• Business donating pet walks to help needy

    Dog Walking Divas of East Brunswick has announced it will donate funds and canned goods to benefit the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS). The county food bank collects and distributes food to more than 70 pantries and soup kitchens countywide. Dog Walking Divas will donate 10 walks per week for the…

  • Cost of war to be topic of discussion

    John Grant, former president of the Philadelphia Chapter of Veterans for Peace, will offer a presentation titled “How Our Wars Are Driving Us Bankrupt and Damaging the Future of America” at the next meeting of the Coalition for Peace Action of Monroe Township planned for 10 a.m. Aug. 18 in the Monroe Township Municipal Building,…

  • Senior health, well-being to be topic

    Barbara Guseman, assistant administrator, Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Reformed Church Home Caregiver’s Support Group set for 2-3:15 p.m. Aug. 17 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 north. Guseman’s presentation, “Prevention: The Key to Health and Well-Being for Seniors,” will focus on in-home safety…

  • Hadassah schedules jewelry, dessert event

    East Brunswick Hadassah will present String ’Em Up, an evening of jewelry making, champagne and dessert, at 7:45 p.m. Aug. 17 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center ballroom, 511 Ryders Lane. The event offers an opportunity to reconnect with friends and make a special treasure. Couvert is $18, plus the cost of supplies. For more…

  • ICC seeks vendors for 9/18 flea market

    Immaculate Conception Church seeks vendors for its annual Craft/Flea Market, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the Immaculate Conception parking lot and auditorium, Manalapan Road, Spotswood. The cost for outside table rental is $15 (vendors must bring their own table); and inside table rental is $20. For more…

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    The TFSC Panthers U17 boys travel soccer team will be holding tryouts on Aug, 12 and 26 at the Sycamore Complex in Tinton Falls. The Panthers draw players from Monmouth County. For more information on the tryouts, contact coach Andy Polina at 917- 796-0026 or [email protected]. Lincroft Knights Travel Baseball Club, based in Middletown, is…

  • Jersey Shore Wildcats win state AAU basketball title

    BY TIM MORRIS BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer There is a reason why Shore Conference girls basketball teams have played for the NJSIAA state Tournament of Champions crown for the last two years. The basketball that is being played in the conference made up of schools from Monmouth and Ocean counties is simply that good.…

  • Freehold Raceway to open fall meet

    The sound of thundering hoof beats from the country’s best trotters and pacers will return to Freehold Raceway in Freehold on Aug. 12. Post time is 12:30 p.m. as live harness racing resumes at the nation’s oldest continually operating harness track. Once again, the $300,000 Cane Pace, the first leg of Pacing’s Triple Crown, will…

  • Summer Basketball Action

    Raritan High School’s Julie Tonuzi (8) tries to elude Ocean Township defender Elle Skender (l) during the Aug. 4 summer basketball tournament that Red Bank Regional hosted last week in Little Silver. More photos at www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

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