• Pallone bill helps condo owners with storm damages

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th Disrict) acknowledged recently that owners of condominiums damaged by superstorm Sandy have not received the same level of help as other residential property owners. Pallone told the annual meeting of the Long Branch Coalition of Condominiums that he is co-sponsoring a bill that would amend…

  • Veterans separate fact from fiction at Monmouth U

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY — Military service is lauded by some and criticized by others, but few besides the men and women who have served know what the military really has to offer. “Everyone bases their conception of what the military is like based on what the media tells you and what…

  • Vegan potluck, talk slated for Oct. 20

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth Area Vegetarian Society (MAVS) members will host a free vegan potluck and a discussion on “Foods to Keep You Healthy Through the Winter” at Monmouth University’s Magill Commons Club Dining Room at 1 p.m. Oct. 20. The event is free and open to the public. Individuals who wish to attend…

  • Vintage Shopping Expo & Fashion Show Oct. 20

    MIDDLETOWN — A wide selection of clothing, jewelry, furniture, couture wedding gowns and trinkets will be available for purchase from more than 10 antique and consignment shops at the Middletown Arts Center’s (MAC’s) Vintage Shopping Expo and Fashion Show on Oct. 20. The expo will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 36 Church…

  • Knollwood poetry to benefit Sandy victims

    FAIR HAVEN — A poetry assignment intended by Knollwood School fourth-grade teachers Kate Mills and Tara Barnett as a way for their students to express their feelings about superstorm Sandy has resulted in a book of poetry. The book, for a donation of $24, features all 24 students’ work, including illustrations. Titled “Hurricane Sandy, A…

  • Work Opportunity Center reopens in smaller space

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — While a third of the building is still unusable, The Arc of Monmouth’s Work Opportunity Center (WOC) has reopened in Long Branch, putting more than 130 workers back to work. Linda Porter, executive director of the WOC, said in an Oct. 2 interview that the Warburton Place…

  • Cyclists raise funds for cancer research

    Cycle Monmouth recently raised more than $44,000 for Cycle for Survival, a high-energy indoor team cycling event that benefits rare cancer research at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. All proceeds went to fund rare cancer research and clinical trials. The event was organized by Gabrielle Garofalo and Ginger Whitenack and held at The Atlantic Club…

  • Doctor aims to provide care for third-world women

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer This woman living in an impoverished village in Sierra Leone is one of the third-world women who have benefited from medical care provided by Dr. Nina Seigelstein, founder of One World Women’s Health. COURTESY OF DR. NINA SEIGELSTEIN Dr. Nina Seigelstein has traveled around the world to bring modern obstetric…

  • Security seminar set for Oct. 24 in Wall

    Preferred Home Health Care and Nursing Services will sponsor a “Protect Yourself” seminar at Care One, 2621 Route 138, Wall, on Oct. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. New Jersey State Police Sgt. Gregory Williams will address how to stay safe from phone scams, shady contractors, credit card theft, Medicare and insurance fraud. The event…

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