• Local personal trainer launches new book, and will host book talk May 8 at Middletown library

    ‘L eave the Cannoli Take the Weights” will take you on a knock-your-socks-off journey to better health and optimum fitness, designed and implemented by certified personal trainer, health and lifestyle coach and motivational speaker Joe Stein, a.k.a.“Trainer Joe.” Using edgy humor and cold, hard facts, you’ll feel like a combination of a drill sergeant and…

  • Six bedroom fixes for a better night’s sleep

    1. Do your best to keep light in the bedroom to a minimum.Avoid overhead light if you can, and when reading, use a book light or, better yet, listen to an audiobook. 2. If you don’t have a personal preference, try keeping the bedroom cooler rather than warmer — it mimics the descent in cooling…

  • Good night, sleep tight

    Break the bad-sleep cycle for better health By Ben Larrison CTW Features The average person has probably heard it his entire life, from when he was a kid with a bedtime to his latest physical: If you want to be at your best, make sure you get enough sleep. But despite the warnings, chances are…

  • Tour site, municipality:

     All Saints Memorial Church,Middletown Allaire Historic Village, Wall Allen House,Shrewsbury Borough Ardena School Museum,Howell Burrowes Mansion Museum,Matawan Centennial Cottage,Ocean Grove Christ Church,Shrewsbury Borough Covenhoven House,Freehold Borough Dr Cooke’s Medical Office,Holmdel Eatontown Museum Eden Woolley House, Ocean Old First Church,Middletown First Presbyterian Church,Rumson Friends Meeting House,Shrewsbury Borough Great Auditorium,Ocean Grove Holmes-Hendrickson House,Holmdel  InfoAge Science…

  • A ‘Weekend in Old Monmouth’

    45 historic Monmouth County sites open to visitors May 4 & 5 Historic Walnford The “Weekend in Old Monmouth” tour returns for the fourth year with 45 historic sites throughout Monmouth County opening their doors to visitors interested in local history. Hours for most sites are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, and…

  • datebook 

     A documentary on bullying will be offered at 6:30 p.m. May 7 at the Jackson Library. A discussion with Officer Pangara, a certified trainer specializing in bullying, will follow the film. Register by calling 732-928-4400, ext. 3833.  A Meet the Mayor session with Plumsted Mayor David Leutwyler and state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer will…

  • Skate and Surf moves to Great Adventure

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Skate and Surf Festival sponsored by Game Changer World that had been scheduled to be held at iPlay America, Schanck Road, Freehold Township, on May 18-19 has been moved to Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, Route 537, Jackson. Peter Valesi, the township administrator in Freehold Township, told…

  • datebook 

     Cruise Nights at Jackson Crossing will be held at 6 p.m. May 3, 7; June 7, 21; July 5, 12; Aug. 2, 16; Sept. 6, 13; and Oct. 4, 18 at Jackson Crossing, 21 South Hope Chapel Road and East Veterans Highway, Jackson. The event will feature vintage and antique American cars and oldies…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    ‘Everything is going to be OK, Mom…’ LORI CLINCH Keep me in your thoughts this week — it’s gonna be a tough one. One might wonder what the big deal is. After all, it’s not like I haven’t had a son graduate from high school before. In fact, it seems like we’ve been moving the…

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