• Girls’ Night Out at Monmouth Museum

    MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth Museum’s “MORE Art From Found Objects” exhibition will provide the perfect backdrop for a special Girls’ Night Out event 6-9 p.m. on July 25. Attendees will join an Art Antics Team and compete for the best found object work of art (prizes included). The event will include creative cocktails, music, light…

  • Meridian Health honored for connecting arts to healing

    Red Bank — The Monmouth Arts Council (MCAC) is recognizing the role of the county’s largest health care system in integrating art into the healing environment. The MCAC’s Celebration of Excellence on July 27 will honor John Lloyd, president and CEO, Meridian Health; Timothy J. Hogan, president, Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, and Bayshore Community…

  • Tennis for people with special needs

    Tennis helps develop hand-eye coordination, balance, and is a great way to stay in shape. The Monmouth County Park System’s Therapeutic Recreation division is offering tennis specifically for those ages 12 and up who have special needs. Two sessions are available: 10-11:30 a.m. Saturdays from July 7-Aug. 11, and noon-2:30 p.m. Saturdays from Aug. 25-…

  • Michael J. Zudonyi

    Mr. Zudonyi, 76, of Woodbridge, died July 7, 2012, at the Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Perth Amboy, he was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge. Mr. Zudonyi was a retired owner of a financial firm. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a communicant of St. James Catholic…

  • Hillegonda Louise Frankfort Matthijs

    Mrs. Matthijs, 77, of Kinston, N.C., formerly of Edison, died June 27, 2012, at home. Born in Indonesia, she had lived in Edison before moving to North Carolina in 1987. Mrs. Matthijs was a retired nurse aide. She was predeceased in 1999 by her husband, Rudi Matthijs, and in 2009 by a daughter-in-law, Amanda Roszkowski…

  • Winifred “Winnie” Mary Mazzaccaro

    Mrs. Mazzaccaro, 80, of Lincroft, died June 27, 2012. She worked as a nurse at the Jewish Hospital and Rehabilitation Center of Jersey City. After retiring, she relocated to Lincroft. She was a communicant of St. Leo the Great Parish, Lincroft. Mrs. Mazzaccaro was predeceased by her husband, Vincent “Jim” Mazzaccaro, in 1983. Surviving are…

  • Kevin Maughan

    Mr. Maughan, 67, of Middletown, died June 26, 2012, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He worked as a salesperson for Sears in many capacities for 20 years. Mr. Maughan was a communicant of St. James Church, Red Bank. Surviving are three sisters and their husbands, Eleanor and David Muench of Middletown, Margaret and Richard…

  • Garden party to benefit Camp Jinka summer program

    RUMSON — A garden party to benefit Camp Jinka, a free summer program for children and teens whose lives have been impacted by the diagnosis of a brain tumor, will be held 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at a nationally recognized Rumson garden. The free event, which will feature the artwork of Wendy Erickson, will…

  • Best Day at the Beach returns for 4th summer

    Volunteers help stage surfing program for special-needs children BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A voiunteer helps a youngster surf at last year’s Best Day at the Beach camp in Long Branch. ERIC SUCAR staff LONG BRANCH — For Alexis Downham, organizing an annual series of surfing events for special-needs children has become easier over time. Downham,…

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