• Political historian will speak on American foreign policy

    HOLMDEL — The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host political historian Phillip J. Briggs, who will discuss “The War Power and American Foreign Policy: Vietnam to the War on Terrorism” on Nov. 9 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The program will take place at the Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center, located at…

  • Learn about Monmouth history by land and sea

    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 Dec. 7 at Old First Church in Middletown. “Searching for Land and Religious Freedom in Monmouth County, Dec. 5-11,…

  • Reports show need for high school grads to stand out

    College admissions remain competitive, despite signs that both college enrollments and high school graduates have hit their peak, according to Laura Gehringer of Huntington Learning Center. Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that college enrollments decreased 2.3 percent from spring 2012 to spring 2013. This is a change from the previous decade,…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Amboy Bank employees are clad in superhero garb for the kickoff of the bank’s Spooktacular Food Drive. Taking place at all 23 of the bank’s locations, the drive will run throughout November, collecting food for key partners that include Elijah’s Promise, the Old Bridge Food Bank and the Samaritan Center.

  • Long Branch to hold Nov. 9 shredding day

    Long Branch’s Public Works Department will hold a document shredding day for city residents only 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at the senior citizen center’s parking lot on Second Avenue. Bring documents that are outdated and contain personal identifiers for shredding. There is a 100-pound limit per car. For more information, call Public…

  • American Littoral Society to host fishing clinic

    A merican Littoral Society naturalists will lead a Surf Fishing Clinic at Sandy Hook 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16. The group has held a variety of walks and talks on Sandy Hook that are designed to help people get better acquainted with the coastal wonders in their own backyards. For more information or…

  • ‘Small town with a big heart’ rises from Sandy

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Residents paint messages of hope and resilience on a “Canvas of Hope” one year after superstorm Sandy destroyed much of Sea Bright. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Volunteers were once again manning a chow line set up at the Sea Bright firehouse to feed hundreds of residents last week. But unlike…

  • Food drive in Eatontown to support FoodBank

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The sixth annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Drive is expected to double the number of food and monetary donations this year with support from businesses at the Monmouth Mall. The food drive, which runs through November, helps to replenish the diminishing stock at the FoodBank of Monmouth and…

  • Host towns extend fire services to housing at fort

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Host municipalities will continue to provide emergency services to areas of Fort Monmouth where residents displaced by superstorm Sandy are still being housed. The Eatontown Borough Council voted Oct. 23 to pass a resolution that will extend an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency…

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