Island Heights News

There will be some new faces at the Central Regional Middle School and High School come September because of administrative and staff transfers approved by the regional Board of Education.

Gregory Manning builds sandwiches behind the counter at The Olde Corner Deli in Island Heights.

Two township men have been charged with assaulting a 41-year-old Island Heights man during an incident that police believe was prompted by a road rage incident this weekend, police reported.

ISLAND HEIGHTS: The Island Heights Cultural and Heritage Association will hold its annual self-guided garden tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 19 and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 20, according to organizers.

ISLAND HEIGHTS - For just one dollar, area art lovers can buy a chance to win either an original watercolor painting or a print of a watercolor.

The following events are taking place throughout Ocean County this week to mark the Fourth of July holiday.

ISLAND HEIGHTS: The opening for the annual juried photography show at the Ocean County Artists' Guild will be from 1 to 4 p.m. July 6. Entries may be brought in to the gallery at Ocean and Chestnut Avenues ...

Two people were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Coolidge Avenue at Route 37 that caused traffic jams and a detour while police and firefighters tended to the victims about 4 p.m. today, police said.

Brian Falkowski, 31, of Stafford was hired as the new business administrator for the Central Regional School District and will also serve as the Board of Education secretary.

Alvin Frank, 92, of Ocean township died Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch.

ISLAND HEIGHTS: The Ocean County Artists' Guild, here, has awarded several scholarships to area students for excellence in art.

ADOPT A CAT/BUY OR DONATE ITEMS: SAVE Thrift Shop and Adoption Center, 777 Fischer Blvd., Toms River.

Hello, Munch fans, it's Pete Genovese, and I'm in church with the rest of the Munch crew on our Down the Shore tip.

Let's have a party! That was the suggestion in 1975 of Dover Township Committeeman Edward Kuchman, who thought the town ought to observe its birthday with a Founders Day Block Party.

The East Dover and Island Heights Fire departments responded to a fully involved car fire at noon today in the parking lot of the Rite Aid on Fischer Boulevard, officials said.

Music, food, and crafts spiced with a little politics were the ingredients that comprised the 11th Annual Barnegat Bay Festival.

I heard a new word on TV last week - "staycation." It's a vacation where you stay home and enjoy all the sights and restaurants in your area as if you were on vacation.

ISLAND HEIGHTS - At the 11th annual Barnegat Bay Festival, visitors can gain an appreciation for the various kinds of sea life that inhabit the estuary's watershed.

“It's astounding to see the progress in a five- or six-week session. The children will start to do the motions before the parents do.”

TOMS RIVER - Just because summer makes an appearance doesn't mean the learning has to end. via Asbury Park Press Online

Polls will be open today from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. today in municipalities holding elections for nonpartisan local governments. via Asbury Park Press Online