• Choir concert at Tower Hill is March 16

    The Oratorio Choir will perform Joseph Haydn’s “Missa in Angustiis,” also known as the “Mass for Troubled Times” or “Lord Nelson Mass,” at 7 p.m. March 16 at the Tower Hill First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank, 255 Harding Road. Adam Peithmann will conduct the choir, which includes singers from central New Jersey churches and…

  • Republican women’s luncheon March 22

    The Monmouth County Federation of Republican Women will hold its 74th annual meeting and spring luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 22 at the Park 33 restaurant, 618 Route 33, Freehold. Those present will meet the active Republican women of Monmouth County and elected state, county and local officials over lunch. Former diplomat…

  • Dance event for seniors slated for March 8

    Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Community Hospital will hold their second Jazz and Brunch Dance from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 8 at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., Red Bank. Members of the public are invited to join Dr. Anthony Costa for a brunch, live jazz and swing music, and dance…

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    Time is now to ramp up fight vs. blood cancers Mark Rosman I hate cancer with a passion. During my 32-year career with Greater Media Newspapers, our staff writers have authored hundreds of articles about men, women and children who have battled the disease. Some of those articles have had happy endings and some, unfortunately,…

  • Don’t drive with snow piled on cars, trucks

    Recent repeated snowfalls have caused so many problems on the streets and major highways, and the most dangerous are the motorists driving snow-covered cars and trucks. I urge all motorists and truck drivers, please do not bring your vehicle on the highways and streets unless all snow is removed from your vehicle. Remember, it’s a…

  • Shelter animals from cold weather

    During the polar vortex that sent temperatures tumbling throughout the country earlier this month, countless animals suffered and died because they were left outdoors. A pit bull that was chained to a tree in Texas froze to death, and in New York, a stray cat appeared to have frozen mid-stride. With another round of frigid…

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    East Brunswick High School fans cheer for the Bears during the Greater Middlesex Conference boys basketball tournament championship game on Feb. 27 at the Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Free income tax preparation available

    The Monmouth County Library will host AARP Tax Aide program volunteers to assist taxpayers with their income tax returns. The service is available for any low- and middleincome taxpayers with simple returns. AARP volunteers will be at the Eastern Branch Library at 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury, through April 15; the Wall Township branch at 2700…

  • Team heading to VEX World Championship

    TINTON FALLS — Ranney School’s robotics teams, consisting of 24 upper and middle school students and seven robots, recently competed at the New Jersey VEX Robotics State Championship in Cherry Hill. The teams earned six trophies, and one robot earned qualification for the VEX World Championship. Team 3815B, led by sophomore Brandon Gioggia of Belford…

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