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County Awards $3.47 Million in Grant Funds to Municipal Parks in 23 Towns

Details: Category: News; Published: 24 December 2020

mc government seal Atlantic Highlands, Sea Bright and Holmdel among the recipients

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently announced that the County has awarded $3.47 million in dedicated park improvement grant funds to 23 different municipalities in the County through the 2020 round of the Municipal Open Space Grant (MOSG) program.

The MOSG program has become one of the most successful Freeholder-sponsored programs and is the primary method in which the County assists municipalities in meeting the recreational needs of their residents. This program provides vital funding to municipalities in order to meet their local open space acquisition, recreation, historic and conservation goals.

Christmas Carols with Christ and without Christ

Details: Category: Pastor's Corner; Published: 24 December 2020

Sometime around Thanksgiving, many radio stations become Christmas stations. They almost exclusively play Christmas music. At first glance most people think that Christmas should have something to do with Christ and His birth, however popular culture often completely eradicates Christ’s presence from Christmas. In the English-speaking world, there are many charts to analyze the music and films inspired by Christmas. Writers examine the vast number of Christmas songs and try to pick the “best” ones, but these articles reveal the Jesus-shaped hole in our society’s Christmas practices and traditions.

Monmouth County has 356 additional positive cases of COVID-19

Details: Category: News; Published: 23 December 2020

FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that today, Dec. 23, there are 356 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are 10 new deaths being reported today related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County.

The Freeholders and the Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD) are strongly urging residents to do their part to slow the spread by practicing social distancing, wearing a face covering when social distancing is not possible, not gathering in large crowds, washing their hands and staying home when sick.

New Chief Announced for Monmouth County SPCA

Details: Category: News; Published: 23 December 2020

FREEHOLD – A former Eatontown police chief has been named as the new Chief of the Monmouth County SPCA, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

Michael D. Goldfarb has been named the Monmouth County SPCA’s new Chief of Law Enforcement, responsible for overseeing the enforcement of animal cruelty cases in the county.

Goldfarb, replaces Ross Licitra, who has been Chief since May of 2015. Licitra is stepping down from this position after winning the open Freeholder seat in November’s election.

For Those Who Mourn

Details: Category: The Armchair Critic; Published: 23 December 2020

The Christmas season, despite its beauty and sentiment, isn’t joyous for everyone. For those who have recently lost loved ones, there’s sadness everywhere. Everything hurts. The festive lights and the lovely Christmas trees seemingly accentuate our loss and widen the empty spaces within us. The holiday memories are too poignant to indulge. As I have sadly learned during the past few years, there is very little that will assuage such grief. There is, however, momentary comfort to be found in whatever speaks to your heart. With this in mind, I offer the following simple words to those who are missing loved ones this holiday season, and I acknowledge with much compassion the very many empty chairs around America’s holiday tables this year. For those who mourn, may your grieving hearts be blessed with peace this holiday season and healing in the new year. God bless and keep you.