• Greater Media NJ takes top honors at 38th annual JASPER Awards

    Greater Media New Jersey recently took top honors at the 38th Annual JASPER Awards. The event took place on Oct. 12 at the Robert Meyner Reception Center at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Established in 1974 to honor excellence in the New Jersey communications industry, this year’s JASPER Awards received more than 220…

  • Master Gardeners available to speak

    Rutgers Master Gardeners of Monmouth County have speakers available to educate the public on almost any gardening topic. On hand are knowledgeable volunteers that can provide organizations information ranging from growing roses to generating compost, from Japanese beetles to Jersey woodchucks, In addition to presentations, a panel of expert Master Gardeners can be furnished to…

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    Shore Regional High School student Liza Parr, of Monmouth Beach, clears debris from the dunes in Long Branch on Oct. 20 during the 27th annual Fall Beach Sweeps sponsored by Clean Ocean Action. Volunteers cleared more than 65 sites along the Jersey Shore. FRANK GALIPO

  • Autumn gathers momentum

    GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Solitude is a silent storm that breaksdown all our dead branches; yet it sendsour living roots deeper into the livingheart of the living earth.”— Kahlil Gibran G ardening is so important to rehabilitation; it is intuitive to good health. It is also rejuvenating. The lessening of stress and emotional fatigue might…

  • Halloween carnival makes science fun

    MIDDLETOWN — Brookdale Community College will make chemistry fun with a Halloween-themed Chemistry Carnival on Oct. 28 in the Navesink rooms of the Warner Student Life Center, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Families with kids of all ages are invited to take part in the hands-on action. The event is free, but attendees are asked…

  • Annual Veterans Day Memorial Ride Nov. 11

    LONG BRANCH — Harley Davidson/ Buell of Long Branch will host the fifth annual Veterans Day Memorial Ride and fundraiser on Sunday Nov. 11. This year’s event will once again benefit the Veterans Children Scholarship Fund, established by Harley Davidson of Long Branch and Rolling Thunder Chapter II NJ. Ride your motorcycle, drive your car…

  • LB and RFH team up for Care Package Drive

    RUMSON — Members of the Character Education Club at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School are hoping to collect enough donations than ever before during this year’s Care Package Drive. The students are striving to deliver a record number of items representing the comforts of home to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Assisting them for the first…

  • Monmouth Medical Center to present diabetes event Oct. 25

    In recognition of American Diabetes Month, the Center for Diabetes Education at Monmouth Medical Center will host Diabetes: The Individual, The Family and The Community, an annual event to help people with diabetes and those who care about them cope with disease, on Oct. 25 from 5-7:30 p.m. at Branches, 123 Monmouth Road in West…

  • Dwek sentenced … twice

    Federal, state charges result in six-year sentence NEWARK — Real estate investor turned state’s witness Solomon Dwek was sentenced to six years in federal prison last week in connection with a $50 million scheme to defraud PNC Bank. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced the sentence handed down on Oct. 18 nearly three years after…

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