• ‘The Society of Gilders: Covered in Gold’

    Frank Hyder, “Variegated Tide II,” acrylic and metal leaf on carved wood. The Monmouth Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with special exhibitions and events planned to reflect the “Circle of Gold Anniversary” theme. The museum will feature “The Society of Gilders: Covered in Gold” through Nov. 10, an exhibition of fine art…

  • Holiday harbinger: the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival

    Sculpture by Martin Silverman of Jackson The Sugarloaf Crafts Festival will host more than 275 nationally known artists and craftsmen Oct. 25-27 at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset. The festival showcases one-of-a-kind, handcrafted work by jury-selected artists from around the country who will be showing their seasonally inspired works in pottery, sculpture, glass,…

  • Learn to cope with holiday stress Nov. 14

    Monmouth Medical Center is offering the program, “Coping with the Stress of the Holidays,” 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 14, at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. Barbara Restuccio, R.N., of Monmouth Medical Center, will be the program instructor. She will discuss stress and why it can become worse around the holidays. Self-help and stress-reduction tips…

  • Hospice volunteer training starts Oct. 28

    The Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center will host a training program for individuals interested in becoming a hospice volunteer 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 28 at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. Additional programs will be held on Nov. 4, 18 and 25. The volunteer training program is designed to…

  • Medical center offers free health screenings

    Monmouth Medical Center will hold free health screenings in November in Long Branch and Lakewood. A free prostate cancer screening will be available 5-7 p.m. Nov. 6 at Monmouth Medical Center’s Institute for Advanced Radiation Oncology at 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. Screenings are open to men age 40 and older who have not undergone…

  • Margaret Nolan Ellison

    Mrs. Ellison, 92, of Naples, Fla., and Wilmington, Del., and formerly of Little Silver, died Oct. 2, 2013, at Christiana Hospital, Newark, Del. She worked at Fort Monmouth. She was predeceased by her husband, John; two brothers, Thomas and James Nolan; and a sister, Ann Fyfe. She is survived by three daughters, Kathleen Ellison Wood…

  • Robert F. Mildner Jr.

    Mr. Mildner, 87, of Oakhurst, died Oct. 6, 2013, at home. He worked for the Ocean Township Road Department for 30 years before retiring as a foreman. He also worked at the Monmouth Bottle Shop for 30 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Marjorie Scott Mildner, in 2002. He is survived by a daughter,…

  • First aid squad sets fundraiser for Oct. 26

    The West Long Branch First Aid Squad will host its second annual Fundraiser/Gift Auction at 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at the West Long Branch Community Center, 116 Locust Ave., West Long Branch. Admission is $25 and includes a buffet dinner, dessert, coffee and tea. A 50/50 raffle will also be available. For tickets, call Roseanna…

  • Axelrod Performing Arts Center will present new programs at JCC

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Axelrod Performing Arts Center (PAC) will return to its home at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Deal Park to present a program of cultural events that includes blockbuster musicals, concerts and film premieres. Two-time Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 9. The concert will…

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