• Tea set to raise breast cancer awareness

    The Shore Action League and Historical Society of Ocean Grove will host a Victorian Tea: Paint the Town Pink for breast cancer awareness on May 16 at the Henry Richard Inn, 16 Main Ave., Ocean Grove. Seatings will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2-3:30 p.m. The menu will include a variety…

  • State History Fair slated for May 10

    Spirit of the Jerseys will hold the 10th annual State History Fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 10, rain or shine, at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. The parking fee is $8. For more information, visit www.njhistoryfair.org.

  • Township library hosts special May programs

    The Ocean Township Library is offering special programs for children and adults in May at 701 Deal Road. Registration is required for some programs.  “First Monday Writer’s Group” will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 5. The workshop is open to serious writers of all levels working on fiction, nonfiction, memoirs or personal essays…

  • March for Babies walk scheduled for May 4

    More than 12,000 babies in New Jersey will be born premature this year. Diann Johnston, vice president of patient care services at Monmouth Medical Center, is working with the March of Dimes to change this. She has taken on the role of Jersey Shore March for Babies chair to raise awareness and funding to provide…

  • Chamber of commerce to host Spring Fling

    The Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce welcomes all to attend its Spring Fling Arts and Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 at Main Avenue, rain or shine. The all-day street fair will feature over 100 arts and crafts vendors displaying and selling their wares. Live music will be provided by the…

  • Weekend in Old Monmouth set for this month

    The Eden Woolley House, 703 Deal Road, Ocean, will participate in the annual Weekend in Old Monmouth event, along with over 40 other historic sites throughout Monmouth County, on May 3 and 4. Hours for most sites will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3 and noon to 5 p.m. May 4. Tours…

  • Towns seek to use housing funds for Sandy recovery

    By KEITH HEUMILLER A growing bipartisan group of local and state officials is seeking access to more than $150 million in affordable housing trust funds, which they say could aid reconstruction in Sandy-impacted towns. State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon Jr. (R-Monmouth) plans to introduce legislation in the coming weeks that would allow a partial resurrection of…

  • Students help Ronald McDonald House

    Second-grade students at Saint James Elementary School in Red Bank chose to support the Ronald McDonald House of Long Branch as part of their community service project. The Ronald McDonald House provides a “home away from home” for families with seriously ill children being treated at area hospitals. Families get to spend more time together,…

  • Medical center hosts plaque dedication

    LONG BRANCH — Monmouth Medical Center recently hosted a plaque dedication ceremony in appreciation of Gloria and Len Nilson’s contribution toward the renovation of the hospital’s main lobby. The renovation is part of a modernization plan across the Monmouth Medical Center campus that is revitalizing a number of areas, including operating rooms, the Emergency Department,…

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