• Long Branch Public Library presents program

    Long Branch Public Library presents program

    As part of its yearlong Centennial anniversary celebration, the Long Branch Free Public Library will sponsor a program about Long Branch and Monmouth County called the “Jewish Newport of the Jersey Shore” at 7 p.m., June 29, at the Main Library in the Community Room, 328 Broadway, Long Branch. Jean Klerman, a member of the…

  • World premiere of ‘Struck’ set at Long Branch theater

    World premiere of ‘Struck’ set at Long Branch theater

    LONG BRANCH — New Jersey Repertory Company has announced it will present the world premiere of Sandy Rustin’s “Struck” from June 30-July 31 at 179 Broadway. Performances on Thursdays and Fridays will be at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. Previews begin June 30, and Opening Night…

  • Park System to hold summer seining program at Sandy Hook Bay

    Park System to hold summer seining program at Sandy Hook Bay

    PORT MONMOUTH — Discover a variety of fish, crabs and other sea creatures when the Monmouth County Park System hosts “Seining Along Sandy Hook Bay” this summer at Bayshore Waterfront Park in Port Monmouth and at the Popamora Point section of the Henry Hudson Trail in Highlands. During this hands-on program, area residents are invited…

  • Benefit to support new film by Eatontown resident

    Benefit to support new film by Eatontown resident

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer EATONTOWN — An upcoming benefit will support a new film by a local resident that takes a look at the restorative power of love and human connection and the vast emotional landscape of dementia. Nonprofit New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), Spring Lake Community House & Theatre…

  • Culture Club to perform at Count Basie Theatre

    Culture Club to perform at Count Basie Theatre

    RED BANK — Culture Club, one of the biggest pop bands of the ’80s, will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 6 at Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St. Tickets are now available. Although the band drew influence from the New Romantic movement, Culture Club was also inspired by the music and fashion of Northern Soul,…

  • Used book sale slated in Middletown

    Used book sale slated in Middletown

    The Northern Monmouth County Branch of AAUW has scheduled its annual used book sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 25 at Old First Church, 69 Kings Highway, Middletown. Vickie Mischenko, book sale chair, said a wide variety of books will be available. Selections will include children’s stories, classics, history, home and gardening, biographies, art, military history and…

  • Christian Brothers Academy holds first Scholars Program Colloquium

    Christian Brothers Academy holds first Scholars Program Colloquium

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Since 2010, the Scholars Program at Christian Brothers Academy has allowed select groups of students to embark on a research-driven experience that allows them to pursue an area of interest and importance to them. On May 17, a few days before accepting their diplomas, five seniors took…

  • A higher cost for living larger

    A higher cost for living larger

    For renters, the math is simple: A one-bedroom for $1,585 is cheaper than a two-bedroom for $1,833 and a lot less than a three-bedroom for $2,048. But from the perspective of a landlord intent on making the most money out of every square foot, the larger units are a relative bargain. Look at the cost…

  • Long Branch’s Montague serious competitor at weightlifting

    Long Branch’s Montague serious competitor at weightlifting

    By Tim Morris At a mere 100 pounds, Kaitlin Montague is becoming a heavyweight in the sport of weightlifting. Relatively new to the sport, the Long Branch High School and Stockton University graduate is one of the up-and-coming competitors in lifting. She was one of just six lifters from New Jersey to qualify for the…

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