Cancer Talk at Jersey Shore Medical on Tuesday, May 22

The Memorial Sloan Kettering – Hackensack Meridian Health Partnership will host their third community talk in their Cancer Science Today series on Tuesday, May 22 and the Hackensack Meridan Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Township.

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Freehold Man Charged With Raping and Photographing 14 Year Old Girl

David Buabeng, 55, of Windsor Terrace in Freehold Township, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first degree Kidnapping, second degree Child Luring, two counts of first degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, and first degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child for Causing or Permitting a Child to Engage in Child Pornography, second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child for Manufacturing Child Pornography, and third degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, according to an announcement by Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

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Law enforcement investigating a death in Wall Township

ALERT: Please be advised that the area around Rockefeller and Brighton Ave. in Wall Twp. will be shut down due to an active death investigation by the #mcponj and @WallPolice . Rt 18 SB exit ramps 7A & 7B are closed, as are Brighton Ave, between Rt 18 and Romano Blvd. pic.twitter.com/QhOIcJXo6t

— Monmouth Prosecutor (@MonCoProsecutor) May 17, 2018

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, May 18-20, 2018

By Greg Kelly

Friday, May 18

• NJ Seafood Festival (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Men’s College Baseball: Monmouth U. vs. Fairfield (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “The Producers” at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Issei, He Say at NJ Repertory Theater (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at MP (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Eastern Branch of Monmouth Library hosts programs for college bound students and job seekers next week

By Muriel Smith

SHREWSBURY – Programs for parents and college bound students on the application process for higher education and a support group for persons actively looking for jobs are both on tap at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library next week.

Christian Dapolito of Biondfinancial will present a program aiming at informing parents of the college application process, on Tuesday, May 22, from 7 to 8 p.m.

The session will include student preparation for ACT/SATs, understanding and applying for grants and scholarship, and searching for the right college to meet the student’s individual needs.  For further information on this program, call 866-941-8188.

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Dr. David Stout is named President of Brookdale Community College

Dr. David Stout was named President of Brookdale Community College this evening, according to an announcement on the school’s facebook page.

Stout was named Interim President last June when he predecessor, Dr. Maureen Murphy, resigned to become president of the College of Southern Maryland. He was previously the Vice President of Student Success and Dean of the Freehold Campus.

Dr. Stout has a PhD from Northcentral University in Scotasdale, AZ, a Masters from Monmouth University and a Bachelor of Science Degree from  Stockton University.
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Hazlet Woman Killed Crossing Rt 36

Crystal Vernon, 34 of Hazlet, was struck by a vehicle and killed on Monday night as she attempted to cross the highway at the marked intersection at Laurel Ave, according to an announcement by Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Vernon was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:39 p.m.

Margaret Holtz, 67, of North Middletown, was the driver of the 2004 Ford Freestar van  that struck the Hazlet woman.  An 85 year old man was a passenger in the vehicle.  Neither Holtz or he passenger were injured.

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Congressman Smith’s Anti-Trafficking Law Used In Two Recent High-Profile Prosecutions

Congressman Chris Smith

Allison Mack of the TV series “Smallville,” and former Middletown Police Officer  James Keenan  are facing justice for their alleged human trafficking crimes thanks to a law conceived, championed and passed into law through the leadership and tenacity of Congressman Chris Smith.

Smith’s landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (PL 106-386) is the law being enforced in the recent high-profile indictment of a trafficking ring in New York that involved Mack and the indictment of Keenan on child sex trafficking charges.

“This law, the TVPA, sends a message to traffickers of the gravity of their offense,” Rep. Smith, co-chair of the Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus, stated.

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$1.6 million technology improvements to begin at Monmouth County Library

By Muriel Smith

MANALAPAN -A $1.6 million phase one renovation that will bring the 117,000 square foot Monmouth County Library Headquarters to a 21^st century technological state-of-the-art transformation will begin by June.

The announcement was made by Monmouth County Library Commission Chair Renee B. Swartz who reported at a commission meeting earlier this month the final details on the extensive program which is being coordinated by Library Interiors of Brick.

“The Commission has been working and planning a proposal for two years,” Swartz said, “and we are confident we have not only contracted a top of the line coordinator to see it through, but also to accomplish the transition with the least amount of disruption for our patrons.”

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County Health Department, Baykeeper, Provides Free Pumpout Service For Recreational Boaters

Freeholder Patrick Impreveduto joined Christopher P. Merkel, Public Health Officer/Coordinator and NY/NJ Baykeeper Greg Remaud to kickoff the Monmouth County boating season aboard The Royal Flush, the County Health Department owned and maintained pump boat that is operated by the Baykeeper.

The Royal Flush operates Fridays and Saturdays from May 18 to September 29, 2018, weather permitting. Approximate hours of operation are 8am to 4pm. Service is available in the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers.  The service is free of charge to recreational boaters and can be arranged by calling 732-890-6142 or by radio on VHF Chanel 9.

The service is for boats only and not area high school tracks.

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