• Help your child transition from a crib to a bed

    Much of a young child’s life revolves around adapting to new situations. Even when a routine is established, things can change and new skills must be learned. From moving from bottle to cup, to giving up a pacifier, to no longer using diapers or training pants, young children must tackle a lot of transitions. One…

  • Keeping kids active once the school year ends

    I n many ways, today’s kids have busier schedules than any previous generation of youngsters. Many extracurricular activities, including sports, require a nearly year-round commitment, and the dual-income household has landed many kids in after-school programs where kids tend to their schoolwork or engage in various activities that keep them from resting on their laurels.…

  • There is plenty for children to do, see and learn in the area

    Check out these local businesses that cater to children and parents: Around the Corner Art Center is anxious for summer to arrive and art camp to begin.The Little Picassos (ages 5-8) and Master Monets (8- 13) bring lots of excitement, energy and creativity to the art center. Classes in clay and ceramics, mixed media, drawing…

  • Manasquan Reservoir offers trails, boat tours, fishing

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer With the weather getting warmer, staff members at the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell are planning events and tours for visitors to one of the crown jewels in the Monmouth County Park System. The reservoir encompasses 1,204 acres of land and water, and features a visitor center, an environmental center, a…

  • Food bank receives $20K program grant

    NEPTUNE — The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties received a major boost for its backpack program in the form of a $20,000 grant from the Charles Lafitte Foundation. The backpack program began in 2008 to provide food to chronically hungry children whose families were not able to provide them with sufficient food on the…

  • Voice of Hawks named Sportscaster of the Year

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Matthew Harmon WEST LONG BRANCH — A Monmouth University alumnus and sportscaster has again captured the title of the New Jersey Sportscaster of the Year. Matthew Harmon, the play-by-play announcer for Hawk’s football and color analyst for Hawk’s basketball, was honored for the fourth time by the National Sportscasters and…

  • Hot chili, cool jazz returns to Matawan

    The rhythms of The Rhythm Kings Dixieland Band, along with a hot Southern meal, will return at 5 p.m. April 27 at the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, 883 Route 34, Matawan. Enjoy meat and vegetarian chili, cornbread and dessert while listening to the band with an ensemble that includes trumpet, saxophones, tuba, drums and…

  • Park system to sponsor craft show, plant swap

    The Monmouth County Park System is hosting a Spring Craft Show in conjunction with its Great Spring Perennial Plant Swap on April 26 at the Tatum Park Red Hill Activity Center and Deep Cut Gardens, both on Red Hill Road. The Spring Craft Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the…

  • Learn about wool, sheep at historic farm

    The Longstreet Farm will host Wool Days/Sheep Shearing from noon to 3 p.m. April 26-27 at 50 Longstreet Road, Holmdel. Events will include sheep shearing and demonstrations by sheep-herding dogs. Visitors can also enjoy wagon rides to a neighboring site, the Monmouth County Historical Association’s Holmes-Hendrickson House, where staff will demonstrate the way wool was…

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