• ‘Butterflies in the Pantry’

    “Big and Special” Brahma Yoga studio on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright is hosting an exhibit by local artist Julie Markoff. “Butterflies in the Pantry” consists of 20 large canvases in oil and charcoal, from full-body profiles to portraits of friends and colleagues. “The surface is only the start, I like to find something unexpected…

  • Holiday concert needs percussionists

    Holiday Percussion is looking for marimba, vibe, bell and snare-drum players to perform in a mass-percussion holiday concert at the Woodbridge Center Mall on Dec. 9. For more information, log on to www.holidaypercussion.webs.com.

  • Cornucopia of Thanksgiving fun

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN A s the brisk chill of late autumn settles in and the leaves begin to emerge as brilliant spectacles of harvest gold and fiery red, most families begin planning their cozy Thanksgiving feasts and prepare to tuck in for the winter. But before you curl up for those seemingly endless, freezing…

  • NOTES

    Red Bank’s Cory Madden salutes as he stands with Terry Madden as the national anthem is played at the borough’s Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11. CHRIS KELLY Volunteers are need for daffodil planting at10 a.m. Nov. 20 at Riverside Gardens Park, Front Street, Red Bank. Help make Riverside Gardens even more beautiful with the…

  • Sept. 11 police memorial finds home in New York

    Local stone carver Franco Minervini creates special piece BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent A Sept. 11 police memorial created by stone carver Franco Minervini has found a home in New York State. The piece was commissioned by the National Police Defense Foundation, which is based in Marlboro. A Sept. 11 police memorial created by local stone carver…

  • Photo

    Bryan Flanagan, of Griggstown, looks over a display of items and artifacts representing a Union Army field hospital, an event hosted by the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury on Nov. 12 to mark the Civil War sesquicentennial. FRANK GALIPO

  • in the service 

    Army Pfc. Brandon M. Mayes, a 2011 graduate of Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls, has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, andArmy history, core…

  • Remembering the boys who came home

    Memorial program honors veterans who died as a result of their service BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Veterans and other attendees watch the presentation of the wreaths during the Veterans Day Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel on Nov. 11. The ceremony included guest speakers, induction into the memorial’s In Memory program…

  • MCSPCA has its eye on the $100K challenge prize

    Shelter would use funds to save more lives, director says BY KENNYWALTER EATONTOWN — After a big push during the last week of October, officials with the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is hoping to cash in on a $100,000 grand prize in a national contest. Laurie Garrison, MCSPCA…

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