• Benefit concert for food pantry set for May 16

    The Oasis Players, a Monmouth Countybased cabaret troupe, will present the concert, “A Lot of Night Music,” at 8 p.m. May 16 at Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. The production will cover popular musical favorites from the ’50s through the ’80s. Proceeds will benefit an area food pantry. Admission is a donation with cash…

  • The Spring Lake Irish Festival

    TOP PICK Spring Lake has been referred to as the Jersey Shore’s Irish Riviera, so those who want to celebrate Irish hospitality can opt to visit the 2015 Spring Lake Irish Festival. The festival takes place noon to 4 p.m. May 1 at Third and Morris avenues. This year, the festival features many family-friendly events,…

  • Lunch break

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Attendees of the Habitat for Humanity of Monmouth County Women Build luncheon survey auction items at the May 7 event held at Branches in West Long Branch. The occasion honored Habitat’s community partners in the superstorm Sandy recovery process. Habitat volunteers and storm victims who benefited from their efforts joined together…

  • Patriots Golf Classic scheduled for June 8

    MIDDLETOWN — The fourth annual Tee Off for Our Patriots Golf Classic will be held June 8 at the Navesink Country Club, 50 Luffburrow Lane, Middletown. The event will honor military personnel and raise awareness of the free mental health services the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County offers to military personnel and all families…

  • St. John Vianney program offers degree from Brookdale

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Students at a local high school are learning to handle a demanding academic program while earning college credits. This academic year, Saint John Vianney High School (SJVHS) became the first private school to coordinate the Early College Academy program with Brookdale Community College, allowing students who excel…

  • Basketball tournament to benefit foundation

    Mullaney & Associates Physical Therapy will hold a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at 9:30 a.m. June 13 at Joseph Penniplede Park on Jackson Street in Matawan. The rain date is June 14. The event will raise funds for the Frances Foundation, which helps children who are battling cancer and their families. The double-elimination tournament is open…

  • Veterans honored for service, sacrifice

    A veteran receives a medal recognizing his service to the nation during ceremonies marking Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day on May 7. State military awards were presented to nearly four dozen veterans for their service in World War II and Vietnam. The ceremony was held on the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War…

  • Property tax assessment process unfair

    The state of New Jersey has a new pilot program in Monmouth County, and this program will revalue homes yearly for taxation purposes. There will be required inspections once every five years and then speculation about values based on the prices of sold properties. Everyone else will be taxed on those values instead of the…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Visitors to Holmdel’s 17th annual Earth Day Festival enjoy the spring scenery on May 3 at Bayonet Farm.

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