• Smell the roses at Deep Cut Gardens

    There is no better time or place to stop and smell the roses than at this year’s Jersey Shore Rose Society’s (JSRS) 40th annual Rose Show from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 10 at Deep Cut Gardens. A picturesque, 54-acre horticultural site with many garden related amenities, including its own rose parterre, Deep Cut Gardens…

  • Art offers ‘New Impressions’ for cancer patients

    Riverview art therapy program taps art’s power to heal BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Art therapist Mary Gambarony works with cancer patients at Riverview Medical Center. RED BANK— If there were a recipe for healing, what would it be? Mary Gambarony, art therapist at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, encourages patients to write their…

  • Comic book sale to benefit hospice

    EATONTOWN — Superheroes for Hospice will host a comic book sale on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Monmouth Mall, located at Routes 35 and 36 in Eatontown. The show will benefit patients and families served by the St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center (SBHPCC), an affiliate of the…

  • Ocean Grove flea market set for Sept. 10

    The Ocean Grove Giant Spring Flea Market scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. has been an ongoing event for more than 30 years. Over 350 vendors offering a wide variety of items from antique furniture to quilts to lampshades, plus the location at the seashore, make this a unique market.…

  • Chinese festival to be held Sept. 10

    The second Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival will be held on Sept. 10 at Marlboro High School, Route 79, Marlboro, 2-4 p.m. A kite-flying contest and moon-cake sampling will highlight the family day. Stories about the importance of moon cakes will be told during the opening ceremonies at 2 p.m. According to a press release, Chinese experts…

  • Fun at the Fireman’s Fair

    Children and grownups alike enjoy rides and attractions, including the Monkey Maze, on the opening night of the Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Company’s Fireman’s Fair on Aug. 26. PHOTOS BY LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Library slates Red Bank yard sale

    RED BANK — The Friends of the Red Bank Public Library is sponsoring the fourth annual Red Bank Townwide Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Complete details for shoppers and sellers alike, including registration information, are available at the Red Bank Public Library, 84 West Front St., and the…

  • O’port and WLB look at shared services

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The success of shared dispatch services for the boroughs of Oceanport and West Long Branch has spurred a look at other shared services within their respective police departments. Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon explained in an interview earlier this month that the borough is looking at ways to save money,…

  • ‘Wild Nature’: Nature photography by Eric Sambol

    Monmouth University is hosting a solo exhibit of wildlife photography by Eric Sambol. “Wild Nature” will run through Sept. 30 at the Pollak Gallery on the West Long Branch campus. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Urban Coast Institute. Sambol, of Brick, uses the medium of photography to reawaken his childhood passion for nature. The…

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