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  • Greater Long Branch’s Chamber of Commerce sponsors Monmouth University game Feb. 3

    Greater Long Branch’s Chamber of Commerce sponsors Monmouth University game Feb. 3

    The Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce invites chamber members and guests to join them at Monmouth University’s men’s basketball home game against St. Peter’s University on Feb. 3 in West Long Branch. The game starts at 7 p.m. Networking will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Eyas Lounge; cash bar and hors d’oeurves.…

  • Joan Helen Fiore

    Joan Helen Fiore

    Joan Helen Fiore passed away on Jan. 9, 2017, at her residence in Mount Olive, Illinois. Joan was a graduate of Asbury Park High School with the Class of 1948. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Olive. Joan was a long-distance operator and hostess in many restaurants. She was also…

  • ‘Love Letters’ at Woodbridge Middle School Feb. 10, 11

    ‘Love Letters’ at Woodbridge Middle School Feb. 10, 11

    Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center will present “Love Letters,” at 8 p.m. on Feb. 10 and Feb. 11 at Woodbridge Middle School, 525 Barron Ave., Woodbridge. A. R. Gurney’s touching two-character comedy-drama is told through letters sent between friends over 50 years. The play follows two New Englanders from childhood to prep school to adulthood, to…

  • Presentation on the interaction between hearing and cognition slated

    Presentation on the interaction between hearing and cognition slated

    “Live Well @ The JCC – Power Your Brain, The Relationship Between Hearing and Cognition” will be presented by Dr. Elizabeth Aspell at 10:30 a.m. on March 7 at The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Rd., Edison. Recent research suggests that hearing difficulty can negatively impact a person’s cognition and overall…

  • Festive events celebrate holiday season

    Festive events celebrate holiday season

    OLD BRIDGE – A multitude of traditional sing-alongs, socials and performances were just the beginning of holiday events held by Reformed Church Home (RCH). The senior living community offering assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services in Old Bridge also offered Pastor Sam’s Revival Week. In keeping with the annual ritual he began in 2003,…

  • ‘Kick out the Winter Blues’ brunch and entertainment slated

    ‘Kick out the Winter Blues’ brunch and entertainment slated

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Rd., Edison, announces “Kick out the Winter Blues” with brunch and entertainment by Stiletto and The Saxman, will be held on Feb. 28. Brunch will be held at 11:30 a.m. and the performance at 12:30 p.m. Joey and Doreen (of the Arminio Family) will be…

  • Police offer kit to help protect seniors against scams

    Police offer kit to help protect seniors against scams

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick Police Department is re-issuing the “Anti-Fraud Toolkit,” an online packet of information to keep people safe from scams and fraudulent activity. Designed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, the kit provides residents with the information needed if confronted with a potential scam, according to a posting on the department’s Facebook page. It…

  •  North Brunswick Knights of Columbus to sponsor Youth Free Throw Championship

     North Brunswick Knights of Columbus to sponsor Youth Free Throw Championship

    All boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2017 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship at 2 p.m. on Jan. 29 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Hall, 1740 Route 130 north, North Brunswick. The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      The following students from Monmouth Junction have been named to the dean’s list at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for the Fall 2016 semester: Marley Cohen, Alexandra Machlis and Anil Morisetti. Dean’s list status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses.