• Assistance available for payment of bills

    The Temporary Relief for Utility Expenses (TRUE) program may be able to help New Jersey homeowners or renters struggling to pay utility bills. State residents who reside in a household of moderate income and are 45 days or more past due on gas and electric bills may qualify for assistance. Funded by the New Jersey…

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    Kristine M. Simoes, a Monmouth University communication professor, was named president-elect (serving as chapter president in 2013) of the New Jersey Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA NJ). Simoes is a specialist professor at Monmouth University, where she serves as program director for the journalism/public relations cluster, teaches courses, manages the department…

  • Amboy Bank steps up food drive effort in aftermath of Sandy

    During the month of November, all 23 offices of Amboy Bank have been collecting food and household items for food banks in their branch areas. Every Amboy office manager selected a food bank for which to collect in their community. In many cases, Amboy has a strong relationship with the organizations, which include Elijah’s Promise…

  • Peregrine falcons will be subject of meeting

    Maria Grace, education and outreach manager for the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, will present “The Peregrine Falcons in New Jersey” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society meeting at 8 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Road, Fair Haven. The public is welcome and admission is free. Peregrine falcons…

  • Post-Sandy conference for small businesses

    “Post Sandy: NJ Moving Forward,” a free conference for all small businesses in New Jersey, will take place at 9 a.m. Dec. 3 in the Rutgers Inn and Conference Center. A group of experts will discuss disaster preparedness, business loans, plans for marketing in 2012, and more. For more information, visit http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/ event?oeidk=a07e6mwj89t49ea9c0e&llr= fllphocab.

  • ‘Home for the Holidays’ recreates post-war Christmas

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township of Ocean Historical Museum, 703 Deal Road, will host the exhibit “Home for the Holidays” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2. The Eden Woolley House, home of the museum, will be transformed to tell the story of the first post-World War II Christmas, which has been…

  • Keyport businesses band together

    Storm impacts 26 businesses; loss of tax ratables expected to impact local economy BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Multiple businesses and buildings near Waterfront Park in Keyport were destroyed by superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29. In all, 26 borough businesses are unable to operate. PHOTO BY KEITH HEUMILLER A hard road lies ahead for the…

  • Springsteen, Bon Jovi join N.J. Relief Fund initiative

    First lady Mary Pat Christie, chairwoman of the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, has announced that a number of celebrities, business and community leaders with deep New Jersey roots will join a growing advisory board of the nonprofit charity launched earlier this month to assist in the long-term recovery effort following the devastation of…

  • Holiday crafts a Poricy Park tradition

    The Poricy Park Conservancy Holiday and Craft Shop, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 2, and Dec. 7 through Dec. 9. The shop is staffed and run by volunteers for Poricy Park and Rebecca’s Reel Quilters of Poricy Park, with proceeds benefiting the Poricy Park…

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