• Valerie Fund receives 10,000 donation

    The Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center recently received a $10,000 donation from The Thomas Peterpaul Foundation, in support of its work providing comprehensive medical services to children and young adults with leukemia, cancer and blood disorders. Monmouth Medical Center is among seven hospitals…

  • Child Find under way in Ocean Township

    The Ocean Township School District’s Department of Special Services is seeking children ages 3 to 21 years or approaching age 3 who may have an educational disability due to physical, sensory, emotional, learning, communication, cognitive or social difficulties, and may be eligible for special education and related services or speech/language services. The district is responsible…

  • NOTES

    First row (l-r): Men’s silver medal winner Tyler McCue; women’s silver medalist Jennifer Stolte; women’s gold medal winner Jenna Intersimone; men’s gold medal winner David Wong. Back row: men’s bronze medal winner Mike Fantini. Not pictured is women’s bronze medal winner Kelsey Kurrie. Monmouth Medical Center will present a free Breast Health Awareness and Screening…

  • Newfound purpose

    Lucy, the world’s smallest therapy dog, visits with fans, including this giant Newfoundland, during a pet adoption event held by the Monmouth County SPCA at Paws and Pose Pet Boutique at Pier Village in Long Branch on April 14. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • ‘Fun Can Be Work!’

    Stanley Stamaty The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County in Freehold Township invites the community to a preview gala opening of the exhibit “Fun Can Be Work! The Art of ClaraGee Stamaty, Stanley Stamaty and Mark Alan Stamaty” on Sunday, April 22, at 1 p.m. The reception will include a fruit, cheese and wine table,…

  • April: Spring blew in wildly

    GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “April comes in like an idiot, babblingand strewing flowers.”— Edna St. Vincent Millay O verwhelmed and prone to procrastinate — Maureen Dowd said it so well in her recent column. It can definitely be applied to many of us who tend to put off less desirable chores. But as these chores…

  • Mother’s Day garden retreat

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN I ’m not sure exactly when our Mother’s Day garden tradition began, but I do remember that my sister, Mel, and I craved an escape from our grim reality — Mother’s Day celebrations without our beloved mom. Inevitably, we will always equate this tribute of a holiday with our mom’s passing,…

  • Ocean Museum hosts Hindenburg program

    In recognition of the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, the Township of Ocean Historical Museum will present Navy Lakehurst Historical Society president Carl Jablonski 7:15 p.m. May 8 at the Old Oakhurst School auditorium, 163 Monmouth Road. Jablonski will conduct a program detailing this moment in history and provide an overview of World War…

  • Ocean Township Library hosts Green Fair April 21

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — In celebration of Earth Day, the Ocean Township Library will host its second annual Green Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday April 21. The day of green activities co-sponsored by Ocean Township Environmental Commission will include tree plantings, cleanups and crafts. The Ocean Township Intermediate School Fifth-Grade Chorus will…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community