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  • For good health, bathe in a forest

    For good health, bathe in a forest

    By Michele S. Byers With 130 miles of coastline, New Jersey residents know all about the joys of sunbathing at the beach, but how about “forest bathing”? Yes, it is real and it can improve your health. And you don’t need to wear a bathing suit. Forest bathing literally means soaking in the forest atmosphere.…

  • Harvest Home Festival at Historic Longstreet Farm

    Harvest Home Festival at Historic Longstreet Farm

    The Monmouth County Park System invites residents to enjoy Historic Longstreet Farm’s Harvest Home Festival from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sept. 25 at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel. This old-fashioned country fair is reminiscent of the 1890s and features wagon rides, old-fashioned games, live entertainment and more. The schedule for the event is as follows: Ongoing…

  • Women’s Conference and Celebration Sept. 24-25

    Women’s Conference and Celebration Sept. 24-25

    The Women’s Ministry of Pilgrim Baptist Church, 172 Shrewsbury Ave., Red Bank, will hold it’s Women’s Conference and Women’s Day Celebration weekend on Sept. 24-25. The theme will be “Women of Royalty, We Are Because He Is.” Saturday’s Conference will include workshops and a luncheon that will feature Rev. Audrey Williamson of Monmouth University. Sunday’s…

  • Fair Haven native releases debut novel

    Fair Haven native releases debut novel

    Mary Beth Connor Gibson, born and raised in Fair Haven, will hold a signing for her first novel, Aroon, from 1-4 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the Fair Haven Fire House. The award-winning story is set in 18th century Ireland, where jealousy, lust, and oppression lead to gruesome visions with only one way to stop…

  • Garden Club of Metuchen announces meeting

    Garden Club of Metuchen announces meeting

    “House Plants 911” will be the topic at the Garden Club of Metuchen’s next meeting. The speaker will be Leslie Dempsey of the Garden Club of New Jersey. The meeting will take place on Oct. 3 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Fryer Hall, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen. The meeting begins at 6:45 p.m. with light…

  • South Brunswick High School welcomes new assistant principal

    South Brunswick High School welcomes new assistant principal

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Students at South Brunswick High School (SBHS) are beginning the school year with a new assistant principal. “I am fortunate to have spent 16 years in education as an English teacher and almost half of those years have been spent as Dean of Students at SBHS,” Yoshi M. Donato said in a welcome letter to parents…

  • Parents invited to take survey regarding new South Brunswick superintendent

    Parents invited to take survey regarding new South Brunswick superintendent

    The South Brunswick School District is beginning the process of securing a new Superintendent of Schools for the 2017-18 school year. Prior to formally advertising this position, the Board of Education is seeking stakeholder feedback regarding the next superintendent. A Superintendent Search Survey has been designed to provide parents, staff and community members with an…

  • DeVry students place third in national business showdown

    DeVry students place third in national business showdown

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A group of seniors from DeVry University received third-place honors in Devry’s national Senior Project Showdown competition. The showdown is open to undergraduate and graduate students in their final semesters, encouraging classmates to collaborate on innovative ideas and creative solutions for a local business or startup, according to a statement prepared by…

  • Parent workshop to focus on how to prepare children for success

    Parent workshop to focus on how to prepare children for success

    The South Brunswick Municipal Alliance, Every Parent Influences Children (EPIC) and the South Brunswick School District are partnering once again to offer a series of workshops under the umbrella of the South Brunswick Parent Academy (SBPA). The 2016-17 SBPA series kicks off with the two-part presentation and discussion of the film “Race to Nowhere,” a timely…