• Garden Club of Metuchen announces meeting

    Garden Club of Metuchen announces meeting

    The Garden Club of Metuchen will meet on March 7 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Fryer Hall, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen. Bruce Crawford, director of Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick, will speak on “Curb Appeal: Creating a Garden with Four-Season Interest.” The meeting begins at 6:45 p.m. with light refreshments, followed by the program at…

  • Dining event to raise funds for LLS

    Dining event to raise funds for LLS

    Team Cindy’s Stars, a walk team formed in 2009 in memory of Lucinda Dingman, will sponsor a Dine-to-Donate Night to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) 5-9 p.m. March 7 at Houlihan’s of Woodbridge, 65 Route 1, Metuchen. Lucinda Dingman was a lifelong South Amboy/Sayreville resident who succumbed to leukemia in 2009. Since its…

  • Two River Theater hopes to rope in Latino audience

    Two River Theater hopes to rope in Latino audience

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — Two River Theater will present two Spanish-language performances of its upcoming play, “Ropes,” in an attempt to reach out to the Hispanic community. “When I first came here, I was quite impressed by the vitality and size of the Latino community that’s right here around the theater,”…

  • Sports shorts

    Two races down, one race to go. That’s the box score for the Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP as Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) shifts attention toward Trenton’s Sun National Bank Center for its third and final race of the 2016 season on Feb. 26-27. The key event in the Battle Of Trenton two-day…

  • Greater Media wins in N.J. Press Association contest

    Several Greater Media Newspapers staff members were recognized for excellence in the annual New Jersey Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. Employees in the newspaper division’s Editorial, Photo, Advertising and Production departments were among the winners. Publisher and General Manager Ben Cannizzaro said, “Once again we have been honored to receive numerous awards in the annual…

  • Developer to revise Pier Village III plans

    Developer to revise Pier Village III plans

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH-After four years of delays that included a debilitating hurricane and the eventual sale, the third phase of Pier Village may finally be moving forward. Representatives of developer Kushner Companies presented amended plans for the third phase during the Feb. 9 city Workshop meeting. Architect Tom Bowers said part…

  • Blood-pressure screening available at library

    The Long Branch Free Public Library will host a free blood-pressure screening from 3-4 p.m. March 7 at 328 Broadway. This public service is available the first Monday of each month and is provided by the City of Long Branch Health Department and the VNA of Central New Jersey. A nurse will check your blood pressure and can…

  • Learn to play backgammon at library

    Winter is the perfect time to learn a new skill or try something fun. The Long Branch Free Public Library will hold an instructional class on playing backgammon from 1-3 p.m. March 7 at the main library’s Community Meeting Room at 328 Broadway. Backgammon is one of the oldest board games known. Winning requires an equal amount…

  • District 22 wrestlers begin quest for state championships

    District 22 wrestlers begin quest for state championships

    By Matthew Rocco Christian Brothers Academy (CBA), Raritan High School, Long Branch High School and Middletown High School North advanced as far as the sectional finals in the NJSIAA wrestling tournament, gathering momentum on the heels of the NJSIAA District 22 contest. CBA lost a heartbreaker to state rival St. Augustine Preparatory School in the…

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