• New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Summer Wine Tasting

    TOP PICK The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will present a summer wine tasting on the picturesque grounds of Locust Hill Vineyard in Red Bank 5-7:30 p.m. June 13. Attendees will enjoy a variety of artisanal New Jersey wines, light refreshments and a performance by a New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players brass ensemble. Proceeds from…

  • Demolition of police, fire station slated

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The demolition of the buildings that once served as the headquarters of first responders on Ocean Avenue is underway. At its June 3 meeting, the Borough Council voted in favor of awarding a contract to Titan Demolition & Salvage LLC, Woodbridge, for $38,745 for the demolition of…

  • Area families needed to host foreign students

    World Heritage International seeks American families to host high school students from Eurasia. The students received scholarships through the U.S. State Department-sponsored Future Leaders Exchange Program, and will spend an academic year in the U.S. The students reside in the Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. To become a host or for…

  • Festivities planned for St. Anthony feast

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — A local church will host the annual Feast of St. Anthony of Padua this weekend, with plans for a procession, religious services and a festival. “It is a feast that is huge in Italy and also in New York City among Italian immigrants and their families,” said…

  • Seafood festival to be held in Belmar

    The 29th annual New Jersey Seafood Festival will be held June 12-14 at Silver Lake Park on Ocean Avenue in Belmar. The festival will feature live entertainment, children’s activities, crafters and artisans, and a selection of fresh seafood and other delicacies. Festival hours will be 4-8 p.m. June 12, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. June 13 and…

  • Teacher facing sex assault charge

    A Jackson resident who teaches at Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls, surrendered to authorities on June 3 after it was discovered he allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with one of his students who was under the age of 18, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Nicholas DePue, 29, is charged with…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Monmouth Medical Center has announced that pathologists’ assistant James Moore was recently elected to a four-year term as the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants representative on the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) board of directors. NAACLS is the premier international agency for both accreditation and approval for educational programs in the clinical…

  • Chamber of commerce slates networking event

    The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) will hold a Business After Hours Networking Party from 5:30-8 p.m. June 25 at Windansea restaurant at 56 Shrewsbury Ave., Highlands. Participants can enjoy networking opportunities, specialty dishes, a cash bar and door prizes. Advanced registration is $40 for EMACC members and $50 for nonmembers. For more…

  • Historical association honors retired member

    Employees, board members, volunteers and friends attended a reception to honor C. Glenn May, who recently retired after 30 years with the Monmouth County Historical Association. The event was held May 12 at the Rumson home of Mark and Andrea Aikens; the former is a member of the association’s board of trustees. President Linda Bricker…

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