• Cardboard Box City aims to help homeless families

    TINTON FALLS — To promote a sense of solidarity with homeless families, more than 100 youths and families will spend the night in cardboard boxes and queue on a soup line for their meals at Monmouth Church of Christ in Tinton Falls on Sept. 27. Each Cardboard Box City resident will solicit sponsorship pledges to…

  • Vegetarian group to host fall potluck

    WEST LONG BRANCH — The Monmouth Area Vegetarian Society (MAVS) will host a free vegan potluck at Monmouth University’s Bey Hall, Room 201, at 1 p.m. Sept. 29. The event, which is open to the public, will include a special presentation, “The Experience of Parenting Vegetarian or Vegan Children.” Individuals who wish to attend this…

  • Seniors club to hold next meeting Oct. 22

    The Seniors of Little Silver will hold their next meeting at 1 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Woman’s Club on Church Street in Little Silver. All seniors from Monmouth County are welcome and encouraged to bring a friend. Entertainment will be provided by Ian Gallagher, who will sing various show tunes. There will also be…

  • Group to host event at Two River Theater

    The Monmouth County Branch of the English-Speaking Union (ESU) will hold an informal gathering to launch the ESU’s year of programs and events from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Two River Theater’s Martin Huber Space, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. Artistic Director John Diaz will speak about Two River Theater. Libations and hors d’oeuvres will…

  • Church to host Jersey Shore Men’s Conference

    RED BANK — The First Baptist Church of Red Bank will host the fifth annual Jersey Shore Men’s Conference on Oct. 5, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the church on 84 Maple Ave. This year, Dr. Scott Hoffman of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Ashville, N.C., will speak on the topic “Hope for Men.”…

  • Community wellness walk set for Sept. 28

    RED BANK — The mayor’s wellness campaign committee will hold its second annual community one-mile walk, rain or shine, at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 at Marine Park. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Participants who complete the walk will receive a raffle ticket and will be eligible for prizes such as gift certificates and bicycles. The…

  • Fort Monmouth marina will be offered for sale

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The 71-slip marina at Fort Monmouth will be offered for sale to a private operator. OCEANPORT — The 71-slip marina located at Fort Monmouth will be for sale by the end of the year. Members of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority FMERA) voted Sept. 18 to issue a request…

  • Beach revenues for 2013 a washout for Sea Bright

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Workers remove sand from the Sea Bright public beach parking lot four days after superstorm Sandy. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR SEA BRIGHT — After closing the books on the 2013 beach season, both Sea Bright and Long Branch took a dip in beach revenues. Sea Bright officials put the blame…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Save judicial independence in N.J. New Jersey Law Journal Last month, the governor announced that he would not reappoint Justice Helen Hoens to the New Jersey Supreme Court, but would instead nominate Judge Faustino Fernandez-Vina, the Camden County assignment judge, to fill her seat. Shortly thereafter, Senate President Stephen Sweeney announced that the Senate would…

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