• Pianist David Dubal to perform on Oct. 19

    The Monmouth Conservatory of Music will celebrate 50 years of excellence in teaching and performance by hosting “An Afternoon with David Dubal” at 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the conservatory, 50 White St., Red Bank. Dubal is an internationally known pianist, teacher, writer, broadcaster and painter. He will take the audience through a journey into…

  • Audubon sets fall bird walk

    The coming of autumn brings the annual migration of raptors and songbirds along the Atlantic Flyway. The Monmouth County Audubon Society (MCAS) will host an autumn bird walk to look for these migrants. The event is scheduled for Oct. 19 on Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County. Participants will meet at 10 a.m. in the…

  • ‘Blue Danube’ gala slated for Oct. 25

    LONG BRANCH — The Family Children’s Service (FCS), Monmouth County’s oldest nonprofit social-service agency, invites the public to attend its annual fundraising gala, “Blue Danube,” at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the Navesink Country Club, 50 Luffburrow Lane, Middletown. Proceeds will support FCS programs and services in the community. At the gala, Brookdale Community…

  • Devils hockey game will support CASA

    The New Jersey Devils have teamed up with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Jersey to support children in need. Proceeds from the team’s home opener on Oct. 18 will benefit CASA, which recruits and trains community volunteers to advocate in court for children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse…

  • Motorists asked to join safe-driving initiative

    Local law enforcement agencies will observe Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day on Oct. 10. Motorists across the nation are asked to join a daylong effort designed to increase awareness about safe driving behaviors to keep the state’s roadways fatality-free for at least one day. The New Jersey Department of Transportation encourages drivers to use…

  • Former SPCA volunteer sentenced to probation

    A former volunteer with the wildlife division of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has been sentenced to five years of probation after more than 300 dead animals were found in her former Little Silver home earlier this year, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Gretchen Rell,…

  • Advocates aim to extend 9/11 health care funding

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act set to expire at the end of 2015, an area lawmaker is hoping to extend the bill an additional 25 years. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) said in an Oct. 3 interview he is hoping to extend the bill that…

  • Young people to gather for music, fun

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Live musical entertainment and fun activities will be featured at the “Rock The Farm” Amplify Your Life Music Festival to be held in Howell on Oct. 11. The event is sponsored by Musicians on a Mission, a nonprofit organization. The organization will host the outdoor music festival from 2-11…

  • Apple of their eyes

    Judges take part in an apple pie contest at the Farmers Market held at the Sea Bright municipal parking lot on Oct. 2. Judges and patrons gather to select their favorite apple pie. Louise Golda of Sea Bright and her Chihuahua, Pablo, shop for pumpkins.

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