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Diaper Drive in Atlantic Highlands on Saturday

Details: Category: News; Published: 22 January 2014

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ - The Atlantic Highlands LEOs, a youth organization of the Lion's Club, will hosts a Diaper Drive on Saturday January 25th from 10am-1pm.

All diapers will be donated to Project Paul. The drop off location is borough hall, 100 First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands NJ 07716

Teen Honored for Saving a Life at Foodtown

Details: Category: News; Published: 17 January 2014

kelley mcbride cpr award 1 Kelly McBride (center) is honored for her role in saving a young man in December. With her is Food Circus President Lou Scaduto.

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ -On a cold December evening, a Foodtown customer rushed into the grocery store to alert employees that a man was in distress in the parking. The 20-something-year-old man was lying in the snow and was not breathing.

Store cashiers Kelly McBride, 17, of Navesink and Lisa Garzone, 20, of Hazlet and a student at Immaculata University immediately went to the man, checked his pulse, and started cardio-pulmanary resusitation (CPR). As Kelly began compressions on the man's chest, Lisa administered mouth-to-mouth breathing. Soon the Atlantic Highlands First Aid Squad responded to the scene and helped revive the man who was transported to the hospital.

BSA Troop 32 Honors Three Scouts in Achieving Eagle Scout, Boy Scout’s Highest Rank

Details: Category: News; Published: 16 January 2014

bsa 32 ecoh PHOTO: Middletown Boy Scout Troop 32 honors its Newest Eagle Scouts. From left: Thomas Luby, Thomas Mannarino, and Joshua DeShong with Lee Marconi, BSA Monmouth Council’s Scout Executive/CEO.

Middletown, New Jersey – Eagle Scout rank represents the highest levels of citizenship, leadership, and responsibility in Scouting, and earlier this month Joshua DeShong, Thomas Luby, and Thomas Mannarino from Boy Scouts of America’s Troop 32, River Plaza, were honored for achieving this position in an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony before Troop 32’s leadership, scouts, friends, and family, and BSA Monmouth Council’s Scout Executive/CEO Lee Marconi and District Executive Stacey Ehling.

Middletown Library Hires Provisional Director

Details: Category: News; Published: 16 January 2014

MIDDLETOWN, NJ - The Middletown Township Public Library and the Township of Middletown are pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Rinaldi as Provisional Library Director, beginning on February 24, 2014. Ms. Rinaldi will earn a salary of $95,000.00 per year.

Ms. Rinaldi comes to the Middletown Township Public Library after having served as the Library Director of the Margaret E. Heggen Free Public Library in Washington Township, New Jersey. During her tenure in Washington Township, Ms. Rinaldi managed 26 employees and a $2.5 million annual budget. Ms. Rinaldi has also served as the Director of the Brielle Public Library and as a Senior Librarian at the Ocean County Library, Long Beach Island Branch in Surf City, New Jersey.

Two River Little League Sign-ups End Jan. 31

Details: Category: News; Published: 16 January 2014

TWO RIVERS AREA - Sign-ups for the new Two River Little League in the towns of Fair Haven, Little Silver, Red Bank, Rumson and Shrewsbury will end on January 31, 2014. The league will serve boys and girls ages 9 to 16 for the baseball and softball spring season. Registration can be completed on-line at each town’s website or by visiting their recreational department. Younger children ages 5 to 8 will continue to play with their town’s recreational leagues in the existing Peninsula League.

The Two River Little League President, Chris Kelly of Shrewsbury, remarks, “We are very excited to bring the competition of the Little League International to our towns and encourage our residents to register their children to play in this our inaugural year.”