• Museum to exhibit art of mother & daughter

    ‘From Generation to Generation: The Enamel Art of Marilyn Druin and Erica Druin,” a spring art exhibit of nearly 50 enamel jewelry, goblets and other art objects created by the late Marilyn Druin and her daughter Erica Druin, will run from March 23 through April 25 at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 30…

  • Curtain goes up on ‘Les Mis’

    Allentown High School students will perform one of the greatest musicals ever written this week. Clockwise from top left: Cast members of Allentown High School’s production of “Les Miserables” participate in dress rehearsal on Feb. 20. Allentown High School’s Chris Anselmo (l) and Johnny Costa portray soldiers trying to comfort each other. Garrett Hoover and…

  • Join the fight against cancer

    American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life kickoff rally set for Feb. 25 Now is the time to join the Relay for Life, an overnight event that celebrates the lives of people who are surviving cancer and remembers those lost to the disease. Residents from New Egypt, Upper Freehold, Allentown, Millstone, Roosevelt and the surrounding area…

  • Think bald eagles when filing taxes

    Residents can help protect New Jersey’s bald eagles and other endangered wildlife when they file their state income tax form this year. Residents should look for Line 57 — the New Jersey Endangered Wildlife Fund — on the NJ 1040 income tax form, or remind their tax preparers that they want to make a contribution,…

  • Monmouth County parks host activities

    Monmouth County parks are open and are offering a variety of activities this winter. Cross-country skiing skills can be honed on the nearby trails of Clayton, Hartshorne Woods, Holmdel, Huber Woods, Shark River, Tatum, Thompson and Turkey Swamp parks, and the Manasquan Reservoir. Be sure to stay on the designated, marked trails. Cross-country skiing is…

  • Administrator change at the county level

    Teri O’Connor has been selected to succeed Robert M. Czech as the Monmouth County administrator when Czech begins his new job in Gov. Chris Christie’s cabinet. Teri O’Connor Czech’s departure date is expected within the next week or two, according to a press release from the county. O’Connor, a resident of Monmouth Beach, has been…

  • Donations for earthquake victims collected along turnpike, parkway

    Donations for the Haitian earthquake relief effort can now be made along the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. For the convenience of patrons in Central Jersey, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and HMSHost Corp. have set up collection points at the Richard Stockton and Woodrow Wilson service areas on the turnpike and…

  • NJDA joins Facebook

    The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) has joined Facebook at www.facebook.com/NJDeptofAgriculture. To post comments on the Department of Agriculture’s Facebook page, viewers must register on Facebook for free, and then log on with a user name and password, according to a press release from the NJDA. “The new Department of Agriculture page on Facebook…

  • Towns urge governor to allow slots at racetracks

    Resolutions claim move would benefit land preservation, protect rural way of life, help economy BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Upper Freehold and Millstone both pride themselves on the amount of land they have in farmland preservation and their rural way of life. Last week, the governing bodies of both townships signed a resolution supporting the installation…

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