• ‘Homeward Bound’ calendar to feature shelter’s happy ‘tails’

    EATONTOWN — Twelve, heartwarming, happy endings are featured in the 2014 calendar produced by the Monmouth County SPCA (MCSPCA). “Homeward Bound 2014” celebrates the stories of homeless animals that have found their forever homes. Over the past nine years, the MCSPCA’s Homeward Bound alumni calendar has featured more than 100 pets and the heartwarming “tails”…

  • Talk on history of Monmouth County

    MIDDLETOWN — Three hundred and fifty years ago, explorers from Long Island sailed across Raritan Bay, seeking to buy land from the Native Americans. A program examining the historical context of that quest will be held at 9 a.m. Dec. 7 at Old First Church in Middletown. “Searching for Land and Religious Freedom in Monmouth…

  • Women’s group hosts holiday fundraiser

    RUMSON — The community is invited to join members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Northern Monmouth County Branch on Dec. 2 for an evening of art and handiwork created by women around the globe. The annual holiday fundraiser of AAUW will begin at 7 p.m. at Rumson Presbyterian Church, 4 East River…

  • Long Branch board requests bids for West End School

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Long Branch School District Board of Education is seeking bids for the purchase of the West End School building on West End Avenue. COURTESY OF LONG BRANCH SCHOOL DISTRICT LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch School District Board of Education is seeking bids for the West End School, which…

  • Ruling puts townhouse project before planners

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A court decision has cleared the way for a controversial townhouse development proposal to be heard by the Long Branch Planning Board. Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson ruled on Nov. 12 that the board’s scheduled Dec. 17 hearing on TDB Associates’ proposal for an 11-unit townhouse development…

  • Christmas carolers for hire this holiday season

    The Monmouth Christmas Carolers will brighten holiday gatherings with carols and seasonal favorites.carolers are members of the acclaimed Monmouth Civic Chorus. Groups of singers are available to add merriment to festivities at home, office or community settings. For bookings and rates, email [email protected] or call 732-933-9333. The chorus will perform “Messiah and More” at 3…

  • Downtown shopping convenient all year

    Sandwiched between the corporate-driven madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday lies Small Business Saturday, which falls on Nov. 30 this year. American Express launched the event in 2010 to prod people to spend some holiday cash in mom-and-pop shops, if only for a day. While the blitz may add a few bucks to the…

  • Fort could become hub for data centers, tech firms

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Facilities in place at Fort Monmouth, plus a pool of skilled high-tech workers in the county, are assets the firm that is marketing fort properties hopes will attract technology and data companies to the former Army base. Christopher E. Kinum, executive director of broker Cushman and Wakefield, said a data…

  • Food drive to benefit needy in Long Branch

    The Long Branch Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 68 is holding its annual food drive through Dec. 20 to benefit Long Branch’s various food banks, which have very low reserves for the upcoming holidays. Nonperishable food can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the firehouses located at Union and Third avenues or…

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