• ‘Imagine’ at SWAG

    Red Bank artist Medy Quiroz is the featured artist for May at SWAG (Shore Women’s Abstract Gallery) in Asbury Park. “City Life” Quiroz’s whimsical line art, fun sculptures and paintings will be on display and all have a story to tell. It’s up to the viewer to discover it. A talk on abstract art appreciation…

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    To mark Osteoporosis Awareness Month, Riverview Medical Associates P.A., 4 Hartford Dr., Suite 1, Tinton Falls, will host a free breakfast and information session from 9 a.m. to noon on May 22. Men are invited, too. Bone density tests will be given to the first 10 eligible registrants. Details: 732-741-3600, ext. 147. ***** Coast Boating…

  • Walk will benefit organ donation

    To help raise money and awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation, hundreds of organ donor recipients, organ donors, family and friends will join together at the 11th annual Walk the Walk for Organ and Tissue Donation. The event, presented by the Kidney and Urology Foundation of America Inc., will take place in…

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    Young anglers wait patiently for a nibble during the Eatontown Recreation Department Fishing Derby held at Wampum Lake Park on April 24.

  • 2nd Saturday series opens in Long Branch May 8

    LONG BRANCH — The 2nd Saturdays series returns to the city this weekend at locations all over town — and practically around the clock. The slate of happenings for Saturday, May 8, begins when the sun rises and the Long Branch Environmental Commission hosts a Lake Takanassee cleanup. Volunteers are invited to show up rain…

  • Oceanfest a 20-year July 4 tradition

    Long Branch will host the 20th annual Oceanfest Independence Day celebration on Sunday, July 4, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., rain or shine. Oceanfest is a free, family-friendly celebration that takes place along the half-mile stretch of the oceanfront Promenade between Seven Presidents Park and the Ocean Place Resort & Spa. Along the Promenade,…

  • L.B. Volunteer Fire Co. receives Homeland Security grant

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Volunteer Fire Department has received $67,500 in funding provided through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, according to a press release from the office of Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District). The funds will be spent to improve emergency response capabilities by purchasing updated protective equipment for the volunteer…

  • Cafeteria workers await labor board findings

    Sodexo workers rally for salary, benefits increases BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Sodexo employees and supporters rally at Slocum Park in Long Branch on April 15 for better job benefits. School cafeteria workers rallied recently for better job benefits, but a representative of the company they work for said last week the rally was a…

  • Therapy dogs help kids become better readers

    Reading program at West Long Branch and other branches A youngster reads a story to Cotton, a white standard poodle, and his handler, Elaine Ruppel. WEST LONG BRANCH — They are patient and very good listeners. A room full of excited kids armed with books doesn’t faze them. They overlook mispronounced words or bungled sentences,…

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