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    The sun sets behind a tree in Freehold Borough. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERiC SUCAR

  • Bill allows access to birth certificates

    A s an adoptee and adoptive parent, I applaud the New Jersey Senate and Assembly for passing the New Jersey Birthright Bill. This important legislation will restore a basic human and civil right to relinquished persons who lost their genetic identity upon adoption. Like every minority group, adoptees are often faced with stigma and can…

  • RBC’s Casey Players to present ‘Grease’ March 20-23

    Red Bank Catholic High School (RBC) will present “Grease” from March 20-23 in its auditorium at 112 Broad St., Red Bank. Performances will be at 7 p.m. March 20, 8 p.m. March 21, 7:30 p.m. March 22 and 2 p.m. March 23. With energetic dance and song, RBC’s Casey Players will bring to life the…

  • Oceanport Garden Club sets meeting

    The Oceanport Garden Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. March 27 at the Oceanport United Methodist Church, 50 Main St., Oceanport. Lunch will be provided at noon. The artistic design “Tea Time Tray” will be staged on trays provided by five designers. After lunch, Ted Krulikowski, a local authority on gardening, butterflies and birds, will…

  • Concert March 22 to reflect on D-Day

    The Shrewsbury Chorale and Garden State Philharmonic and Chorus will present their “Lest We Forget” concert in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of D-Day at 7:30 p.m. March 22 at the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, 118 W. Main St., Freehold. The concert will be under the musical direction of Anthony LaGruth and feature works…

  • Thrift store and pantry help pets and owners

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Maureen O’Brien Cats and Dogs Thrift Store has taken on a new purpose that helps homeless pets and residents of Eatontown alike. The store, located at 260 Wall St. on the grounds of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA), has expanded…

  • Gregory School conversion adds 65 senior rental units

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Tyrone Garrett, executive director of the Long Branch Housing Authority, speaks at the ribbon-cutting for the first of the Gregory School Senior Residences in Long Branch. CLAIRE SHEPROW LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) marked the addition of another 65 units to the public housing stock March…

  • Students affected by cancer are eligible for scholarship

    One New Jersey student who lost his mother to cancer while in college is helping other students in a similar situation. Marna’s Pals is currently accepting applications from New Jersey students whose families have been affected by cancer. The deadline is March 31. David Pal’s mother, Marna, died from pancreatic cancer in 2008, just two…

  • Library to host talk on saving Fortune home

    The Long Branch Free Public Library and Long Branch Historical Association will present “T. Thomas Fortune” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, at the main library at 328 Broadway. Black history advocate and actress Lorraine Stone will discuss efforts to preserve the Red Bank home of T. Thomas Fortune, an influential black publisher, writer…

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