• Barbershop groups ready to harmonize

    The Red Bank Area Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society will present its Chorus of the Atlantic Spring Show at 2 p.m. April 26 at Ocean Township High School, 550 W. Park Ave., Oakhurst. The show will feature local groups from the Barbershop Harmony Society and Sweet Adelines International. Participants include the Chorus of the…

  • Brain tumor center sponsors art workshop

    The David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center at Monmouth Medical Center will sponsor free “Art is Good” workshops for families whose lives have been affected by brain tumors from 1-3 p.m. June 8 at Surf- Taco, 1003 Main St., Belmar. The art workshops will give families the opportunity to socialize with others impacted by the…

  • Reservoir ready for visitors

    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…

  • May 10 walk will benefit school programs

    The Monmouth Beach School PTO, in coordination with the Jersey Shore Running Club, will host its 20th annual 3-Mile Run/Walk fundraiser at 9 a.m. May 10 at the Monmouth Beach School, 7 Hastings Place. All proceeds will benefit school programs. The event will include a 3-mile run/walk, the Dolphin Mile for children 12 and under,…

  • How to avoid pet medication toxicity

    PATRICIA SMILLIE-SCAVELLI GARDEN STATE VETERINARY SERVICES Pets certainly can become ill from ingesting human medications, but the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Animal Poison Control Center reports that they have identified pet medications themselves to be even more dangerous to our pets. It is not the medications themselves that are…

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    A sand castle greets visitors at Bradley Beach on April 10. THOMAS CASTLES/STAFF

  • Guidelines needed for overdose drug policy

    With news outlets reporting daily about New Jersey’s escalating heroin epidemic and resulting increase in overdose deaths, we commend Gov. Chris Christie for signing the waiver to allow emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to administer Narcan to help reverse the potentially fatal effects of opioid intoxication. If not fatal, an opioid overdose can cause devastating brain…

  • New Jersey youth need to learn their history

    Since I graduated college in 1974, I have always believed education makes a difference in both our communities and with our youth. It is this youth who will be running this nation in 25 short years, and they should have some knowledge of how it all began 350 years ago in 1664 Colonial Elizabethtown. I…

  • McLoone’s Rum Runner to return to Sea Bright

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer A rendering of the design for the new McLoone’s Rum Runner restaurant, which will draw on its proximity to the Shrewsbury River. RENDERING COURTESY OF ANDERSON CAMPANELLA ARCHITECTS SEA BRIGHT — McLoone’s Rum Runner, a Shore icon and the flagship of a growing string of McLoone’s restaurants, will be rebuilt…

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