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  • Pharmacy marks 50 years of service to community

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Two generations of owners have guided Bayshore Pharmacy in Atlantic Highlands through three expansions in an effort to meet the needs of customers over the past five decades. The pharmacy, located in Bayshore Plaza on the corner of First Avenue and Route 36, is celebrating 50 years of service to…

  • Volunteers share joy at holidays

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Operation Christmas Child volunteers Karlee Fry, 21, and Evan Farrar, 19, both of Jackson, place labels on packages at the Colts Neck Community Church. The packages are shipped to children in various parts of the world. FRANK GALIPO The holiday season can be a time of stress, expenses and…

  • Annual craft event slated at Poricy Park

    The Poricy Park Conservancy will host its 27th annual Holiday and Craft Shop 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 12-14 at 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown. The event will feature handcrafted items such as ornaments, quilts, candles, woodcarvings, stockings, jewelry and more. New crafters are welcome. A portion of proceeds will benefit Poricy Park Conservancy and its…

  • Hydroplane plan

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: You’ve offered advice in the past about things to do in various unexpected crises on the road. Here’s a new one: What do you do when the car hydroplanes? A: Don’t brake! Hydroplaning occurs when you’re driving on a wet road, usually faster than the conditions demand, and a thin…

  • Public urged to be aware of food, drug interactions

    LONG BRANCH — The holidays are often a time of celebration with family and friends. These gatherings center around special meals and treats that many people only indulge in during this festive season. Barnabas Health Retail Pharmacy at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch is encouraging individuals to be aware of potential food-and-drug interactions that…

  • ‘Amahl’ opera comes to local congregation

    The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County will host a performance of the modern opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. The opera, which was originally composed by Gian Carlo Menotti for U.S. television audiences, is about the Magi who…

  • Weichert Corporate Housing opens new regional center

    Frank Palestrini, president of Weichert Corporate Housing (WCH), announces that Mark Pooley has joined the company as vice president of business development, Washington, D.C. Working from the company’s newly opened regional center located in Annandale, Va., Pooley will be tasked with expanding WCH’s business into Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Weichert Corporate…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Church to host carol sing, tree lighting The Cross of Glory Lutheran Church invites the Aberdeen and Matawan communities to its seventh annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Carol Sing at 5 p.m. Dec. 14 at 95 Cambridge Drive, Aberdeen. This is a rain-or-shine event. The celebration will begin with the singing of Christmas songs,…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Maria Sabatino of Manalapan looks for the perfect evergreen to select for the holidays among the many specimens of firs and pines on display at Matawan World of Gardening in Old Bridge on Dec. 4. For the story, see page 35.