• Animal shelter has reduced adoption fees

    The Monmouth County SPCA is encouraging residents to adopt a dog during October, which is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. The animal shelter has locations at 260 Wall St., Eatontown, and the Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold. In honor of this special event, the Monmouth County SPCA is offering a special half-price adoption rate to help…

  • Ballot question aims to reform bail process

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A ballot question that focuses on the pretrial detention of certain suspects will be placed before voters in the Nov. 4 general election. Alexander Shalom, senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, said the organization supports the passage of the question. Question No. 1…

  • Event to spotlight notable area chefs

    The fourth annual Long Branch Chef Challenge, an event that features tastings of signature dishes prepared by notable area chefs, will be held 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. Presented by The Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce, the 2014 Chef Challenge will spotlight culinary…

  • Flash mob to spread message of kindness

    RED BANK — A Life Vest Inside: Kindness Boomerang “One Day” event will be held 1 p.m. Nov. 9 on Broad and White streets in Red Bank. The annual event is held in conjunction with worldwide celebrations of World Kindness Day. Groups from more than 80 cities and 30 countries will join together as a…

  • Trinity Hall seeks space for next school year

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Trinity Hall, an all-girls high school in Middletown Township, is searching for classroom space to lease for the 2015-16 school year. Croydon Hall, the school’s temporary home, is not suitable for the rate of growth Trinity Hall is experiencing, according to Mary Sciarillo, head of school. “Where we are,…

  • Oceanport library offers November programs

    The Oceanport Library will hold two programs in November at the Oceanport Community Center, 8 Iroquois Ave., Oceanport. Registration is required for each program by calling the library at 732-229- 2626. “Family LEGO Storytime” for all ages will be at 4 p.m. Nov. 6. Listen to stories, and make your own LEGO creation. The library…

  • Authorities: Drug ring spanned three counties

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Officials announced the arrests of 14 people in connection with a drug ring that spanned three counties. Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have converged on central New Jersey to take down a drug organization headed by a suspect with residences in Sayreville and Neptune. Authorities arrested 14 people…

  • Sound experts differ on proposed motocross track

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Sound experts presented conflicting testimony at a Tinton Falls Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing on an application for a proposed motocross facility. Randal Barranger, testifying on behalf of applicant Jersey Shore Motocross, was cross-examined at the board’s Oct. 16 meeting by Stephen Szulecki, who conducted noise studies…

  • Lecture, choral concert to focus on Great Britain

    RED BANK — The Monmouth Civic Chorus will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Monmouth Conservatory of Music with “Over There,” a joint concert of English music written at the start of World War I, at 4 p.m. Nov. 8 at the First Presbyterian Church (Tower Hill), 255 Harding Road, Red Bank. A preconcert lecture,…

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