• Scouts enjoy helping others

    Members of Junior Troop 1574 and Brownie Troop 187 from the Ramtown section of Howell collected and donated school supplies for children who live in the Dominican Republic, where a Monsignor Donovan High School student, Allie Ambriano of Howell, is going to visit and donate her time helping in that region. The young ladies also…

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    Bartley Healthcare, 175 Bartley Road, Jackson, will host a free Five Wishes seminar at 1:30 p.m. June 5 and will welcome guest speaker Linda Conroy. Five Wishes is a document that helps an individual express how they want to be treated if they become seriously ill or unable to speak for themselves by addressing four…

  • ‘Donald Voorhees, Maestro, and Michael Scherfen, Protégé’

    “Gondola Racers” by Michael Scherfen A collection of watercolors ranging from Jersey Shore landscapes, florals and seascapes, to golf courses and portraits by two artists, Don Voorhees, the “maestro,” and Michael Scherfen, the “protégé,” is on view in Shrewsbury. “Donald Voorhees, Maestro, & Michael Scherfen, Protégé” is the first show at the Guild of Creative…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    I can’t remember what I forgot LORI CLINCH I t’s not easy being me. Forgetful and absent-minded combined with an inability to stay the course. I can’t shop without a list, remember what I had for lunch or conjure up the name of an acquaintance. But I’ve decided not to judge me harshly. In fact,…

  • Boat tours offered at Manasquan Reservoir

    HOWELL— See turtles, egrets, herons, ospreys and other wildlife in their natural habitat during a boat tour of the Monmouth County Park System’s Manasquan Reservoir in Howell. Tours are offered 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through Oct. 8, weather permitting, and last 45 minutes. Tours are also offered on Wednesdays at 2, 3…

  • Community groups to rally for the homeless

    Several community and religious organizations will sponsor the Rally of Hope for Ocean County’s homeless population on June 3 in Lakewood’s Towns Square, Clifton Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets. The rally will begin at 12:30 p.m. and feature a meal for the participants, free haircuts, blood pressure readings, and information tables with distribution of…

  • Drug ring leader faces long stretch in prison

    The last of 25 defendants arrested as members of a large Bayshore-based heroin trafficking organization pleaded guilty last week to second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. announced. Daryel Rawls, 31, of Lakewood, will face eight years in prison, four of which must be…

  • Howell resident looks forward to pursuing doctoral degree

    Michael Reca’s graduation with three majors at Rowan is only the beginning BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Michael Reca HOWELL — For most young adults, college commencement marks the end of their formal education, but for Howell resident Michael Reca, the recent commencement ceremony at Rowan University, Glassboro, was only the beginning. Reca, who graduated…

  • DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

    Agricultural county fairs worth the trip LIZZ DINNIGAN Modern technology is slowly supplanting simple outdoor fun, such as old-fashioned country fairs, with their carnival midways, cotton candy and corndog food booths, livestock, pie contests and pig races. Luckily, throughout New Jersey, you can enjoy this experience that will essentially transport you back in time. Loads…

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