• Behavioral health of students focus of talk

    Monmouth University’s School of Social Work and the Counseling and Psychological Services Program, in partnership with Shore House, will sponsor the free panel discussion, “Safe Crossings: Proactive Planning in College Students’ Behavioral Health,” from 6-7 p.m. March 23 at the university’s Wilson Hall Auditorium, 400 Cedar Ave. Professionals in the related fields of education, psychiatry…

  • Affordable Care Act discussion set for March 25

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University will host the panel discussion “The Affordable Care Act: Is It Working in New Jersey?” at 4:30 p.m. March 25 at the Multipurpose Activity Center, 400 Cedar Ave. Discussion topics will include health-care reform, health-care services and pending court cases within the state. Featured speakers will include former Gov.…

  • Artists sought for annual Art in the Park crafts fair

    LONG BRANCH — West End Park will host the 17th annual edition of Art in the Park, an outdoor art and crafts fair, on May 24. Sponsored by the Long Branch Arts Council and Long Branch Historical Society with support from the city of Long Branch, Art in the Park takes place 10 a.m.- 5:30…

  • Bandshell would host events at Palaia Park

    By KENNY WALTER OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Residents may soon be able to attend a plethora of events at Joe Palaia Park, as the Township Council considers putting in a bandshell. During the March 4 council workshop meeting, officials discussed the possibility of installing a bandshell at the 232- acre park on Whalepond Road. “The whole…

  • Eatontown officials mull repeal of rent control

    By KAYLA J. MARSH EATONTOWN — Mayor Dennis J. Connelly has asked Borough Council members to consider his proposal to repeal rent control on properties within the borough. “In particular, I am asking that the finance and ordinance committee investigate both the positive and the negative ramifications of repealing the ordinance,” Connelly said in a…

  • Former SPCA officer resigns after lawsuit

    By KENNY WALTER EATONTOWN — A former chief of an organization charged with preventing animal cruelty is named in a lawsuit alleging that he sent harassing and offensive text messages, and engaged in illegal and unethical conduct. The suit alleges that Victor “Buddy” Amato, former chief humane officer at the Monmouth County Society for the…

  • Central N.J. filmmakers enter works in festival

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Some filmmakers try to make their audience laugh, and some try to give them nightmares. Others try to raise awareness of important issues. All kinds of directors with different stories to tell have movies featured in the Garden State Film Festival, which runs March 19-22. The event, held annually since 2003, honors…

  • Long Branch seeks bids for boardwalk rebuild

    By KENNY WALTER Long Branch has reached the point of requesting bids to rebuild the boardwalk 2 1/2 years after superstorm Sandy destroyed the structure. City officials expect the rebuilding of the boardwalk and the underlying protective bluff to cost more than $20 million in federal funding. “We have advertised the project [March 10] and…

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    Shore Regional High School’s Dan Largey goes up for a shot between a pair of Paulsboro defenders, Slaeem Little, left, and Theo Holloway, right, during the NJSIAA Group I semifinal played at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River on March 12. The Blue Devils, looking to add the Group I state title to their…

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