• Ocean Grove to host its annual flea market

    The Ocean Grove Giant Spring Flea Market will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, on Saturday, May 31, in the area surrounding the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove. The event, which has been sponsored by the Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce for over 30 years, will feature over 370 vendors offering…

  • Sailing ship Onrust to sail Navesink

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

  • Event will raise funds for charity’s programs

    RED BANK — More than 325 people recently attended the Monmouth County Board of Catholic Charities’ Pocketbook Bingo, which was held at St. Leo the Great Parish in Lincroft. The sold-out event raised more than $17,000 for the charity’s programs. Twelve lucky winners went home with a new designer handbag, including a Louis Vuitton valued…

  • Conservatory gala’s honoree to play piano

    The Monmouth Conservatory of Music, 50 White St., Red Bank, recently hosted its 50th anniversary with a kick-off gala at the Rumson Country Club. The gala was part of a yearlong celebration of the nonprofit school and included a performance by the Elysian Trio, featuring Elaine Christy, Samuel Magill and Lucien Rinando. The gala’s honoree…

  • Lunch Break receives grant to provide meals

    Lunch Break, a soup kitchen based in Red Bank, received a “generous” grant from O.C.E.A.N. Inc. to support its mission of providing hot meals to individuals and families who are struggling with food insecurity throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to a press release by Lunch Break. On an average day, the soup kitchen serves…

  • Ocean Township woman indicted on charges of animal cruelty

    A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted an Ocean Township woman on charges of animal cruelty, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Gretchen Rell of the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township was named in the twocount indictment that was handed up May 12 and charges her with third-degree animal cruelty. According to the…

  • Fresh coats of paint help Sea Bright revival

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Workers for Benjamin Moore paint the façade of a building in Sea Bright as part of the company’s Main Street Matters program. SEA BRIGHT — Residents are taking notice of the fresh coats of paint that a crew from Benjamin Moore has been applying to properties along Ocean Avenue in…

  • Brain tumor support group available

    The following is in response to Laura Muñoz’s column on her son’s brain tumor experience, “Hope Exists for Those with Brain Tumors” (The Hub, May 8). She may want to consider attending a brain tumor support group meeting with her son to experience the challenges other brain tumor survivors have faced. Monthly support group meetings…

  • Options exist to keep the elderly at home

    Most people do not wake up one day and decide they want to move into a nursing home. Traditionally, they live there because they have medical and personal needs that cannot be met at home. As a former nursing home administrator and current New Jersey long-term care ombudsman, I think I can state with some…

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