I've been a longtime community journalist in Monmouth County, and now I'm writing about life here for Patch. I'll bring you news from several towns, including Red Bank, Holmdel and Howell. Your interests are mine too, so email me at patricia.mcdaniel@patch.com.
Holmdel Fire & Rescue Co. #2 will host a wetdown on Saturday, Aug. 26, for the public to see its 2023 Pierce Enforcer 18-90 ladder truck.
Manalapan police are investigating a report of a township resident defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a dating scam.
Visit the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center July 28 to see three of the festival's films in Red Bank.
Motorists can expect detours on Fort Plains Road in Howell for the rest of the week, police say.
Chef David Burke's Rumson restaurant and GOAT in Union Beach will be the site of a darkened events to put the focus on dining.
Cornelius Gallagher of Wall, a pulmonologist, is charged with sexual assault of a juvenile beginning 20 years ago, continuing for 10 years.
Town walks, free yoga are among activities kicking off summer in Freehold. Plus there is exercise for the mind with history tour, Art Walk.
Holmdel is expected to seek a Monmouth County grant for improvements to a house once owned by Laura Harding, chum of Katherine Hepburn.
Manalapan police report that two cars, one valued at $90,000 one at $40,000 were stolen. Both were recovered in North Jersey.
Police advise that Holmdel Road from Roberts Road to Route 520 will be closed through the week for a controversial gas utility project.
The first meeting of the newly elected Red Bank Borough Council saw the reappointment of former borough attorney Greg Cannon - and more.
Randolph Road property in Howell is sold; application for 940,400-square-foot warehouse is withdrawn, attorney says in letter to township.
Caz Caffry worked at the Joint Base; he is accused of convincing families to invest with 2 firms, enriching himself while they lost money.
The Howell Corner Store on Route 9 sold a winning $291,224 Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket to an area woman with a sense of fun - and privacy.
A car worth $52,000 was stolen from a Timber Lane residence, right after the family's other vehicle was burglarized.
Several members of the Marlboro Police Department were recently promoted to new ranks in the department.
After three weeks of closures for a gas utility project, Holmdel police say a section of Holmdel Road will again be closed Friday, July 7.
For July, the Count Basie Center for the Arts Giving Year program benefits Ritesh and Asha Shah's Charitable Pharmacy in Red Bank.
Motorists should be aware the Monmouth County DWI Task Force will have a sobriety checkpoint in Howell Friday night; Brielle on Saturday.
First program in the Hazlet Pops series is July 13, presenting Patriotic American music at Veterans Park.
