• Dorothy Parker Day returns to Long Branch

    LONG BRANCH — Dorothy Parker Day returns to the city of her birth on Sunday, Oct. 2. Parker, the quintessential New Yorker, was born 118 years ago in a West End summer cottage. One of the most famous, most quoted, often controversial American writers of the 20th century, Parker was a prolific fiction writer, poet,…

  • Carlos Frias – Creation Myth

    “Genesis at Sea” The New Jersey Emerging Artists Series at the Monmouth Museum continues this fall with an exhibition by artist Carlos Frias, of East Bloomfield. “Creation Myth” will open Sept. 23 and run through Oct. 23. An opening reception will be held 6- 8 p.m. Friday. The artist will share insights on his work…

  • NOTES

    Lunch Break’s Fall Gala, “Harvesting Your Help to Feed the Hungry,” is slated for 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. Tickets are $125 and include food, wine, entertainment, auctions and presentation of the Norma J. Todd Service Award. Raffle tickets are $20. Send a check payable to…

  • B’nai Israel to host High Holy Days events

    RUMSON — Congregation B’nai Israel will host a number of community events associated with the upcoming High Holy Days. On Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m., the congregation’s new spiritual leader, Rabbi Jeff Sultar, will lead a study and discussion group on the question “How good do we need to be?” Following that session, the…

  • Knights to host blood drive Oct. 1 in Fair Haven

    FAIR HAVEN— The Knights of Columbus Council 3187, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, is sponsoring a blood drive on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the council’s hall, 200 Fair Haven Ave., Fair Haven. The drive is open to the general public, and donations can be scheduled in advance.…

  • stork club 

    Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announced the following births: Aug. 30, a boy to Karen and Pete Seligman of Red Bank; Sept. 2, a boy to Donna Marie and Brian E. McCourt of Red Bank.

  • Survey to test support for all-girls Catholic high school

    Results will indicate need, impact on existing high schools BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A group of Monmouth County parents has formed a High School Steering Committee to explore the feasibility of establishing an all-girls Catholic high school in the Lincroft section of the township. The first step will be to conduct a…

  • Keen on kayaking

    Participants of all ages prepare to try kayaking at Maple Cove in Red Bank during the second annual Paddle the Navesink Day on Sept. 17. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff The Navesink River is crowded with kayakers during the event, which offered opportunities to experience kayaking, canoeing, sailing and rowing.

  • Towns raise concerns about emergency response at fort

    FMERA: Mutual aid agreement with host towns remains in effect BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI and KENNY WALTER Officials from Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport continue to meet with the FortMonmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) to iron out concerns about potential situations that could require emergency services response at Fort Monmouth. Although Fort Monmouth officially closed on…

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