• Urbanski at Art Alliance

    The themes of the April show at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County Gallery are “Fill the Wall” and “Ancestors.” The exhibit runs through April 25, and the juried show will include work from members of the alliance. Work by Joyce Urbanski, Holmdel, will be featured in the window. Her large-scale works in vibrant colors…

  • For the Record

    Photos of the Sky Blue FC women’s professional soccer team in last week’s issue are the work of Terry Geerdts, A Pretty Pixel.

  • April: The pace picks up!

    Green Scene William Shakespeare: “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” Dare to dream! Patience has its own sweet rewards. When you are struck with the urge to root in the dirt, you are in your own world. It’s an elusive combination: hard labor with satisfaction on its heels. The speed bumps you…

  • State offers assistance to help smokers quit

    According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, dieting, exercise and smoking cessation are typically the top three items on everyone’s list of personal goals, yet without the proper support they too often go unrealized. The reasons for quitting are as varied as the smokers themselves. Whether it is the cost of…

  • Cub Scout cleanup

    Millstone Township Cub Scout Den 3 cleaned up Abate Park and the surrounding area April 2, collecting four large garbage bags of litter. Pictured from left to right: Cole Smith, Justin Marcario, John Navarro, Aidan Marcario, Jake Detwiler and sister cub Leah Detwiler.

  • ReRun betters odds for a horse’s new life

    Monroe woman runs adoption program for former racehorses BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Her father was a jockey, and the family made their living from racehorses. Today, Laurie Condurso Lane helps former racehorses continue living after their days at the track are over. The lifelong township resident is the president of ReRun Inc., a nonprofit…

  • Holocaust exhibit shows vivid look at genocide

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — The pictures and materials that have been gathered tell of a genocide the world vowed never to forget. Georgian Court University recently debuted a multimedia “Holocaust Memorial Exhibit” in the university’s M. Christina Geis Art Gallery. The exhibit coincides with Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 21. The exhibit chronicles…

  • Gov. signs stalking bill into law

    Gov. Jon Corzine has signed into law a piece of legislation sponsored by the 12th District (Monmouth County) legislators to broaden protection for stalking victims. “This is a good day for women throughout the state who have been victims of stalking,” said Sen. Jennifer Beck, a member of the state Senate Judiciary Committee. “As technology…

  • Donate food to help pay down library fines

    Monmouth County Library patrons can help fill food pantry shelves and clear their library records by participating in the library’s “Got Fines? Give Food!” program to celebrate National Library Week. Each nonperishable food item brought to the library byApril 25 is worth up to $5 of fine forgiveness from a patron’s library record. Food will…

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