• Sadie and Doc, two dogs, different as night and day

    Sadie and Doc, two dogs, different as night and day

    Although I love our puppy, Sadie, she certainly isn’t anything at all like our previous and beloved dog, Doc. Some folks swear that dogs take on their owner’s personality. If this is true, then Doc, our adoring lab who passed last year, took after my unassuming husband, Pat. Doc was the strong and silent type.…

  • Coldwell Banker Cares Day to benefit communities in New Jersey

    Coldwell Banker Cares Day to benefit communities in New Jersey

    All 52 real estate offices affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. will give back to local communities in both states via charitable efforts as part of the fourth annual Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (CBRB) Cares Day event. Each office has selected a Cares Day service project, with most…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts

    With big performances to help lead the Lycoming College women’s lacrosse team to a pair of wins, senior Meghenn Jackson (Arnold, Md./Broadneck/Anne Arundel C.C.) and junior Nicole Gerling (Allentown) have earned the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards, respectively, the conference office in Annville, Pennsylvania, announced April 4.…

  • Award winners

    Award winners

    Reporters from Greater Media Newspapers were presented awards at the New Jersey Press Association annual Press Night on April 7 at the Hamilton Manor. Reporters Michael Nunes, Kenny Walter and Andrew Martins received honors in the 2015 Editorial and Photography divisions in the Better Newspaper Contest. Greater Media Chief Photographer Eric Sucar won three awards…

  • Scholarships will reward those committed to conservation

    Scholarships will reward those committed to conservation

    The Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $2,000 scholarships to students majoring in a conservation-related field in the summer of 2016. The Neal Munch, Mac Clark and Bill Schauer Scholarships are awarded annually to honor their years of dedicated and distinguished service to conservation. Applicants must be a New Jersey resident of Monmouth County or…

  • Expo highlights home-grown products

    Expo highlights home-grown products

    A record number of vendors and visitors participated in Monmouth County’s fifth “Made in Monmouth” expo on April 9. Approximately 240 county-based companies displayed their goods or services with more than 5,000 people sampling and purchasing. The event was held in the Multipurpose Activity Center at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, according to a press…

  • Research library volunteers wanted

    Research library volunteers wanted

    The Monmouth County Historical Association is looking for volunteers with backgrounds in library, genealogy or historical research to assist at the association’s research library at the headquarters building, 70 Court St., Freehold Borough. “This is an opportunity not only to assist the association in preserving and cataloging the vast wealth of information and treasures we…

  • Libraries introduce Playaway Launchpad

    Libraries introduce Playaway Launchpad

    A new tech tool, Playaway Launchpad, has been introduced in the Children’s Department of the Monmouth County Library. Available in all 13 library branches, these child-friendly tablets are pre-loaded with 10 high-quality, ad-free learning applications (apps) grouped by age and grade level, according to a press release. Each simple-to-use bright orange tablet has a 7-inch…

  • Performers of the week

    Performers of the week

    The spring scholastic season is now in full bloom so check out the following athletes who delivered sparkling performances this past week. BASEBALL South River High School’s Dalton Dougherty struck out 11 batters on his way to pitching a no-hitter and leading the Rams to a 4-0 victory over Carteret in Somerset. In addition to…

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