Topic: coronavirus
Sea Girt 5K contributes $12.5K for food insecure families
SEA GIRT — Eight hundred runners sped through township streets during the 29th annual Sea Girt 5K held on Saturday, raising $12,500 for donation to Fulfill , which sees an elevated need for its...
Boardwalk benches back by popular demand
BELMAR — Benches have returned to the Belmar boardwalk after months of being stored away at the borough’s DPW yard.
Reinstallation of the boardwalk benches began on Thursday, as workers with the borough’s DPW department...
PPBHS soccer team quarantined over potential COVID-19 exposures
POINT PLEASANT — The Point Pleasant Borough High School boys soccer team has been placed into quarantine for two weeks following possible exposure to a player on an opposing team who has tested positive...
Community rallies for Point Pleasant families in need
POINT PLEASANT — As local families continue to feel the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, community members of all ages are coming together in support of an initiative to help relieve some of...
Point Beach Police prepare for Halloween fun
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — Point Pleasant Beach Police Chief Joseph Michigan is urging families participating in trick-or-treating this year to stay safe and be cautious.
While it is usually a spooky day on the calendar,...
Schools tentatively prepare to enter ‘Phase Two’
BRICK TOWNSHIP — The public school district will enter "phase two" of its unprecedented 2020-21 school year on Monday, Nov. 16, Superintendent Thomas Farrell announced Thursday night. At that time, students in grades K...
Point Beach High School student tests positive for COVID-19
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — A student at Point Pleasant Beach High School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement issued by the school district.
Superintendent William Smith said the student most recently attended...
COVID-19 cases put Point Boro girls soccer team in quarantine
POINT PLEASANT — An unspecified number of students on the girls soccer team at Point Pleasant High School have tested positive for COVID-19, the district's superintendent announced Tuesday.
In response, the school has placed the...
Howling for Halloween: costumed canines parade Spring Lake
SPRING LAKE — The Woman’s Club of Spring Lake held its first-ever Halloween Dog Costume Parade, when 50 costumed, canine contestants and their human companions strolled down Third Avenue under clear blue skies on...
Safety to come first at township’s Trunk or Treat
BRICK TOWNSHIP — With a global pandemic in play, this year’s township-sponsored Trunk or Treat will differ from previous iterations of the annual event, as organizers employ new protocols to mitigate the spread of...
