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  • Blues and Brews Festival set for July 23 in Asbury Park

    Blues and Brews Festival set for July 23 in Asbury Park

    The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation’s (JSJBF) Summer Series of Festivals will be held 12-8 p.m. on July 23 in Bradley Park, across from Convention Hall in Asbury Park. The day will feature live performances by blues musicians, food, crafters and sponsor exhibits, a craft beer and wine garden, and activities for the entire…

  • Children’s program at Sea Bright Library

    Children’s program at Sea Bright Library

    The Sea Bright Library, located at the First United Methodist Church, 1104 Ocean Ave., Sea Bright, will hold the children’s program “Science Tellers, Experiments and Storytelling” at 3 p.m. on July 18. See things soar, fly and bounce.

  • Event to feature Seeger songs, stories

    Event to feature Seeger songs, stories

    Entertainer Spook Handy will present a musical program titled “Remembering Pete Seeger” 2 p.m. July 23 at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. Handy, who performed alongside Seeger at festivals and concerts more than 50 times 2003-2013, is on a three-year world tour to bring Seeger’s songs and the stories behind them to all 50 U.S.…

  • Early ‘POV’ screening scheduled at library

    Early ‘POV’ screening scheduled at library

    The Monroe Township Public Library 2016 POV Summer Film and Discussion Series, featuring showings of the latest “POV” documentaries before their national broadcast premieres on PBS, will continue with “The Return” set for 1 p.m. July 16 at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza. The film, directed by Kelly Duane De La Vega, follows prisoners’ transition…

  • ‘Everybody’s Famous’ coming to film fest

    ‘Everybody’s Famous’ coming to film fest

    The Summer International Film Festival at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, will continue July 14 with a 2 p.m. screening of the 2000 Belgian comedy-drama “Everybody’s Famous.” The film tells the story of a father who will stop at nothing to have his daughter succeed in the music industry. The remaining festival film…

  • Vendors sought for Metuchen event

    Vendors sought for Metuchen event

    The Borough of Metuchen will sponsor a National Night Out Event from 6-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 in the Metuchen Friendly’s Family Restaurant parking lot, 540-560 Middlesex Ave. The event is looking for vendors who may want to participate. Vendor registration is free, but a donated item to be used towards a raffle is required.…

  • Hindu festivals now listed on BOE religious excused absences

    Hindu festivals now listed on BOE religious excused absences

    In its recently adopted resolution “The List of Religious Holidays Permitting Student Absence from School,” the New Jersey State Board of Education (NJSBE) listed 19 Hindu festivals, including four festivals in October itself, including Navaratri, which alone is listed for 10 days. This “list of religious holidays on which it shall be mandatory to excuse…

  • National Officers Memorial Fund honors fallen Dallas police

    National Officers Memorial Fund honors fallen Dallas police

    WASHINGTON – As dawn broke over our country, we were left to witness the aftermath of a horrific tragedy. In a matter of hours, a peaceful protest in the streets of Dallas turned into one of the deadliest days in our nation’s law enforcement history. Law enforcement officers were ambushed while protecting the First Amendment…

  • Bear reportedly seen again in Milltown

    Bear reportedly seen again in Milltown

    MILLTOWN – Residents have reported a bear sighting again in Milltown. The black bear was sighted in the area of Kuhlthau Avenue and Fresh Ponds Road on July 8. It was originally seen in the area of South Brook Drive during the evening of July 7 but then retreated back to the woods, according to a…