• Experts on Lyme disease to speak

    New Jersey is No. 4 in the nation for Lyme and tick-borne diseases. Learn about the common misdiagnoses, unsuspected symptoms, testing options, transmission sources and the importance of early detection at a free educational lecture 7-9 p.m. April 26 at Holmdel High School auditorium, 36 Crawfords Corner Road. The lecture is sponsored by the Holmdel…

  • Animal advocacy event April 28-29

    SHREWSBURY — Patrick’s Posse, an animal advocacy organization, has been very active advocating and educating about animal welfare and helping animals that are abused, neglected, lost or in need of re-homing. Patrick’s Posse will host the second animal Advocacy & Awareness Accord on April 28 and 29 at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch in…

  • Animal reiki class being offered May 4

    An Animal Reiki I class is being offered from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 4 at Evenflow Yoga Studio, on the third floor at 10W. End Court in Long Branch. The proceeds will benefit the homeless cats and dogs of The Little Silver Animal Hospital Foundation and Rescue Ridge, a last-chance rescue shelter in…

  • Beach badges on sale beginning May 1

    Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park season beach badges will be available for sale at the Monmouth County Park System headquarters, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, from May 1 through June 15. Badges and parking passes can be purchased Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. All sales must be conducted in person and can be…

  • Cooking lessons: a bonding experience

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Okay, so I can’t cook. Or to be more accurate, I have no desire to cook. But don’t hold it against me. It’s just that I’d rather focus my time as a mom on having extraordinary adventures with my kids rather than deciding whether to use the high or low setting…

  • ‘Tough Love’ helps ‘gold digger’ find treasure within

    Freehold woman gets relationship guidance on VH1’s ‘Tough Love New Orleans’ BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Elizabeth Vashisht, also known as Ms. Gold Digger on VH1’s “Tough Love New Orleans,” called the reality show a life-changing experience. PHOTO COURTESY OF VH1 Elizabeth Vashisht has emerged from the rigors of boot camp a changed person. However,…

  • Women in govt. to mentor high school juniors

    TINTON FALLS — Sixty students from 11 area high schools will come together at Monmouth Regional High School on Friday to participate in the sixth annual “Running and Winning” workshop, a program designed to encourage them to become leaders in their communities and beyond. The students will interact with and learn from women who have…

  • Passion for writing ‘works like fertilizer’ for RBR students

    Creative writing teacher Gretna Wilkinson cultivates language, harvests storytelling BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Gretna Wilkinson, creative writing teacher for the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts at Red Bank Regional High School, encourages students to pursue their passion for writing. PHOTO COURTESY OF RBR LITTLE SILVER — There is a story of a teacher…

  • Next phase of replenishment to begin in Monmouth Beach

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — The final phase of an extensive beach replenishment project that will also include Sea Bright is expected to begin this fall, borough officials announced last week. The Army Corps of Engineers will begin restoring the north stretch of beach beginning at Cottage Avenue in Monmouth Beach to…

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