• The Greater Shore Concert Band to perform May 3

    The Greater Shore Concert Band to perform May 3

    Reformation Lutheran Church, 992 Broadway, West Long Branch, will present an evening of music featuring the Greater Shore Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. May 3. The Greater Shore Concert Band began its 49th season in September 2015.  Its members are local citizens from a broad spectrum of careers and ages who love music and performing together.…

  • Park System needs volunteer bird monitors

    Park System needs volunteer bird monitors

    LONG BRANCH — Help the Monmouth County Park System protect the nests of endangered shorebirds by becoming a volunteer bird monitor at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park on Ocean Avenue. Volunteers age 18 and up are needed to monitor known nesting sites of Least Terns, Piping Plovers and Oystercatchers through July. Volunteers will observe the activity…

  • Gardening season in full bloom

    Gardening season in full bloom

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Nothing says spring like eager gardeners with watering cans, gloves, pruners and rakes heading out into the fresh air to transform their yards into a beautiful garden paradise full of flowers, trees and shrubs. For many local nurseries and garden centers, this is a peak time of year for…

  • Scholarship, grant applications due May 2

    Scholarship, grant applications due May 2

    The application deadline for scholarships and grants from the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) Educational Foundation is 5 p.m. May 2. Scholarship awards and grants will be distributed in June. Scholarship awards of $1,500 each will be made to nontraditional students in two categories — students at least age 25 who have returned…

  • Annual awards dinner slated in Red Bank

    Annual awards dinner slated in Red Bank

    The Mental Health Association of Monmouth County (MHA) will hold its annual dinner from 6-9 p.m. May 4 at The Oyster Point Hotel, 146 Bodman Place, Red Bank. Each year MHA hosts the dinner in May to celebrate Mental Health Month and honor individuals who have made a significant and lasting impact in the lives…

  • Healthy Kids Day slated at two Community YMCA locations

    Healthy Kids Day slated at two Community YMCA locations

    SHREWSBURY — The Community YMCA will host Healthy Kids Day at two of their facilities April 30. The event is free and will encourage children to keep their minds and bodies active now and through the summer. Families are invited to play games, exercise, dabble in arts and crafts, sample healthy snacks, view nutritional displays and…

  • Shore looks to benefit from playing in competitive division

    Shore looks to benefit from playing in competitive division

    By Matthew Rocco Shore Regional High School knows the road to the Shore Conference Class A Central Division title will be a tough one. So after key divisional wins to start the baseball season, the Blue Devils have more reasons to believe they are a contender. A veteran pitching staff has played a central role…

  • Caseys look to build on strong start to baseball season

    Caseys look to build on strong start to baseball season

    By Warren Rappleyea Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s baseball team is off to a fast start — winning 10 of its first 11 games — as it looks to better last spring’s 20-9 mark and parlay that into a strong postseason performance. The Caseys’ lone loss came against Barnegat High School in a 3-2…

  • Sport shorts

    Sport shorts

    Felician University scored two runs under international tiebreaker rules in the bottom of the ninth inning to earn a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over visiting Mercy College in game one of the teams’ non-conference softball doubleheader April 14 at Matera Field. Felician freshman catcher Brynne Bauman (Red Bank Catholic) was 3-for-6 on the day and drove…

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