• Motor vehicle stop leads to fatal high-speed chase

    Two Long Branch men are dead while a third is in critical condition following a Sept. 13 high-speed car chase and crash in Tinton Falls. According to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni, Tinton Falls police officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Sept. 13 that led to a highspeed chase ending in a…

  • County’s information officer dies

    William K. “Bill” Heine, 54, of Howell, who was Monmouth County’s director of public information since 2005, died at home on Sept. 9. A press release from the county said Heine died of natural causes. Heine had been employed with the county as the chief spokesman and department head of the Monmouth County Public Information…

  • VSA/NJ hosts programs for youth with autism

    This fall, VSA New Jersey will hold programs for children with autism ages 3 to 21 and their family members. Through participation in weekly workshops in the visual and performing arts, young people will enhance their understanding and appreciation of the arts while developing skills essential for academic and personal growth. The experience will offer…

  • Photos

    Above: Anthony LaGruth conducts The Shrewsbury Chorale in the 2012 Summer Sing on Aug. 21 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County in Lincroft. Below: Matt Cook accompanies the chorale, which invites all singers to join in the informal performance to sing through a major work for the sheer joy of singing together. FRANK…

  • County library headquarters to host comic-con Sept. 23

    Meet superheroes and comic book authors and artists! Be part of a podcast with Mike and Ming from Jay and Silent Bob’s! Come dressed in your anime/comic best to win a prize, join a Jedi school, and take in an old-fashioned Batman radio play. All that and more will be part of the Monmouth County…

  • O’port Garden Club meeting Sept. 27

    Oceanport Garden Club members will have their first meeting of the 2012-13 calendar year on Sept. 27 at the Old Wharf House in Oceanport. Members will approve the new calendar and comment on proposed projects. After the greetings, the business meeting will proceed at 10:30 a.m. Anyone is interested in being a part of this…

  • Work Opportunity Center to host event

    LONG BRANCH – The Arc of Monmouth invites regional businesses and organizations to attend Community Business Day on Sept. 25 at the Work Opportunity Center (WOC). The event will provide networking opportunities, complimentary light breakfast, door prizes and tours of the center, which provides employment to over 150 individuals with Down syndrome and other developmental…

  • Pet store hosts signing, adoptions on Sept. 22

    LITTLE SILVER — Pet’s General Store, a new business in the borough, will host a book signing and pet adoption event 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22. Photographer/author Kim Levin will sign copies of her books “Dogplay” and “Cattitude.” There will also be an adoption day in conjunction with the Monmouth County…

  • This week’s photo assignment: Send us pictures of your pets

    My name is Tobler, I’m named after a Swiss chocolate bar. I’m 11 years old and live in Rumson. I’m famous for chasing tennis balls at my grandmother’s home in Fair Haven. The reason I’m wearing glasses is because I’ve read all the books in the Shrewsbury library. READER SUBMITTED PHOTO BY TEDDI CAULFIELD Last…

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