• NOTES

    Supporters of Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrate when a teammate bowls a strike during the 30th Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser held at Brunswick Zone in Hazlet on March 3. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Boy Scout Troop 136 invites boys ages 11–18 to an open house 7:30 p.m. March 18 to learn about…

  • Identity: Teen arts shine at Brookdale

    BYMARIE MABER Correspondent “Self Portrait” by Andrew Carney How is it possible that high school students created such artworks as those on view at Brookdale Community College? Talent is a major component but education provides the knowledge and skills needed to advance art students to their highest levels. This is where the Teen Arts Festival…

  • Step Up for The Arc adds a 5K race

    TheArc of Monmouth’s Step Up for The ArcWalk is getting a new companion, a 5K race in support of individuals with Down syndrome, autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Both the walk and 5K will take place May 5 at Liberty Park II (1420 West Park Ave., Tinton Falls). At 7 a.m., 5K…

  • Mall going to the dogs … and cats

    MCSPCA to open adoption center after mall operator bans pet sales BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A rendering of the entrance to the MCSPCA Homeward Bound Adoption Center, which will open in a space formerly occupied by a pet store at the Freehold Raceway Mall. EATONTOWN — The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of…

  • Go, car, go!

    Scouts with Matawan-Aberdeen Cub Scout Pack 66 watch as their handmade cars race during the 32nd annual Pinewood Derby Race held at the Matawan Community Center in Matawan on Feb. 28. The Cub Scouts design, carve and race their homemade cars in the annual event. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Derby action

    Cub Scouts with Matawan-Aberdeen Cub Scout Pack 66 watch the cars they designed and carved race during the 32nd Annual Pinewood Derby Race held at the Matawan Community Center in Matawan on Feb. 28. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Mat-Ab District adopts options for physical ed.

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Beginning in 2012-13, juniors and seniors at Matawan Regional High School will have the option to participate in two sanctioned sports activities or other extracurricular physical activities to fulfill their physical education requirement. During the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education meeting on Feb. 27, members of…

  • GREEN SCENE

    March: Au revoir winter GOTTI KELLEY “Your garden will reveal yourself. Do not be terrified of this ”— Henry Mitchell E very little sign of new life in the garden looks great at this time. At first glance, little seems to have changed, but wait … brown is changing to green, buds are swelling and…

  • Home gardening workshop at Rutgers

    Rutgers’ 36th annual Home Gardeners School (HGS) will be held March 24. This event, which is open to all gardening enthusiasts, offers 35 interactive workshops taught by home horticulture experts, including Bob Dobson of Middletown and several other area residents from Middlesex and Monmouth counties. Topics include: how to make a rain barrel; managing the…

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