• Celebrate National Arthritis Month during May

    Arthritis is at epidemic proportions in our nation. Forty-six million Americans have doctor-diagnosed arthritis and 1.7 million of them live right here in New Jersey. Yet arthritis remains the silent epidemic, overlooked by many because they view it as an inevitable disease of aging. But it is not inevitable, and it is not just a…

  • Stranded tourists need to contact DOT re bridge

    As I write this at 9:30 p.m. on this warm Sunday evening, there is still a very long line of car lights trying to exit from Sandy Hook. Due to the construction traffic on the new bridge it has been — like every nice day last year — unfairly backed up all day long and…

  • Tell local officials you’ll pass on liquefied natural gas

    It is tough being the middle sibling of a large family, especially when that family has more than 200 members. Now throw in the fact that a group of private investors wants to come in and build right over my property, and life can get downright scary. The Atlantic Sea Island Group is proposing to…

  • Reclaimed lot is a place to launch a kayak, canoe

    In spite of the on-and-off drizzly day, about 35 students from Red Bank Regional High School, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and the Marine Academy of Science and Technology, along with officials from Tinton Falls, the Monmouth County Park System, Birds Unlimited — who gave a generous donation to the cause — a member of…

  • IN THE ARTS

    Pat Guadagno and Tired Horses The Shrewsbury Chorale completes its 52nd season with songs to fall in love by: Schubert’s deeply moving “Mass in G”; Dvorák’s “Songs of Nature”; Brahms’ poignant “Four Folk Songs;” Delius’ sensuous “To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water” and “Midsummer Song”; the American folksongs “Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger”…

  • TriCity Arts Tour returns May 15-17

    In the three cultural hubs of eastern Monmouth County — Red Bank, Long Branch and Asbury Park — art happens in the most amazing places. Mark Mothersbaugh exhibit at Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park. And this weekend, from theaters to art galleries and from boardwalks to sidewalks, the TriCity Arts Tour 2009 will take place May…

  • ‘Recent Work’ by Arthur Cohen

    The Laurel Tracey Gallery in Red Bank is hosting an exhibit of recent works by internationally renowned painter Arthur Cohen. “Terra Nova” “Recent Work” features harbor scenes and the Provincetown landscape. The show runs from May 15 through June 5. An opening reception will be held at the gallery located at 11 White St., Saturday,…

  • May programs and events at the Brick library

    Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library, 301 Chambers Bridge Road, has announced its schedule of free events and programs for the month of May. Registration is required unless otherwise noted. Call the library at 732-477-4513, ext. 2, or visit www.theocean-countylibrary.org for registration and details. By appointment only: one-on-one “Computer Chats.” Consult with a librarian…

  • Choral fundraiser will be held May 28

    The Garden State Philharmonic will present its fifth annual choral fundraiser, a benefit dinner and gift auction that supports the Philharmonic’s music performances and educational programs. This year’s event, “Cheek to Cheek: An Evening of Love Songs,” will be held 6 p.m. May 28 in the Versailles Ballroom of the Ramada Inn, 2372 Route 9,…

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