Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, September 13-15 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, Sept. 13

• Belmar Pro Surf Contest ’19 – MORE INFO
• Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Karen Bright: Throughline at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• St. Benedict Parish Carnival (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Starlight Gala ‘19 (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• “Nice Work … If You Can Get It” by Phoenix Productions (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “A Tale of Two Cities NY/DC” at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Just Beachy/After Sandy at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO

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Sheriff Golden Kicks Off National Preparedness Month With Safety Tips

Monmouth County: Sheriff Shaun Golden is reinforcing the message to prepare, plan, stay informed and get involved as National Preparedness Month gets underway. National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is an effort to educate the public on how to prepare for emergencies. This year’s National Preparedness theme is: Prepared Not Scared.

“The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with numerous agencies, prepares for emergencies such as natural disasters, active shooters, mass casualties and chemical threats throughout the year by conducting drills, training, tabletops exercises and educational programs,” said Sheriff Shaun Golden whose agency runs the Office of Emergency Management. “These types of training exercises are critical in ensuring that we can effectively and efficiently respond to crises situations. It’s vital the public plays a role as well by preparing, planning and staying informed.”

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, August 23-25, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, August 23

• Wings of Freedom Tour ’19 (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• WFAN/Mike Francesa “Summer Send-Off” (Lake Como) – MORE INFO
• Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Pier Village Sidewalk Sale (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Fair Haven Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
• Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Matilda (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• “Woodstock at 50: Summer of Love” Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Sheriff’s Office to hold Citizens Police Academy/Law Enforcement Mini Academy

Sheriff Shaun Golden announced that enrollment is open for  the annual Citizens Police Academy/Law Enforcement Mini Academy.

A prerequisite to the VISCOMP (Volunteers in Sheriff’s Community Programs), the course is designed to foster and promote an understanding by citizens in Monmouth County of the services offered and challenges facing the law enforcement agencies in the county. It is envisioned that graduates of the Citizen Police Academy will gain awareness and appreciation of the services provided by these agencies and will become “goodwill ambassadors” for the law enforcement and public safety community.

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, August 9-11, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, August 9

• IAATO Italian Festival (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Ocean Grove Historic House Tour – MORE INFO
• A Chorus Line at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth Film Festival ‘19 (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Keyport Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
• “Children of Eden” by Premier Theatre Company (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• “Real Women Have Curves” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• “Woodstock at 50: Summer of Love” Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Impreveduto: Now is the time to start preparing kindergartners for the first day of school

Freeholder Pat Impreveduto with students in Long Branch last year

Freeholder Deputy Director Pat Impreveduto, the liaison to the County Superintendent of Schools and a life long educator, is advising parents of children who will be attending kindergarten in September to start preparing their kids now, in early August. Read the rest of this entry »

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Celebrating the life of Braeden Bradforth on the 1st anniversary of his death

Joanne Atkins-Ingram remembers her son, Braeden Bradforth , during a celebration of his life on the 1st anniversary of his death.

By Jarrett Branch

A group of about 100 community members, family and friends showed up in force at the Pop Warner Football field in Neptune Township on Thursday evening to celebrate the life of Braeden Bradforth, the 19 year old  football player who died of heatstroke at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas last August 1, during his first day of practice as a scholarship player of the school’s team.

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, August 2-4, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, August 2

• Crossing Borders Festival at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Clamfest ’19 (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Manasquan Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Summer Sidewalk Sale (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• “Next to Normal” by Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO
• “Grown in Monmouth” Restaurant Week – MORE INFO
• “Real Women Have Curves” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• “Woodstock at 50: Summer of Love” Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Asbury Park Must Lock the Wesley Lake Footbridges Permanently

By Tommy DeSeno

The hot local issue is the 25-year-old practice of Ocean Grove (a section of Neptune Township) locking two footbridges over Wesley Lake that connect to Asbury Park, every night between midnight and 5 am.  Asbury Park, led by councilwoman Eileen Chapman and activist Dani Boglivi Fiori, want Neptune to leave the gates open. Let’s explore the history for context.

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James S. Gray, 1943-2019

James S. Gray. photo by Rhoda Chodosh

Jim Gray, a former Clerk of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and former Mayor of Manalapan, passed away unexpectedly on July 24 at the Ocean Medical Center in Brick.

Gray served as Clerk of the Board for eight years until 2010.  He was previously Director of Administration for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities from 1995 to 2002, according to NewJerseyGlobe.

Jim was a Manalapan Township Committeeman from 1984 to 1998. He served five terms as Mayor and four terms as Deputy Mayor. He served as police commissioner, planning board member and recreation liaison. He believed that by serving his town and preserving recreational space, he could make Manalapan a better place to live.

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