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  • Consider running for seat on local school board

    Consider running for seat on local school board

    By Donald Webster Jr. With the school year drawing to a close, now might seem like an unusual time to bring up board of education membership. But the fact is that this year’s school board candidacy deadline — July 25 — is quickly approaching. In more than 90 percent of New Jersey’s school districts, the…

  • LMxAC Libraries partner with Hoopla Digital

    LMxAC Libraries partner with Hoopla Digital

    LMxAC announced public availability of thousands of movies, television shows, music albums and audiobooks, all available for mobile and online access through a new partnership with Hoopla Digital. Patrons of LMxAC’s member libraries can now download the free hoopla digital mobile app on their Android or IOS device or visit www.lmxac.org/info/ and select hoopla to…

  • Networking event set for July 28

    Networking event set for July 28

    The Business After Hours Committee of the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) will hold EMACC’s Annual Beach Bash at Ocean Place Hotel and Spa, One Ocean Blvd., Long Branch, from 5:30-8 p.m. on July 28. The cost is $50 for EMACC members and member guests, $60 for others, and includes BBQ, one comp…

  • Business brief

    Business brief

    Mary Riccardi has been promoted to senior vice president and chief risk officer of Amboy Bank. Riccardi’s 21-year career with Amboy Bank began when she joined as controller in 1995. She was promoted to chief financial officer in 2007 and senior vice-president in 2009. She has been a certified public accountant for almost 30 years. She is…

  • Program director to receive Member of the Year Award

    Program director to receive Member of the Year Award

    The program director for Preferred Home Health Care and Nursing Services Inc., Ellen Stone, was named the recipient of the Carol J. Kientz Member of the Year Award by the Home Care & Hospice Association of NJ for extraordinary service and for “going above and beyond” in promoting excellence in home care and hospice in…

  • ‘Jenny’s House of Joy’ to be staged at First Avenue Playhouse

    ‘Jenny’s House of Joy’ to be staged at First Avenue Playhouse

    The First Avenue Playhouse will present “Jenny’s House of Joy” from July 8-30 at 123 First Ave., Atlantic Highlands. Shows will take place each Friday and Saturday. A Sunday matinee will be on July 10. The play is about four women who work in a brothel in Baxter Springs, Kansas, in 1871. A serious play with a comic…

  • Deadline for Caregiver Youth Award is Sept. 1

    Deadline for Caregiver Youth Award is Sept. 1

    Caregivers of New Jersey is now accepting applications for its $1,000 Caregiver Youth Award, which will be presented to one eligible youth caregiver between the ages of 8 and 18. The application deadline is Sept. 1. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, there are at least 1.3 million youth caregivers between the ages of…

  • ‘Shakespeare on the Lawn’ slated at Lincroft campus in July

    ‘Shakespeare on the Lawn’ slated at Lincroft campus in July

    LINCROFT — Brookdale Community College’s 15th annual “Shakespeare on the Lawn” series will kick off July 7 on the Great Lawn of the Lincroft campus, 765 Newman Springs Road. The free, open-air theater performances will be held Thursday through Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. from July 7-17. Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets…

  • Sandy Hook bird walk set for July 21

    Sandy Hook bird walk set for July 21

    The Monmouth County Audubon Society has slated a summer evening bird walk at Sandy Hook to look for nesters and shorebirds at 6 p.m. July 21. Meet in the parking lot of the old Sandy Hook Visitor’s Center at the Gateway National Recreation Area on Hartshorne Drive, Highlands. The trip will be led by members…