• Calendar art contest entries due by May 1

    All fourth-graders in Monmouth and Ocean counties are invited to enter the Meridian PediatricNetworkCalendarContest. Children are asked to draw a colorful picture depicting the theme “How I Live a Healthy and Safe Life.” Pictures can include favorite sports, healthful foods or ways to stay safe. Entries are currently being accepted and must be received no…

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    “On the Outer Edge of the Holocaust” is the topic of a talk by Jasha Levi, 2 p.m. May 2 at Seabrook, 3000 Essex Road, Tinton Falls. Levi will speak of his experiences during World War II in Yugoslavia and Italy and will read from his new memoir, “The Last Exile, A Tapestry of a…

  • Essay contest open to N.J. students

    PNC Bank and the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning are inviting New Jersey students in grades two through 12 to take part in the seventh annual PNC American Patriot Essay Contest by writing a short essay on the topic “What the American Flag Means to Me.” The essays should be 100 words or…

  • RBR students perform at TSA competition

    Red Bank Regional (RBR) High School pre-engineering students competed in the New Jersey Technology Student Association (TSA) state competition March 24 at The College of New Jersey, turning in the best performance that RBR has experienced in its five-year participation in this event. The TSA state competition included over 1,300 student participants competing in 40…

  • Scholarships available for military children

    To show gratitude on behalf of the American people, the Freedom Alliance is offering aid to the children of the heroes serving in the U.S. armed forces in the form of college scholarships. An eligible applicant must be the dependent son or daughter of a U.S. soldier, sailor, airman, Marine or Guardsman who has been…

  • MCSPCA finds new director from within

    It all started with cleaning cages BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer EATOWNTOWN — After a nation-wide search, Laurie Garrison of Oceanport was chosen to become the new executive director of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) in February. The non-for-profit organization’s previous executive director for 20 years, Ursula Goetz,…

  • HABcore receives $10K grant from Tower Hill Church

    RED BANK — HABcore Inc., a nonprofit providing supportive housing for the homeless and disabled, is the recipient of a grant of more than $10,000 from the “Vision for the Hill” program of the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank (Tower Hill Church). The grant will be used for maintenance projects at HABcore boarding homes…

  • Local ‘Band Aid’ benefits African orphans

    On March 20, eight Holmdel bands, including Anacin, Jubaroo, Peach Snapple Brownies, Untitled, Insomnia, C Level, Definitely No and Terminal, joined forces to headline “Band Aid for Uganda,” a Holmdel High School musical competition fundraiser for Holmdel-based charity Sylvia’s Children. The winning band, Definitely No, was awarded three hours of recording studio time at Retromedia…

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