• Brookdale cagers top-seeded as hosts of Region 19 tourneys

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s David Rosado goes up for two during a regular season game. The Jersey Blues, the country’s top-ranked Division III junior college men’s basketball team, will be the defending champions when Brookdale hosts the Region 19 Tournament in the Collins Arena on Feb. 27 and March 1. STAFF…

  • Concert on March 1 to benefit ALS patients

    The Joan Dancy & PALS Foundation will hold a “Sinderella’s Ball” concert at 8 p.m. March 1 at the Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave. Doors will open 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the foundation, which provides services and medical equipment to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and their families in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The…

  • Nonprofit solicits funds to purchase home

    Asbury Park-based Second Life Bikes is conducting a crowdfunding campaign to purchase the building in which it currently operates. The nonprofit organization, which offers affordable bicycle sales and repairs, as well as a bike-earning program for children, seeks to raise a minimum of $75,000 toward the $400,000 that is needed to close on a purchase…

  • Jewelry exhibit to ‘focus’ on cameras

    By MARIE MABER Correspondent Reel and flashbulb necklace Sandy Johanson of Tinton Falls has placed her mixed-media jewelry on display at the Oceanic Free Library, 109 Ave. of Two Rivers and Ridge Road, Rumson, through Feb. 28. These objects are mainly made up of cogs, lenses and gears that originally functioned as parts of cameras.…

  • Presidential exhibit hooks viewers with fabrics, facts

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Chester A. Arthur A nyone wondering which U.S. president had the first telephone in the White House or the first Christmas tree could answer those and many more questions during an exhibit at the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge this month. Sisters Nola Heidbreder of Missouri and Linda Pietz of…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    The Provident Bank, New Jersey’s first and oldest community bank, will mark 175 years in business on Feb. 27. To celebrate its anniversary, the bank will offer refreshments to visitors at all branches during the day and host a gala event that evening at the Liberty House in Jersey City, where the bank has remained…

  • Albivi Brick Oven heats up in Millstone

    Albivi Brick Oven offers traditional Italian fare and many specialty dishes at its location on Perrineville Road in Millstone Township. A lbivi Brick Oven offers much more than chicken parmesan. Albivi owner Vincenzo Castronovo, interviewed on a busy Valentine’s Day, said his favorite dish is the filet mignon. The restaurant’s most popular dish, however, is…

  • Summer camp is the social supplement for modern society

    By Andy Pritikin & Peg Smith What an amazing world we live in, with more information and connections at our fingertips than we could ever imagine.This brave new world has come with a price though, as we’ve gradually replaced human interaction with technological interaction, and created a generation of young people, many of whom are…

  • Area schools and camps have so much to offer

    Camp Excel Camp Excel is a specialized summer camp for children ages 5-17 with ADHD and others with social skills challenges.At Camp Excel, they focus on developing social skills and the social awareness necessary for better relationships.They teach children problem solving skills and build self-esteem.The comprehensive program includes academics with special education teachers to promote…

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