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    The Seniors of Little Silver are meeting 1 p.m. May 24 at the Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury, 352 Sycamore Ave. Beth Watson Knotts, RN, will share her experience of being a modern-day pioneer in Alaska, where she and her husband homesteaded on land 90 miles from the closest road. All are welcome.  Celebrate National…

  • Local Memorial Day observances scheduled

    SEA BRIGHT — The borough’s Memorial Day observance will take place Monday, May 30, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Sea Bright Firehouse on East Ocean Avenue. Remarks by the mayor and council members will be followed by guest speaker U.S. Navy World War II veteran Paul Frisco, who served on the destroyer USS Cushing…

  • Conservatory offers summer classes for high school students

    RED BANK — The Monmouth Conservatory of Music is offering a summer “Songwriter & Composer” workshop for high school students. Course objectives include: learning basic singing techniques; choosing a song or classical piece to study each week; learning fundamental principles of song structure, form and harmony; and writing and performing an original song. The five-week…

  • Chorus seeks voices for Summer Sing

    RED BANK — The Monmouth Civic Chorus invites singers to a Summer Sing of “Israel in Egypt” by Georg Frederic Handel. The sing will take place on Tuesday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the air-conditioned Trinity Episcopal Church, 50 White St. The admission fee of $5 at the door includes refreshments and score loan.…

  • Nonprofit plans to rehabilitate Fort Hancock building

    AIDS Resource Foundation for Children will bid for former building BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent MIDDLETOWN — Thomas Matulewicz, Rumson, a board member of Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Monmouth County, and Annie Chen, development director for the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children, Newark, met with National Park Service officials on May 12 to begin the…

  • Memorial Day observances

    The borough of Shrewsbury will hold its annual Memorial Day observation at 10 a.m. May 30. The ceremony will be held at Patriot Isle on the corner of Sycamore Avenue and Route 35. The observation will be followed by refreshments at the Shrewsbury Hose Company No. 1. Shrewsbury residents who are active military and/or know…

  • T.F. council debates ways to finance road program

    BY KENNYWALTER TINTON FALLS — The future condition of the borough’s roads was the subject of a lengthy debate over how to fund a road program, during the Borough Council meeting May 3. Allocating a budget line item, bonding, raising taxes, and using surplus money were mentioned as possible ways to pay for the repaving…

  • Benefit for Hydrocephalus Foundation set for June 5

    OCEANPORT — The Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation (PHF) will host a benefit at Monmouth Park racetrack on Sunday, June 5.. The event will include a barbecue, silent auction and basket raffle in a reserved, trackside picnic area. There will be activities for children, including face painting, pony rides, clowns, a bounce house, and live music. According…

  • Sea Bright Firemen’s Fair May 19-22

    SEA BRIGHT — The annual Sea Bright Fireman’s Fair will take place May 19-22 in the Peninsula House parking lot, 1099 OceanAve. Fair hours are 5-11 p.m. Thursday, May 19; 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, May 20; 4 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 21; and 2- 9 p.m. Sunday, May 22. The family-friendly fair includes…

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