• Take 7 steps to supplement caution

    By Bev Bennett CTW Features Miracles don’t come in pill bottles, so don’t believe everything the label claims. Here’s how to exercise caution when using over-the-counter dietary supplements. You can find an over-the-counter dietary supplement for any health concern you have as a mature adult, from bone strength to sexual vitality. Using non-prescription supplements may…

  • Keansburg apparel proceeds to benefit Olde Heidelberg Inn rebuild

    Keansburg Amusement Park has launched its first-ever online apparel store. The endeavor by Keansburg Amusement Park will feature t-shirts, hoodie sweatshirts and an embroidered hat, all with the new Keansburg Amusement Park logo on it. Proceeds from the apparel sales will help to rebuild the Olde Heidelberg Inn. The Olde Heidelberg Inn is a century…

  • Arbor Terrace will accept toys for drive

    Arbor Terrace of Middletown, 1800 Route 35, is participating in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program, which collects new and unwrapped toys to donate to children in need during the holidays. Arbor Terrace will be a drop-off point for the surrounding community through Dec. 15. Toys for girls and boys up to…

  • Jane Mayo Ferguson

    Jane Mayo Ferguson, 88, formerly of Metuchen, passed away Nov. 17, 2014. Jane was born in Plainfield on April 10, 1926, daughter of the late Ethel Morris Mayo and Sterling Mayo. She was a professor of early childhood education at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and a past member of P.E.O. and the Daughters of the…

  • Speaker to dive into shipwreck history

    Dan Lieb will present the free lecture, “Underwater Exploration: Tales of a Shipwreck,” at 4 p.m. Dec. 7 at the auditorium of the Twin Lights National Historic Landmark Site on Lighthouse Road in Highlands. In the pre-dawn hours of June 21, 1860, a steamer known as the Walker was struck by a commercial ship off…

  • Temple to host Golda Meir’s grandniece

    Temple Shalom will host guest speaker Alice Golembo, who will present “The Golda Meir I Knew,” during the temple’s breakfast program at 9 a.m. Dec. 14 at 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. Golembo is Meir’s grandniece and resided with the prime minister from 1972-73 in Jerusalem. She was intimately involved in the Broadway production of “Golda”…

  • See ‘The Polar Express’ on big screen Dec. 6

    The Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a screening of the movie, “The Polar Express,” at 10 a.m. Dec. 6 at Atlantic Cinemas, 82 First Ave., Atlantic Highlands. Admission is free with the donation of a nonperishable food item for the Atlantic Highlands’ food pantry. Pet food donations will also be accepted. Small children…

  • ‘Drop and Shop’ event set for Keyport parents

    The Keyport Education Foundation is sponsoring a Holiday Drop and Shop event 6-9 p.m. Dec. 11 at Keyport Central School, 335 Broad St. The event is for parents who would like to do holiday shopping while their children age 5-13 are supervised by a full-time staff. Children can play games, watch movies, enjoy music and…

  • Choir to perform work by Benjamin Britten

    The First Presbyterian Church of Matawan’s Chancel Choir will perform Benjamin Britten’s well-known, “A Ceremony of Carols,” at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 7, at 883 Route 34, Matawan. Kathleen Healy-Wedsworth will be the pianist. The short concert will feature medieval carols, with texts in Old English (translations will be provided). The short songs reflect the anticipation,…

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