Tackle Faded Signs; Abandoned Babies; Praise For MATES By Bill McLaughlin       Having trouble reading the cross street signs as you travel the state's busy roads? You're not alone. Faded, illegible signage is plaguing motorists, especially on busy roads like Route 70 and Route 37 in central Ocean County. More ...