• Holiday Express needs warm gloves, socks for 2010 season

    Each holiday season, Holiday Express packs up a bus and throws 50 free holiday parties for those who most need the warmth of human kindness. This year, from Nov. 17 until Christmas Eve, Holiday Express will travel to 15 out of New Jersey’s 21 counties and serve 15,000 special individuals. The troupe, a nonprofit made…

  • Judy Collins to sing at Freehold church

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — One of America’s most beloved singers will visit the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, on Dec. 4 to perform a traditional Christmas concert. Judy Collins will be the featured performer in the church’s sixth annual Christmas concert. T he Dec. 4 concert will begin at 7:30…

  • Handcycles give teens the joy of mobility

    Athletes helping Athletes funded by donations BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer With help from some generous donors, a local running store has made three youths the proud new owners of a very unique mode of transportation. Members of the North Jersey Navigators pose in front of Road Runner Sports in Shrewsbury with the latest recipient…

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    A color guard leads the city of Long Branch annual Veterans Day service at Jerry Morgan Park on Nov. 11. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • SCAN honors local community leaders

    The SCAN Adult Education Center celebrated 22 years of excellence at its 2010 Leaders of Distinction Awards Luncheon held Oct. 5 at Seabrook Village in Tinton Falls. This annual awards luncheon honors local community leaders who have made significant contributions to improve the lives of senior citizens. This year’s honorees were Dr. Frank J. Vozos,…

  • St. James to host organ recital on Sunday

    LONG BRANCH — The music of Bach, Handel and other notable composers will reverberate in the worship space at St. James Church as James Douglas, director of music, presents a free organ recital this Sunday. T he Nov. 21 organ recital is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. and will begin with a prelude and…

  • DOT announces lane closure on Route 36

    EATONTOWN — The N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that the left lane on Route 36 eastbound would be closed directly before the turn for Wyckoff Road (CR 547), reducing the highway from three lanes to two lanes for a 0.7-mile stretch. The agency said in a press release that the lane would reopen on…

  • ‘At Water’s Edge’

    An exhibit of award-winning seascapes and reflections by local photographer Jennie A. Meares is at McLoone’s Pier House in Long Branch. “Morning Burst” An opening reception for “At Water’s Edge” will be held Nov. 18, 6-8 p.m., at the Pier House, One Ocean Ave., Pier Village. The exhibit will run through Jan. 3. A love…

  • HOGs honor veterans

    Upper Broadway in Long Branch was filled with more than 500 members of the Rolling Thunder New Jersey Chapter 2 veterans group on Nov. 11 to honor America’s military personnel. The day began with a local and state police-escorted motorcycle ride from the Long Branch Harley-Davidson/Buell dealership on Broadway to Veterans Day services at the…

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