• Brookdale baseball riding pitching, solid lineup

    Blues ranked No. 6 in country BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s baseball team is finding another way to hammer teams. Since its inception back in the 1970s, Brookdale baseball has established the wellearned reputation of being a power-hitting baseball team that knocks the ball around and out of the park. This year…

  • Photos

    Above: Long Branch shortstop Erin Williams (l) tries to snag the ball as Red Bank Regional’s Shannon LeBlanc arrives safely into second base during the game at Long Branch High School on April 17. Left: Long Branch pitcher Jen Irons tries to bring down a pop-up. The Bucs went on to shut out Long Branch…

  • Allentown Art Guild exhibit on display

    “Portals,” an art exhibit bought by the Allentown Art Guild, is being held in collaboration with the Laurita Winery, 35 Archertown Road, New Egypt. The artwork will be on display through May 7. The exhibit explores the various ways the meaning of the word portals can be interpreted. It will feature works that include paintings…

  • Meet the sheep at Walnford on May 9

    Historic Walnford on Walnford Road in Upper Freehold will host a free spinning and weaving program 1-4 p.m. May 9. Visit the site to meet the sheep that provide wool fleece, watch expert fingers spin the fibers, and see how the resulting yarn weaves into cloth on the large floor looms. For more information, call…

  • Master gardeners’ plant sale May 14, 15

    The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County will hold its Spring Garden Days Plant Sale 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. May 14 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 15, rain or shine, at the Monmouth County Agricultural Building, 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. The sale will include perennials, annuals, flowering trees and shrubs, hanging baskets, vegetables, herbs, gardening books…

  • Cornerstone Music slates spring program

    Cornerstone Music Studios, 358 Sweetmans Lane, Millstone, is offering spring group classes for children interested in guitar, string instruments and auditioning for stage and song. Classes will consist of “The Guitar Gladiators,” which will offer small group lessons for all types of guitarists; the “String Ensemble” program for beginner and intermediate violinists, violists and cellists;…

  • Free events at Historic Walnford in April

    Area residents are invited to join the Monmouth County Park System for free activities throughout April at Historic Walnford in Upper Freehold. The mill will be back in action with demonstrations every weekend afternoon starting. Experience the rumble and clack of the mill as the park’s industrial and agricultural heritage come together in through the…

  • Hope Fire Ladies Aux. to host gift auction

    The Hope Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will hold a gift basket auction April 24 at the Hope Fire Company, 82 Route 526, Allentown. Prizes will range from $1 to over $300. Admission is $6 and includes one sheet of tickets and dessert. The doors will open at 6 p.m. Details: 609-208-0127.

  • Allentown Redbirds slate dinner party

    A comedy and dance party, hosted by the Allentown Redbirds, will be held 7 p.m. April 24 at the Greens Café at the Cream Ridge Golf Club. The evening will include a DJ, dancing, a buffet dinner and entertainment by comedian John Pizzi. For tickets, call 609-468-6500. Proceeds will benefit the new website and the…

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