• Nominations taken for Animal Hall of Fame

    New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association, Hillsborough, is seeking nominations for its 15th annual Animal Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies will be at a public awards luncheon Feb. 28 at the Hamilton Park Conference Center, Florham Park. Deadline is Dec. 1. For 14 years, New Jersey’s veterinarians have been honoring special animals that make an indelible…

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    Rockit! for Kids will hold auditions for the 2010 winter rock program from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 10 at 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank. Auditions are open to vocalists, drummers, guitarists, bass guitarists, keyboardists, brass and string players between the ages of 8 and 16. The concert will be held March 21 at…

  • Millstone’s Performing Arts Center seeks sponsors

    Community members have an opportunity to permanently display their support for the new Millstone Township Performing Arts Center by purchasing a seat sponsorship for $200. Sponsors can have a message engraved onto a brass plaque that will be affixed to the arm of a chair in the facility. The arts center’s primary mission is to…

  • County library commission honors supporters

    The Monmouth County Library Board of Commissioners recently honored the memory of two longtime supporters of the county library system. T he commissioners noted with sorrow the passing of artist and sculptor Nicholas J. Caivano, 78, who died suddenly at his home in Shrewsbury on Nov. 1. Caivano had lived in Shrewsbury for 46 years…

  • Brooklyn College ’70s HPA reunion aids kids

    The Brooklyn College 1970s House Plan Association reunion is slated to be held from 8 p.m. to midnight March 13 at Palms Plaza Catering, 343 Route 34, Matawan. Proceeds from the reunion will benefit the ENS Foundation, the charitable arm of the Smith Sherman Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 780, Brooklyn, which donates to organizations…

  • Marijuana and cash seized in Red Bank arrests

    RED BANK — Five borough residents were arrested Dec. 15 and charged with narcotics related offenses as a result of a threemonth cooperative investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Red Bank Police Department. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Whitmore Birch, 44, his mother Edna Birch, 64, Beverley Ayers, 40, Sammie Davis, 49,…

  • Equine community celebration Jan. 31

    The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board will hold its 53rd annual Breeders’ Luncheon Jan. 31 at Charley’s Other Brother restaurant in Eastampton. The New Jersey equine community will celebrate the state’s best in the equine field with Superior Achievement awards for Standardbred of the Year, Thoroughbred of the Year, Standardbred Breeder of the Year, Bell…

  • Law tosses lifeline to underage drinkers

    Friends of ill person will receive immunity if they call for help and remain at the scene BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The serious ramifications of the underage drinking problem that exists in New Jersey reach far and wide, ranging from inappropriate behavior that leads to trouble, and in some instances, to death. A bill…

  • Roosevelt slates youth open gym program

    The Roosevelt Recreation Department is sponsoring a youth open gym program for students in grades 7-12 on Fridays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The program, to be held at the Roosevelt School, 2 School Lane, is offered free of charge and will not run on days that school is not in session. For further information,…

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