• Orchid auction open to all

    The largest orchid auction in the Mid- Atlantic region is scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Presbyterian Church House, 352 Sycamore Ave., Shrewsbury. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. for preview. The auction, sponsored by the Deep Cut Orchid Society (DCOS), will feature more than 400 exotic orchids from…

  • How you can lower your risk of breast cancer

    Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, second only to lung cancer. One in eight women is expected to develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and a recent survey by the Society for Women’s Health Research found that 22 percent of women named breast cancer as the disease they fear most.The specter…

  • Preventive mastectomy to avoid breast cancer

    People around the world were shocked to learn that actress and activist Angelina Jolie opted to have a double mastectomy in 2013 to reduce her risk of breast cancer. Jolie, who was 37 years old at the time of the procedure, reportedly learned that she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases…

  • Travel is topic of Brandeis meeting

    The Brandeis University National Women’s Committee (BUNWC) Tri- County Chapter will hold its next meeting at 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Robbinsville branch library, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road, Robbinsville. The meeting is open to the public at no charge. Guest speaker Anne Frazier, a volunteer “ambassador” from Road Scholar Adventures in Lifelong Learning, will present…

  • Artisan fair set for Oct. 5

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township Heritage Society’s Oakley Farmstead Museum House will host an Artisan Festival on Oct. 5 at the Oakley farmstead, corner of Wemrock Road and Oakley Drive. There will be more than 30 crafters and vendors with assorted items for purchase. This event is open to heritage society members and to…

  • Jane Austen to be topic of discussion

    MANALAPAN — This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s landmark novel “Pride and Prejudice.” To celebrate the book, professor Mary Bly, Shakespearean scholar and New York Times best-selling romance novelist under the pen name of Eloisa James, will present “Channeling Jane: Creating the Lizzy of Today (and Tomorrow)” on Oct.…

  • Economy, Sandy create superstorm of need

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The combination of a severe recession and two costly hurricanes has left thousands of families throughout Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties unable to afford the most basic necessities. Applications for food stamps are rising higher in these three counties than anywhere else in the state, according to Marion Lynch of…

  • Hazardous waste may be dropped off

    Monmouth County has scheduled its fall 2013 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at the county highway garage on Route 539, Upper Freehold Township, so residents have an additional opportunity to get rid of items that are not permitted in the regular or recycling disposal process. Acceptable items…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Millstone Township Allstate New Jersey agent Donn Sharer is helping make Monmouth County roads safer by raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. The local agent hosted Allstate’s “Reality Rides” at Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, on Sept. 21. “Reality Rides” is a national campaign tour to bring to 20 cities a driving simulator…

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