• Help with utility bills available Feb. 13

    The Affordable Housing Alliance is offering a walk-in day for those needing assistance with home heating bills, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 13 at New Beginnings Agape Christian Center, 133 Throckmorton St., Freehold Borough. Trained counselors from the Bilingual Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will be on hand to help process applications for…

  • Brick Twp. H.S. will hold 30-year reunion

    The Brick Township High School class of 1980 will hold a 30-year reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight July 30 at the Crystal Point Yacht Club, Point Pleasant. For more information, go to www.brickhighclassof1980. webs.com to check the list of missing classmates to see if a contact address is needed.

  • ‘A Night to Remember’

    Clockwise from top: A bulletin board decorated with photos of Jonelle E. Melton is the backdrop for somber reflection by those who attended “A Night to Remember,” a memorial held at Red Bank Middle School on Feb. 5. Fifth-grader Jose F. Rojas pays tribute to his teacher during the event, which featured musical selections, a…

  • Museum will display rabbi’s memorabilia

    The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will premier an exhibit featuring a collection of unique and historically significant items of Ocean County resident Sally J. Priesand, the first female rabbi to be ordained in America. Among the memorabilia on display will be letters and photographs, newspaper clippings, paintings, mementos, gifts and other special possessions…

  • Free trees available to celebrate Arbor Day

    The New Jersey Tree Foundation is offering free 2-year-old trees (1 to 2 feet tall) to celebrate Arbor Day 2010 in New Jersey. Schools, local governments, tree groups, nonprofit organizations, Scout groups, and any volunteer organization may apply for the free trees. All planting must occur on public lands, be done by volunteers and maintained…

  • Holy Cross to hold Gaelic Mass and Irish festivities

    RUMSON — Holy Cross Church will celebrate an all-Gaelic Mass and Irish Festival in honor of St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 13. The event will begin with a gathering at 8 a.m. on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright. At 8:30 a.m., a parade of flags and bagpipes will march over the Sea Bright Bridge,…

  • Old prom dresses getting new life

    Give that old prom dress a second life with the Monmouth County Library and pick up a free dress for this year’s prom! According to a press release, last year’s “Sweet Seconds Prom Dress Swap” sponsored by the Monmouth County Library Teen and Young Adult Program was such a success that this year it will…

  • Nelson Riddle ‘Studio Sessions’ at McLoone’s Supper Club

    On March 6 and 7, Tim McLoone’s Supper Club in Asbury Park will host a second concert of the music of Nelson Riddle, the iconic band leader and musical genius whose arrangements helped define an era. “The Nelson Riddle Show: Studio Sessions” will set the mood for the audience to revisit the original studio arrangements…

  • T.F. looks to benefits for cost savings

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council is considering a cost-saving measure that would compensate borough employees who opt out of health insurance benefits. The idea, discussed at the Feb. 2 workshopmeeting, is to offer full-time employees currently enrolled in a borough health insurance plan a sum equal to 50 percent…

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