• Golf outing to benefit teen with rare disorder

    Golfers and sponsors are needed for the 16th annual Brandon Blair Golf Outing on Sept. 22 at Ocean Acres Country Club, 925 Buccaneer Lane, Manahawkin. Registration begins at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The cost is $135 per golfer. It includes a barbecue lunch and buffet dinner. The golf outing will…

  • Event features chefs from White House

    The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host “Forks and Corks: A White House Dinner” on Sept. 27 at Forsgate Country Club, Forsgate Drive, Monroe. The event will offer culinary enthusiasts the opportunity to dine on some of the White House’s signature dishes prepared by former White House chefs Guy Mitchell and Woody Raber. The evening…

  • Two residents receive Good Scout Award

    Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America President Kurt Kalafsky presented the Twin Lights District 2014 Eastern Monmouth Good Scout Award to Lynda Rose, president and CEO of the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, and Donald R. Antenucci Sr., scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 140 in Middletown. The award is given to those who exemplify…

  • Navesink Garden Club to host flower show

    “Moments in Time,” a flower show, will be presented by the Navesink Garden Club 1-3 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Atrium, 40 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. The members enter and display the best examples of the fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers grown in their gardens over the summer. For more information, call 732-708- 1023 or…

  • Police target drunken drivers

    Law enforcement officers around the state will be cracking down on drunken driving as part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Through Sept. 2, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated. Launched across the U.S. in…

  • Library has programs for children, adults

    The Eastern Branch Library is offering programs for children and adults during September at 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury. Some programs require registration by visiting the library or calling 866-941-8188.  “Seniors Taking on Readiness Measures” will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 5. This training program equips seniors with emergency preparedness information and assists them in…

  • Clearwater Festival volunteers needed

    The 39th annual New Jersey Friends of Clearwater Festival will return to the Great Lawn at the Promenade in Long Branch on Sept. 13. Volunteers are needed before, during and after the environmental festival to help in four-hour shifts: 8 a.m. to noon, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and 3-7 p.m. Volunteers under 16 years old must…

  • Event raises $4,500 for youth summer camps

    RED BANK — A benefit for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County (BGCM) raised $4,500 for summer camp programming. Hosted by Dr. Erin Curtis and Red Bank Family Eyecare, the benefit was held on the lawn of the office on Front Street. More than 160 supporters attended the event, which featured a silent…

  • CPR training required for high school students

    Two new state laws that go into effect this fall will make cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) training mandatory in high schools. About 2,000 Americans under age 25 die of sudden cardiac arrest each year, according to a 2012 study in the journal “Pediatrics.” The American Heart Association estimates that there are…

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