• Monmouth Boat Club to host open house May 28

    RED BANK — Monmouth Boat Club (MBC) in Red Bank will hold an open house to provide free sailboat rides and an introduction to the boat club and its Adult Sailing Program from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be available at no charge. Adult sailing classes are…

  • Paint the Town Pink!

    Arianna Reed, of Fair Haven, has a makeup session with Christine Cirillo, of Lord & Taylor, at the “Pamper Me” tent at Riverview Medical Center’s fifth annual “Paint the Town Pink!” event May 1. Nikki Britt and Don Lee perform during the “Rockin’ Country Thunder” portion of Riverview’s breast cancer awareness event. Weekend activities also…

  • NOTES

    The Wellness Community, 613 Hope Road, Eatontown, presents “Spirituality & Cancer” 2:30-3:30 p.m. May 10. Explore what spirituality is and how it can be used to find comfort and strength. Facilitated by Chaplain Terry Suruda. All programs are offered free of charge to people affected by cancer. Call 732-578-9200 to register.  “Step up for…

  • Spring Beach Sweeps

    Volunteer Chris Mulrine, of Highlands, picks up trash along the beach in Sea Bright during the Clean Ocean Action 26th annual Spring Beach Sweeps on April 30. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Summer fun in Ocean Grove starts this weekend

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer A “town for all seasons,” Ocean Grove has something for everyone all year round. The one-square-mile, “dry” town offers visitors one mile of pristine beachfront and scenic boardwalk, according to Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce member Lois Hetfield. There is much more to Ocean Grove than the beach and boardwalk,…

  • Hospice volunteers sought to help others

    All it takes is compassion and a little time to become a hospice volunteer for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey Shore, Eatontown. There is a need for volunteers in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their caregivers during a critical time. In orientation classes, they…

  • Preservation conference to be held June 3 at Monmouth University

    WEST LONG BRANCH — The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the state Department of Community Affairs, will cohost the 2011 N.J. Historic Preservation Conference from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 3 at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. The conference, titled “Preservation Looks Forward,” will focus on how communities can sustain their…

  • Brookdale to host colloquium May 12

    The Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center at Brookdale Community College will hold its 30th annual “Colloquium, Answer the Challenge: Become a Global Citizen” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 12. Students in grades 5-12 will meet in the Collins Arena and listen to keynote speaker Mark Hanis, president of Genocide Intervention Network,…

  • ‘Soundstage’ musical event to aid autistic children

    Benefit set for Saturday at Bar A in Lake Como BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Alicia Madison Greater Media Newspapers is once again reaching out to help the public in a charitable way, and all its dedicated readers are invited to be a part of it Saturday, May 7, when “Soundstage” comes to Bar Anticipation in…

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