• Rutgers production features local cast

    The Rutgers Theater Co. will present Witold Gombrowicz’s “Ivona, Princess of Burgundia” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18-22 and 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Jameson Studio Theater, 30 Jones Ave., on the Douglass Campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Princess Ivona is a silent and mysterious force that threatens to take down an entire kingdom.…

  • Master Gardener program welcomes new graduates

    Thirty-one men and women became certified Master Gardeners during a recent graduation ceremony held at the Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune, according to a press release from Monmouth County. Graduates of the 2013 program include Erin Beuka, Freehold; Darin Carovillano, Howell; Larry Cier, Millstone Township; Cathy Delhagen, Freehold; Margie Longo, Freehold; Susan Losapio, Freehold; Grace…

  • Honoring a friend

    Stephen Kostman, a senior at the Hun School, Princeton, and a member of Boy Scout Troop 180, Allentown, recently completed his Eagle Scout project. Stephen constructed a bench that was placed in Heritage Park, Allentown. The bench is dedicated to the late Ron Dunster and is engraved with “In Honor of Ron Dunster, Friend of…

  • Casino Night raises $25,000

    MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence, a nonprofit organization, raised more than $25,000 from its final fundraising event for the 2013-14 school year, the second annual Casino Night. Every dollar raised will fund grants approved by the foundation, according to a press release. The foundation is devoted to funding grants for items…

  • Hearts and wallets open up on Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day arrived each year with a heavy price when I was an elementary school student. The holiday didn’t hit me financially — my parents swallowed the cost of the “Star Wars” cards that I gave to classmates — but emotionally. An uneasy sense of anticipation tarnished my annual march to distribute valentines from one…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    First Aid & CPR LLC, an off-site training company that brings the life-saving skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid to homes, offices and organizations, has announced a partnership with HeartSine Technologies, a leader in automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The devices offer a longer warranty of 10 years and a lower overall lifetime cost. They…

  • Thomasville Home Furnishings announces store closings, sale

    Thomasville Home Furnishings, one of New Jersey’s most distinguished furniture store operations, will close two of their six store locations in Eatontown and East Hanover. A store-closing sale will begin on Feb. 15. Owners Ed Massood and Michael Massood announced they have made the strategic business decision to close both stores and begin a search…

  • Photo

    Elias Craig, Mateo Gonzalez, Isabel Craig, Marco Gonzalez and Julian Craig stand in front of a Komodo dragon ice sculpture that was created by Dan Romeo on Fort Plains Road, Howell. According to the children’s mothers, Carla Stefanelli and Mariellen Bradley, Romeo told them he creates ice sculptures because he likes to make people smile.

  • Reader explores reasons for store vacancies

    I read with interest your recent article referencing storefront vacancies that have “blemished many of New Jersey’s retail corridors.” The so-called experts you mentioned in the article were quick to indicate that the reluctance of banks to extend financing to small operators and Internet sales, which are not subject to sales tax, are major factors…

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