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Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 21
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced the inaugural Monmouth County Travel Guide Cover Photo Contest, which is open now through Feb....
Federal REAL ID Act compliance deadline extended to 2025
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising air travelers that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has re-extended its enforcement deadline for the...
Middletown police investigate reports of break-ins in Lincroft, Oak Hill
MIDDLETOWN — During the early morning hours of Dec. 18, officers from the Middletown Township Police Department responded to four reports of burglaries, attempted...
Monmouth state senator introduces legislation to fight car thefts
State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) has announced the introduction of legislation, S-3385, that would, if passed in the Assembly and Senate and signed into...
Institute of Jazz Studies shares digital archive of Count Basie papers
For the first time, artifacts and papers from the Institute of Jazz Studies voluminous Count Basie collection are publicly available through an online data...
Un-pave the parking lot, put up a paradise
By Jay Watson
In her 1970 song "Big Yellow Taxi," Joni Mitchell sang, "They paved paradise, put up a parking lot," a commentary on nature's...