• Training for hospice volunteers begins Sept. 16 in Long Branch

    The Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center will host a training program this fall for individuals interested in becoming hospice volunteers in Monmouth County. The program will be held Sept. 16-18, from 6:30-9 p.m., at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Floor CW6, Long Branch. The volunteer training program will give participants an understanding…

  • Local electrical union partners with JCP&L

    Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has announced its partnership with a local electrical trade union to provide damage assessment and public safety resources after a severe storm or other major event. The partnership will include International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 102 members who will be available for dispatch following major storms to…

  • Wild-edibles walk set for Sept. 8

    EATONTOWN — Those interested can join Transition Monmouth on Sept. 8 at the Eatontown Farmers Market in Wampum Park, Route 35 and West Street, for the sixth Summer Reskilling Workshop — a wild-edibles walk with Dan Farella of Return to Nature. Participants can learn what they can eat or use as medicine that’s growing in…

  • Eatontown library schedules fall programs for kids

    The Eatontown library, 33 Broad St., is offering storytime and special events for children this fall. “Preschool Storytime” for children ages 3- and-a-half to 5 will be held Sept. 11, 18 and 25 from 10-10:30 a.m. Parents must remain in the library while children are in the program. “Baby/Toddler Storytime” for children ages 10-24 months…

  • Long Branch Free Public Library hosts programs in September

    Fiesta at Your Library! Sept. 21, 1-5 p.m., Main Library (rain date Sept. 28) Attendees can celebrate Latino cultures during National Hispanic Heritage Month, enjoying music, entertainment and free snacks, along with special performances by the Gregory School and Audrey Clark School dancers. Non-Fiction Book Club Sept. 12, 1:30 p.m., Main Library The group will…

  • Extra beach week set in Long Branch

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Beachgoers will enjoy an extra six days on city beaches this summer since the City Council voted to extend lifeguard staffing until Sept. 8. During the Aug. 27 workshop meeting, Business Administrator Howard Woolley Jr. suggested keeping the beaches open past the traditional Labor Day deadline because…

  • Viewpoint

    All good things come to an end Donna Kenyon Call me crazy, but I don’t like Labor Day, and not just because I can’t wear white pants anymore. I have always detested Labor Day ever since I was a child and the holiday signaled the dreaded back-to-school routine. Then, I think I disliked it even…

  • Calling for help can save a life

    I t’s not just celebrities in the news who die from prescription or recreational drug overdose. This tragedy often hits much closer to home. Sometimes it’s a member of our own family, co-workers or neighbors. In fact, overdoses have caused more than 6,000 deaths in New Jersey since 2004, making it the leading cause of…

  • CODA

    Gov. Christie is no supporter of medical marijuana in New Jersey Greg Bean When Brian Wilson — whose 2-yearold daughter, Vivian, has a rare form of epilepsy that might be treated with medical marijuana — recently confronted New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about approving a bill making it legal for children to use it as…

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