Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Metuchen Library to host Julia Child event on April 29

    Metuchen Library to host Julia Child event on April 29

    The Friends of the Metuchen Library will welcome “Julia Child” and you to a gala fund-raiser on April 29 from 7-9 p.m. Professional Actress Linda Kenyon will impersonate the beloved chef Julia Child. Kenyon has performed in many venues through the years including a show at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. using the preserved…

  • Center Playhouse is hub for the arts in Freehold Borough

    Center Playhouse is hub for the arts in Freehold Borough

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer A revival of “Crossing Delancey,” the first play the Center Players staged at the Center Playhouse in Freehold Borough, will mark the 15th anniversary of the group’s intimate theater at 35 South St. Center Players is a 501(c)3 volunteer organization that was founded by Bernice Garfield-Szita and Bob Szita in…

  • Holocaust remembrance program slated or May 6 at Brookdale

    Holocaust remembrance program slated or May 6 at Brookdale

    May 6 will be the annual remembrance program, “Maintaining the Human Spirit During the Holocaust,” 9:30 a.m. at Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, in the Brookdale Recreation and Events Center. Historian, author and professor Dr. Samuel Kassow will present “Time Capsules in Hell: The Secret Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto.” A candle…

  • Henry Hudson Class Reunion is Aug. 13

    The 1963-1984 Henry Hudson Alumni committee is organizing a reunion for classes 1963 through 1984 for both students and faculty from 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Shore Casino in Atlantic Highlands. Music (DJ), photographer, appetizer and buffet are included. The cost is $69 per person, checks and money orders only. Payment must be…

  • Weichert of Ocean’s Connie King recognized for regional award

    Weichert of Ocean’s Connie King recognized for regional award

    Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that Connie King of the Ocean Township office was recognized for industry success in March. King led the sales region, which is comprised of locations throughout Middlesex, Ocean and Monmouth counties, for resale revenue units for the month. King can be reached in Weichert’s Ocean office…

  • Weichert of Rumson and top associate Cruz recognized for regional awards

    Weichert of Rumson and top associate Cruz recognized for regional awards

    Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Rumson office was recognized for exceptional performance in March. The office led the region, which is comprised of locations throughout Middlesex, Ocean and Monmouth counties, for new home dollar volume. In addition, sales associate Jeffery Cruz from the Rumson office was recognized for his…

  • Long Branch planners approve transit village project

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A developer has gained approved to construct 46 residential units above the existing Dunkin’ Donuts and Subway on Third Avenue. During the April 19 meeting, the Long Branch Planning Board approved an application by DKD Investments for the mixed-use project located in the heart of the city’s…

  • Special needs registry seen as advancement

    Special needs registry seen as advancement

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer Monmouth County law enforcement agencies have implemented a registry to provide better assistance and service to individuals who have special needs. The Monmouth County Special Needs Registry, the first countywide registry of its type in New Jersey, will provide first responders who are answering a call at a specific location…

  • Renters to score big savings on luxury living at The Waverly’s April 30 open house

    Renters to score big savings on luxury living at The Waverly’s April 30 open house

    The Waverly, the coveted new-construction apartment development located near the Garden State Parkway along the Tinton Falls border, will host a “Spring Savings” Open House event on April 30 from noon to 4 p.m. Renters that lease this spring can lock in an amazing deal on a new apartment, with the opportunity to wait and…