• Brookdale Art Show to accept works May 17

    The 24th annual Juried Art Show sponsored by the Brookdale Community College Alumni Association will accept mixed media entries May 17 between noon and 8 p.m. at the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA). The entry fee is $10 for one piece, $15 for two pieces, with submitted work limited to two pieces per artist.…

  • American Heart Assoc. collecting stories

    The American Heart Association is seeking letters, pictures or drawings that depict stories of heart health. The Go Red for Women “Our Hearts. Our Choice. Speak Up to Save Lives” movement is dedicated to empowering women to learn about cardiovascular disease risk factors and manageable steps to reduce those risks. Heart disease is the No.…

  • Garden club launches Rumson Tree Celebration

    The Rumson Garden Club is launching the Rumson Tree Celebration, a tree sale that will benefit the community. According to a press release from the club, the tree project is one of hundreds that are sprouting up across the country under the umbrella of the Garden Club of America’s (GCA) Centennial Tree Project to honor…

  • Toys from Vietnam era coming to Holmdel

    HOLMDEL — The Vietnam Era Educational Center will host “Growing Up in the 1960s-’70s: A Flashback in Time.” The exhibit is a collection of more than 50 toys from the 1960s and 1970s from the Doll and Toy Museum in New York and will be on display through the end of August. According to a…

  • Firefighters March part of Belmar St. Patrick’s Day parade

    Firefighters from Monmouth and Ocean counties and throughout the state are being invited to join the Firefighters March in the Belmar St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday, March 7. The march continues a memorial tradition begun following the Sept. 11, 2001, deaths of 343 members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). The Firefighters…

  • Red Bank Library March programs focus on health

    The Red Bank Public Library will offer new and continuing programs in March presented in partnership with local, regional and national organizations offering reliable health education programs free to the community. Douglas L. Haviland, of Meridian Life Support Training, will return to the library to conduct a free Family and Friends CPR training class from…

  • Slocum murder trial topic of meeting

    SHREWSBURY — Questions persist about an infamous murder that occurred in what is now West Long Branch in 1863. Peter Slocum, descendant of a prominent Monmouth County family, was found guilty of the murder of his wife and was hanged, but debate about his guilt continues today. On Monday, March 8, the Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter…

  • ‘Jump Rope for Heart’

    Ryan Hoplock (center) jumps rope during the “Jump Rope for Heart” event held at Mahala F. Atchinson School in Tinton Falls Feb. 9. Students took part in various jump-rope games and were taught how to check their heart rate. Below: Caitlin Quinn jumps at one of the stations set up in the gymnasium. More photos…

  • ‘Gypsy’

    Abbey Reinhardt rehearses the role of June for The Shore Players production of the musical “Gypsy,” which will be performed at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch March 4-6. GALIPO

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