• Choirs will perform at St. James’ church

    LONG BRANCH — The combined choirs of St. James’ Episcopal Church, Long Branch, and St. Luke’s Church, Gladstone, will offer a Choral Evensong at St. James’ at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Some of the music in the hour-long concert will be that of composers Thomas Tallis and Herbert Howells. For decades, Tallis was the organist…

  • Church to host food, wine tasting Feb. 9

    St. George Greek Orthodox Church will hold “A Taste of the Shore 2015” food and wine event from 6-10 p.m. Feb. 9 at the St. George Cultural Center, 1033 W. Park Ave., Ocean. DJ Jim of JTK Entertainment will provide music, and there will be a silent auction and 50/50 hourly raffle. Tickets will be…

  • Gala raises funds for children with cancer

    The Ashley Lauren Foundation, Colts Neck, will hold its fourth annual Butterfly Ball at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. Proceeds will support the foundation’s programs to assist children with pediatric cancer and their families. The event will celebrate the foundation’s 10th anniversary and honor…

  • Sorority chapter sets scholarship benefit

    The Monmouth County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will host its “Red & White Affaire: An Evening of Elegance” from 7 p.m.-midnight Feb. 14 at the Sheraton Hotel of Eatontown, 6 Industrial Way East, Eatontown. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship program that helps college-bound students in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Tickets are…

  • Local nonprofit surprises family with free cruise

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — When friends invited members of the Honig family out for a dinner party recently, the last thing the family expected was to be treated to a free cruise. “It was a total surprise. Someone we know was going and they said, ‘You should come.’ It was a…

  • Dinner to fund school trip for eighth-graders

    Memorial School will host its 43rd annual Italian Dinner from 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 27 in the school’s all-purpose room at 7 Grant Ave., Eatontown. The snow date is March 1 from 3-5 p.m. The dinner will feature ziti and homemade meatballs and is open to everyone. Proceeds will fund the annual eighth-grade student trip…

  • Donations pour in for man who lost home in blaze

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Donations are being accepted to help rebuild a Monmouth Beach home on River Avenue that was heavily damaged in a fire on Jan. 28. KENNY WALTER/STAFF MONMOUTH BEACH — An outpouring of support is already evident less than a week after James C. Fuller’s 100-year-old Monmouth Beach home went up…

  • Wintery wonders

    PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Clockwise from top: A rider crashes into the snow while sledding down the large hill at Glenwood Cemetery in West Long Branch on Jan. 27. Children of all ages took advantage of the fresh snow. Delaney Barnwell, left, and Summer Notte of Oceanport sled down the hill. Sledders enjoy…

  • Fort may house travelers under Ebola quarantine

    By GREG KENNELTY & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Plans to use Fort Monmouth to quarantine travelers who may have been exposed to Ebola are coming under fire from local officials, who say the decision was “imposed” and should have been made in a public forum. Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian Burry and the mayors of the…

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