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John W. ‘Jack’ Ohlweiler, 83, of Sea Girt, New Jersey, passed away after a long illness on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
Jack was born in Morristown, New Jersey on October 9, 1942. He graduated from Cornell University in 1964 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1967. It was during his time at Cornell that Jack met the love of his life, Joan Ann Blanchard. They dated t...

LAKE COMO — The 2026 Mayor’s Bash fundraising event is once again set to hit the sands of Bar Anticipation this summer, on Thursday, July 23. 

This year will be the fifth rendition of Mayor Kevin Higgin’s Mayor’s Bash to raise funds to benefit the recreation programs of Lake Como. 

The celebration also honors two Lake Como Community Contributors of the...

SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS —  New patrolmen Luke McGill and Madison Noon were officially sworn in to the police department at this week’s meeting of the borough council.

Police officers filled the council meeting room on Monday in support of the new patrolmen, with Chief Edward Gunnell speaking on the process of finding the two newcomers, following the retirements of Lt....

BELMAR — The 2026 cohort of St. Rose High School graduates were celebrated for their achievements at their graduation ceremony on May 28, held at Monmouth University’s OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch.

As families and friends filled the arena for the ceremony, 91 students received their diplomas ahead of their departures to colleges, universities and more.

BRADLEY BEACH — In lieu of the typical “Tree of The Month” announcement, in which the Shade Tree Commission picks one tree in the borough to celebrate, for the month of June, the commission is celebrating 66 newly planted trees. 

According to chair of the commission, Noelle Weinberg, the borough is in desperate need of increasing its tree canopy. 

“Bra...