• Flu shots available at walk-in clinic

    The Visiting Nurse Association Health Group is offering two walk-in flu shot clinics for children age 13 and older and adults at 176 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. The clinics will be held on Oct. 16 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost will be $30 for the flu vaccine and $72 for…

  • Share tips, dinner at gardening panel event

    Transition Towns Monmouth will hold a panel discussion for gardeners from 6- 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St. A panel of gardeners — some of whom are gardeners by trade — will guide a roundtable conversation on gardening successes and challenges. Helpful ideas will be exchanged.…

  • Gleeful descent

    Sonia Lerheta of Tinton Falls enjoys a ride down an inflatable slide during the 14th annual Tinton Falls Community Day at the recreation complex at Sycamore Avenue on Oct. 5. The event also featured touch-a-truck, a dunk tank, food, games, rides and crafts. FRANK GALIPO

  • Thousands are expected for Italian Festival at Shore

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Spring Lake may be known as the “Irish Riviera,” but on one day each year the downtown is transformed into an Italian piazza with food, music and retailers. The Greater Spring Lake Chamber of Commerce will present the fifth annual Italian Festival on Oct. 12 from noon to 5 p.m.…

  • Blair Kamin authors e-book on Harvard gates

    FAIR HAVEN — Pulitzer Prize winner and former Fair Haven resident Blair Kamin has published a new e-book, “The Gates of Harvard Yard,” which uses the latest digital technology to illuminate the historic portals that have become symbols of Harvard University. Kamin, who recently completed a prestigious Nieman Foundation for Journalism Fellowship at Harvard, is…

  • Vigil supports adoption of homeless animals

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Volunteers and staff members of the Monmouth County SPCA light candles during the first Remember Me Thursday vigil to raise awareness of the millions of homeless animals euthanized each year in the U.S. NICOLE ANTONUCCI/STAFF EATONTOWN — Animal welfare organizations across the globe are shining a light on the thousands…

  • Fall Beach Sweeps take place Oct. 19 along Jersey Shore

    Clean Ocean Action (COA) is calling for volunteers to participate in the 28th annual Fall Beach Sweeps as part of the Wave of Action storm recovery initiative on Oct. 19 at more than 65 sites along the Jersey Shore. A complete list of cleanup locations and times can be found at www.cleanoceanaction.org. “Clean Ocean Action…

  • Local libraries damaged by Sandy receive funds

    OCEANPORT — New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) officials presented checks for $1,942 each to three Monmouth County libraries damaged in superstorm Sandy: Oceanport, Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach. In a ceremony at the Oceanport Library on Sept. 25, NJLA Executive Director Patricia Tumulty and NJLA President Eileen Palmer presented the checks to Monmouth County Library…

  • Carteret class of 1963 schedules reunion

    The Carteret High School class of 1963 will hold its 50-year reunion 6 p.m. April 5, at the Holiday Inn, 1000 Roosevelt Ave., Carteret. For more information and a registration form, contact Ken Richter at 609-409-2833 or [email protected], or Elaine Hill-Navarro at 732-521-9340 or [email protected].

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