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    Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (in back) served as grand marshal of Long Branch’s 68th annual Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 11. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELE HELIES

  • Gala to benefit health programs, hospitals

    NEPTUNE — The 18th annual Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations’ Gala, “Building a Better Future,” will take place from 6-11 p.m. Nov. 21 at Ocean Place Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. The signature fundraising event will benefit Meridian’s not-for-profit hospitals and community health programs in both Monmouth and Ocean counties. This year’s gala…

  • Garden is a natural addition to Camp Oakhurst

    Camp Oakhurst has a new sensory garden to support its therapeutic recreation program, thanks to a donation from Twin Resources in Eatontown. OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Thanks to the generosity of a local landscape design firm, Camp Oakhurst has a new sensory garden to support the therapeutic recreation program at its year-round residential camp for adults…

  • Patriotic Polar Plunge slated for Nov. 7

    LONG BRANCH — The Junior Enlisted Team of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of New Jersey will host a Patriotic Polar Plunge at 2 p.m. Nov. 7 by Ocean Place Resort and Spa, Long Branch. Registration begins at noon. The event will raise funds for the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of…

  • New president, CEO appointed at agency

    The Board of Trustees for CPC Behavioral Healthcare, a provider of mental healthcare and special-education services in Monmouth County, announced the appointment of Vera Sansone, LCSW, as the new president and CEO during a September meeting. Sansone was previously CPC’s chief operating office and senior vice president for clinical services. She brings to her new…

  • Greater Media sales executives take home top honors at 2015 Radio Wayne Awards

    Greater Media’s Deana Poole and Marc Mustachio were among those honored at the 2015 Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards. The ceremony took place on Oct. 1 during the annual Radio Show Advertiser Breakfast held at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Ga. Greater Media Philadelphia’s Deana Poole was named “Digital Sales Specialist of the Year.” Greater…

  • Fall into autumn

    Above left: Arliya Gaetano of Eatontown paints a pumpkin during the Eatontown Day celebration at Wolcott Park on Oct. 10. Above right: Grace Connelley of Eatontown takes a pony ride. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO

  • Gala slated to support local county residents

    The Arc of Monmouth will hold its 49th annual Winter Glow Ball at 7 p.m., Nov. 13, at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, 1401 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. All proceeds will be used to provide health care, housing and other vital services to 1,300 Monmouth County residents with developmental disabilities. The ’70s-style celebration will feature hors…

  • Board of Education forum set for Oct. 29

    The League of Women Voters of the Township of Ocean will sponsor an Ocean Board of Education Candidate Forum at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Board of Education building at 163 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst. The 90-minute forum will begin and end with statements from the candidates and include questions from voters. The League of…

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