• Ocean Twp. chamber to host new ShrimpFest July 8-10

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a new event, the three-day ShrimpFest of Ocean Township. ShrimpFest is free to attend and will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 8, 9 and 10, at Joe Palaia Park, Deal and Whalepond Roads. The family-friendly ShrimpFest will have something for…

  • Meeting on fort environmental program

    OCEANPORT — The next Fort Monmouth Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 7, at 7 p.m. at 499 Riverside Drive, on Fort Monmouth in Oceanport. Public RAB meetings are intended to bring together community members who reflect diverse interests to enable the exchange of information, concerns, values and needs between the…

  • Blind Citizens Assoc. to host fundraisers

    MIDDLETOWN — The New Jersey Blind CitizensAssociation will host several fundraisers during July, including a concert, baseball game and poker tourney. Funds raised will support the association’s mission to enhance the quality of life for the blind and visually impaired through education and socialization and by fostering an environment of hope and purpose. Scheduled events…

  • FMERA seeking early sale of fort properties

    Golf course, Howard Commons housing being considered BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer With Fort Monmouth’s closure rapidly approaching, officials with the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) are stepping up efforts to sell off portions of the 1,129-acre property. At the authority’s June 15 meeting, Frank Cosentino, director of plans and programs for FMERA, explained…

  • Dearborn hosts Grillfest with celebrity chef

    HOLMDEL— Dearborn Market will host its annual Sizzling Summer Grillfest with cooking demonstrations by special guest celebrity Chef LaLa at noon and 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and throughout the day culinary staff will be presenting fresh grilling samples, an ice cream sundae bar…

  • Kathy Ward memorial scholarship fundraiser

    The Kathy Ward Memorial Scholarship Fund will hold its annual fundraiser July 8 at the Lakewood BlueClaws game at First Energy Park in Lakewood. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the game starts at 7 p.m. Created in memory and honor of Kathy Ward, wife and mother of St. John Vianney alumni Jeff ’01 and…

  • Walking tours focus on Matawan history at Rose Hill Cemetery

    MATAWAN — In honor of the 325th anniversary of the founding of Matawan as well as the 95th anniversary of the infamous shark attack off Matawan, the Matawan Historical Society will sponsor guided walking tours of Rose Hill Cemetery on Saturday, July 9, at 11 a.m. and Sunday, July 10, at 2 p.m. The tour…

  • Salvation Army to host annual Trombone Night

    RED BANK — The Salvation Army, 180 Newman Springs Road, will host the 11th annual BBQ & Trombone Night on Wednesday, July 13, at 7 p.m. According to a press release from the Red Bank unit, each year some of the finest trombone players in the New York metropolitan area and beyond have come to…

  • Flashing lights? Tune in

    MIDDLETOWN — Flashing solar lights have been added atop road signs in the Bayshore to alert passersby when important messages are airing on Middletown’s emergency radio station at 1620 AM. The solar lights were recently installed on informational road signs byMiddletown Emergency Management volunteers. The blue and yellow signs are located in Campbell’s Junction at…

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