• Day at the Races to benefit ex-racehorses

    ReRun will host its fifth annual Day at the Races on June 4 at Monmouth Park, Oceanport. A buffet luncheon will begin at noon and will be held outside on the Patio Terrace overlooking the clubhouse turn. ReRun is a nationally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1996. Its mission is to rehabilitate, retrain and…

  • Brookdale to host women’s conference

    Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, will host the annual spring Women’s Conference on April 29. “Learn, Laugh, Lunch” will begin at 9 a.m. and continue to 3 p.m., with the promise of spring renewal and a day of inspirational speakers and energizing workshops. The American Association of University Women and Whole Foods are co-sponsors of this…

  • African violet show April 30-May 1

    The Garden State African Violet Club’s 60th annual show will be held noon to 4 p.m. April 30 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 1 at the Mercer County Community College Student Center, West Windsor. A unique selection of African violets and other gesneriads will be exhibited and for sale. All are welcome; admission…

  • American Littoral Society celebrates Earth Day

    Students, volunteers plant beach grass at Sandy Hook BY KAITLYN D. KANZLER Staff Writer Andrew Stryker braves the inclement weather and plants American beachgrass on a dune during the American Littoral Society’s sixth annual Sandy Hook Beachgrass Planting on April 16. LAUREN CASSELBERRY MIDDLETOWN — The American Littoral Society celebrated Earth Day early this year,…

  • Manasquan: small-town charm & an eclectic downtown

    Main Street draws visitors in summer as well as at holiday time BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Downtown Manasquan ith miles of attractive beaches and a thriving downtown, Manasquan offers more than your average beach town. Manasquan has been a seaside destination since 1878, when railroads offered convenient access to New York City and the…

  • GM Newspapers’ staff serves ‘Greater Good’ at Lunch Break

    Volunteers receive warm welcome at Red Bank soup kitchen, food pantry BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Lunch Break pantry supervisor Peggy Rizzo (l) hands a case of canned goods to volunteer Ester Rivera. Below: GMN volunteers Jennifer Peyton (l-r) and Denise Binn pack Easter “baskets” with all the trimmings for a traditional holiday meal. PHOTOS…

  • Falcons facing tough tests in ever-improving conference

    Volleyball team is 7-3 overall BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Above: St. Joseph High School’s Phillip Bueno (l) and John Louobnan throw their arms up in the air as they look to block a shot from a North Brunswick Township High School player during the April 14 volleyball match at North Brunswick. St. Joseph won the…

  • Rabbi/comic to perform at B’nai Israel

    RUMSON — Rabbi Bob Alper’s comedy bits play several times daily on satellite radio. He’s fresh, funny and an ordained rabbi whose comedy has been described as fast-paced and sophisticated yet wholesome. On Sunday, May 15, beginning at 3 p.m., Rabbi Alper will be performing a 90-minute nonstop comedy routine at Congregation B’nai Israel in…

  • business briefs 

    Robert Gasperini, of Fair Haven, was recently hired as business development officer at First Financial Federal Credit Union. Gasperini brings more than 14 years of experience to First Financial. He is a banking and finance professional who also specializes in financial/ credit analysis, underwriting, research, banking operations, mergers and acquisitions, reporting, and compliance. He is…

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