• Elks host holiday dance party Dec. 8

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Elks will host a holiday dance party at 7 p.m. Dec. 8, at the lodge, 150 Garfield Ave. Doors open and the party gets under way at 8 p.m. Reservations are $30 per person and include light fare, drink specials and live entertainment by The Cameos oldies group. Only…

  • Sandy causes N.J. blood donation emergency

    New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center (NYBC), is asking for post-Sandy emergency blood donations. Although hospital needs were met, and heroic donors found the NYBC facilities that were able to remain open, the unprecedented disruption depleted the blood supply to the point where a significant recovery effort is necessary,…

  • ‘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…

  • Operation Sleighbells will serve families impacted by Sandy

    LONG BRANCH — For more than a century, Family & Children’s Service (FCS), Monmouth County’s oldest nonprofit social service agency, has been granting the holiday wishes of thousands of local children by collecting donated toys and gifts for children who would otherwise go without. This year, the agency is expanding its collection efforts to meet…

  • Christmas carolers available for hire

    The Monmouth Christmas Carolers will brighten holiday gatherings with beautifully sung carols and seasonal favorites. Groups of singers are available to add merriment to festivities in home, office or community settings. The carolers are members of the Monmouth Civic Chorus. For bookings and rates, email [email protected] or call 732-933-9333. The chorus will perform “Messiah and…

  • November programs at local libraries

    The Ocean Township Library is hosting “Jewish Book Month Food for the Soul” through Dec. 7. Library patrons can feed their souls by reading a contemporary story, a children’s tale, or a historical novel, then tell the library about a favorite book and be entered in a drawing to win books. People who check out…

  • Mission Dance plans music/work benefit for Union Beach

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer A fter superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey Shore on Oct. 29, Lee Deedmeyer, of Freehold-based band Mission Dance, could not get a conversation with his friend, who is a Union Beach resident, out of his mind. She, like many Union Beach residents, lost everything on the first floor of her…

  • Residents get help with insurance questions

    N.J. Dept. of Banking and Insurance staffs local office to assist with claims information BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer N.J. Department of Banking and Insurance acting Commissioner Ken Kobylowski and department staff answered questions and provided information and assistance to residents recovering from property losses suffered by superstorm Sandy at mobile offices in three counties,…

  • Flooding from Sandy closes FCS thrift store

    LONG BRANCH — The popular Family & Children’s Services (FCS) Thrift Boutique at 307 Branchport Ave., remains closed following losses resulting from superstorm Sandy. More than 4 feet of water surged through the store during the storm, wiping out the extensive donated inventory and destroying walls and floors, according to a press release from the…

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