• Nominees needed for Heartsaver Awards

    The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are currently seeking nominations for the American Heartsaver Awards. These awards recognize individuals who make a rescue effort to save the life of someone experiencing a cardiac emergency; or people, organizations and businesses that take extraordinary steps to strengthen the American Heart Association Chain of Survival. For…

  • Rumson Garden Club offering scholarship

    The Rumson Garden Club has announced that it will award the Rita Morgan Boyle Memorial Scholarship to a Rumson resident who plans to attend or is attending an accredited college and has a demonstrated interest in any area of horticulture, landscape design or environmental studies. Interested applicants are required to write an essay outlining their…

  • Talk on chocolate at garden club’s meeting

    The Shrewsbury Garden Club will hold a meeting at 12:30 p.m. April 15 at the Shrewsbury Historical Society, 419 Sycamore Ave., Shrewsbury. The meeting is open to the public. Guest speaker Tom Gianfagna, professor of plant biology and pathology at Rutgers University, will discuss “The Chocolate Tree: From Ancient Food to Modern Medicine.” For more…

  • State cracking down on illegal dumping

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Department of Environmental Protection’s “Don’t Waste Our Open Space” initiative kicked off on March 27 with a cleanup at D&R Canal State Park in Franklin Township. KATHY CHANG/STAFF Those who dump garbage in parks or other state-owned lands are being warned: Prepare to pay steep criminal and civil fines…

  • ‘Paint the Town Pink’ kits now available

    Area businesses are encouraged to sign up for “Paint the Town Pink,” a communitywide effort presented by Meridian Health to raise awareness of the importance of the annual mammography. Taking place throughout the month of May, “Paint the Town Pink” was created to encourage women age 40 and older to have an annual mammogram and…

  • Independent living is goal for families affected by autism

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Middletown Arts Center on Church Street has decorated a tree with blue lights as part of the Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue campaign. JENNIFER PEYTON A blend of housing and support services could mean happiness and security for people with autism, both while their parents are alive and…

  • Barbershop groups set 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…

  • Spring bird walk slated at Sandy Hook

    Join the Monmouth County Audubon Society (MCAS) for a spring bird walk to look for the annual migration of raptors and songbirds along the Atlantic Flyway at 10 a.m. April 13 at the Sandy Hook unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area park, 128 S. Hartshorne Drive, Highlands. Participants should meet at the parking lot…

  • Prosecutor deploys to Afghanistan

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has received orders to deploy for a sixmonth tour of duty in Afghanistan. Gramiccioni, 41, is a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He will leave on April 11. The announcement regarding Gramiccioni’s deployment came from Gov. Chris Christie on April…

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