• Walk to Cure Arthritis scheduled for June 1

    The Arthritis Foundation will hold its 10th anniversary Walk to Cure Arthritis at 10 a.m. June 1 at Bloomfield and Lakeside avenues at Verona Park, Verona. Registration will begin 8:30 a.m. Innovative Specialists Inspirational Services (ISIS) will sponsor the Bella’s Butterflies team to support Isabella Masullo, a three-year-old girl diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. ISIS…

  • Shore 5K run, walk to benefit burn center

    The Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey and Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation will hold a Five-Alarm 5K Run/Walk at 6:30 p.m. June 5 along the boardwalk in Asbury Park. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. at Fifth Avenue and the boardwalk by the Wonder Bar. The 3.1-mile course will start on the road adjacent to…

  • Volunteers needed for area blood drives

    New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center that supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers at blood drives. The volunteer assists with registration, escorting, canteen duties and watching for post-donation reactions. Volunteers should have the ability to relate to the public, perform…

  • Parish to celebrate pastor’s milestone

    HOLMDEL — The community of St. Benedict Catholic Church will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ordination of its pastor, the Rev. Daniel F. Swift, on June 8. “Father Dan” is an alumnus of Rutgers University’s Camden campus. After graduating, he entered Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., and was ordained May 20, 1989,…

  • Art council’s concert to feature guitarist

    ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS — The Atlantic Highlands Arts Council will present its Living Room Concert series, featuring French-born guitarist and composer Stéphane Wrembel at 7:30 p.m. June 7 at a private home in Atlantic Highlands. The series presents professional musicians in the intimate living rooms of private homes and the Historical Society’s Strauss Mansion. With fewer…

  • Onrust ship to sail Navesink

    The Onrust, a replica of an 17th-century Dutch ship, will sail the Navesink River June 7-8 and dock at Fair Haven and Red Bank, where it will be open to the public. NAVESINK MARITIME HERITAGE ASSOCIATION To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the first settlers to put down roots in Monmouth County, the Onrust, a…

  • Hazlet to upgrade police technology

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer HAZLET — The township Police Department will be the latest beneficiary of Hazlet’s comprehensive digitization effort, receiving new mobile data terminals and a car-mounted license plate reader. On May 20, the Township Committee approved a $350,000 bond ordinance that designates $150,000 for new police data terminals — essentially large tablet…

  • NOTES

    A free Blacksmith Demonstration will be held 1-3 p.m. June 8 at the historic Longstreet Farm, 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel. For more information, visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com.

  • Bikers’ event to raise awareness of bullying

    HOLMDEL — “Bikers Against Bullying,” hosted by Heroes & Cool Kids, will take place May 31. Rain date is June 7. The event will begin and end at Vonage corporate headquarters in Holmdel. Registration for motorcyclists starts at 9 a.m., with the ride beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending at approximately 12:30 p.m. When the…

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