• Bungalows could house Sandy victims

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Eatontown-based Affordable Housing Alliance has announced two new initiatives to help ease the burden on Sandy victims across northern Monmouth County. In addition to opening a Housing Recovery Resource Center in Atlantic Highlands, the alliance is rolling out a new, low-cost modular home program for residents who cannot afford…

  • Tinton Falls facility offers support groups

    HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Tinton Falls, a 60-bed acute rehabilitation facility located at 2 Centre Plaza, offers two support groups that are free and open to the community. The Shore Area Stroke Survivors Group meets 2-4 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month. The group hosts a monthly speaker followed by discussion and…

  • Men’s fellowship event set for this weekend

    The men’s ministry of Pilgrim Baptist Church will host its annual Men’s Fellowship Weekend June 21-22 at 172 Shrewsbury Ave., Red Bank. The weekend will kick off with a Joy Night at 6 p.m. June 21, which celebrates with a men’s choir from the Shore. On June 22, an 8 a.m. service will feature the…

  • Onrust

    Crewman Mike Doraby greets visitors to the Onrust, a replica of the 17th-century Dutch sailing ships that brought the first settlers to the East Coast in 1664. The Onrust sailed the Navesink River June 8-9, stopping at Fair Haven and Red Bank to welcome visitors aboard. The visit commemorated the 350th anniversary of the arrival…

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    Forms to announce births, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and campus news are available online at www.gmnews.com. Click on “Announcements” in the top right corner.

  • Learn about aquatic life by seining at park

    PORT MONMOUTH — Discover the fish, crabs and other creatures that live in the bay by joining local naturalists for an hour of free seining at Bayshore Waterfront Park in Port Monmouth. Due to beach replenishment work, seining will be held on the beach across from the Monmouth Cove Marina. Participants should park in the…

  • Lottery tickets pay off for ‘Happy’ dancers

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A fter having lunch at the Americana Diner, friends Angelo Granta and Susan Cucolo, both of Marlboro, walked out of the establishment and found themselves in the midst of the shooting of New Jersey Lottery’s “Happy Dance” commercial. “We were wondering what was going on,” Cucolo said. After a few…

  • Teachers can sign up for workshops at Rider

    The National Writing Project at Rider University will hold professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers from July 8-17. Classes include “Modeling Informational Writing, Poetry and Personal Narratives”; “Writing to Support Content-Area Literacy”; “Beginning Teacher Workshop”; “Using MS OneDrive in the Classroom”; “Readers Workshop: Building a Community of Readers”; “Word Work”; and “Classroom Management.” Workshops cost…

  • Stakeholders campaign to halt seismic test

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Environmental activists and a local legislator are urging Rutgers University to halt a seismic testing study planned for this summer, saying it would be detrimental to marine life and the local fishing industry. Cindy Zipf, executive director of Clean Ocean Action (COA), said during a May 23 press conference in…

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