• Keeping Monmouth green since 1977

    MCF looks forward to passing ballot, preserving Keris Tree Farm in U.F. BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer What a long, strange trip it’s been. The acronym Walstib, created from those Grateful Dead song lyrics, is the name of the Middletown farm where Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) held its 32nd annual dinner dance Sept. 26. Judith…

  • Great Adventure will host ‘Finest and Bravest Appreciation Days’

    On Oct. 16-17, Six Flags Great Adventure theme park on Route 537 in Jackson will host “Finest and Bravest Appreciation Days” and will offer special discounted tickets to firefighters, police officers and their family and friends. This comes during Six Flag’s 18th annual Fright Fest, “The Northeast’s Largest Halloween Party.” Special discounted tickets for theme…

  • Family Fun Day at library Oct. 24

    SHREWSBURY — The Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury, will present Fall Family Fun Day on Oct. 24. The event will feature puppets, storytelling and a Halloween concert. Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theatre will present the “Three Bears!,” a collection of folktales with a guest appearance by Goldilocks at 11 a.m.…

  • Temple marks 50th anniversary

    Volunteer Fair among events planned at Monmouth Reform Temple BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Monmouth Reform Temple will celebrate its 50th anniversary by co-hosting a Volunteer Fair and picnic on Sunday, Oct. 25. The event will be held in conjunction with the 10th annual Mitzvah Day organized by the Jewish Community Center…

  • Schools broaden horizons for students ‘in the middle’

    R.B. middle school and RBR expand AVID programs for average students BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer An educational program designed for average students has been expanded at both Red Bank Middle School and Red Bank Regional (RBR) High School. RBR students participating in the AVID program are pictured with their teachers: (l-r, bottom row) Linda…

  • Open house at Oakhurst Veterinary Hospital Sunday

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Oakhurst Veterinary Hospital will host an open house for the public on Sunday, Oct. 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. Behind-the-scenes tours, interactive pet demonstrations, giveaways, prizes, refreshments and activities for children will be featured. The open house marks the completion of a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation project at Oakhurst Veterinary Hospital.…

  • Little Silver Rec basketball, wrestling registration dates

    LITTLE SILVER — Little Silver Recreation has announced the registration dates for recreation basketball for boys and girls in grades kindergarten through eight. The program runs from December through February, with older children playing in the Two River Recreation Basketball League. Registration will be held 7-9 p.m. at Borough Hall on Thursday, Oct. 15, and…

  • Red Bank Rec to host annual Halloween parade

    RED BANK — The 2009 Red Bank Halloween parade will take place on Sunday, Oct. 25, beginning at 2 p.m. Line-up for the parade will begin at 1 p.m. near the intersection of Broad Street and East Bergen Place. The parade route will travel down Broad Street before turning onto White Street and ending in…

  • Reckless Steamy Nights presents Mike Barris & Friends

    RED BANK — A salute to Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, Bessie Smith and other giants of prewar jazz and blues is on tap on Friday, Oct. 30, at a Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation-sponsored concert with Mike Barris & Friends. The latest installment of the monthly “Reckless Steamy Nights” concert series at the Woman’s…

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