Independent News Briefs, March 3
The Keyport Borough Council has authorized a final payment of $510,872 for a project to improve a local park.
On Feb. 16, council members authorized...
Independent Datebook, March 3
• Ocean County College’s Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts will present a discussion by Temple Grandin on March 13 at 7...
Monmouth County News Briefs, March 3
The administration of Gov. Phil Murphy has announced plans to spend $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds to address the academic and mental...
Poetry writing workshop will take prompt from ‘The Wiz’
For this month’s Daily Menu, the NAMI NJ Expressive Arts Cafe is reviving the Broadway play "The Wiz" to inspire a prompt for a...
Guided hike at Cheesequake State Park planned for Feb. 27
Nature Man Jim will lead a guided hike at Cheesequake State Park from 1-2:15 p.m. Feb. 27
Meet at the Main Trailhead parking lot, 300...
DEP offers seasonal jobs in state parks, forests; at natural and historic sites
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accepting applications for hundreds of jobs in state parks and forests, and at natural and...
Keyport Councilman Goode appointed municipal attorney in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD - Matthew Goode, who is serving as the president of the Keyport Borough Council in 2021, has been appointed as Freehold Borough's municipal...
Chronic Pain? Burning? Numbness?
Central New Jersey Acupuncture & Wellness now provides a breakthrough non-pharmaceutical pain relief treatment that can treat your peripheral neuropathy. Our program reduces or...
Now Revealed: Learn the secret method to reclaim your smile and eat what you...
This is the dental secret you wish you knew ages ago to correct a lifelong problem with your missing or damaged teeth
By Robert Korwin,...
Gov. Murphy signs adult use cannabis reform bills into state law
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed adult use cannabis reform bills into law, legalizing and regulating cannabis use and possession for adults 21 years and...
Twin Lights Historical Society keeps interest in site alive with internet efforts
By Muriel J. Smith
HIGHLANDS - For six decades, the Twin Lights Historical Society thrived where other organizations sometimes struggled, drawing a steady stream of...
Monmouth senators lead effort to spur K-12 regionalization, county-wide school districts
Two Monmouth County state senators and the state Senate president from southern New Jersey have announced they are introducing legislation to encourage the creation...
Kiley, Beson to seek nominations to run for county commissioner
Republican Sue Kiley of Hazlet and Democrat Mike Beson of Ocean Township have announced their intention to run for a three-year term on the...
Glen Campbell’s daughter will hold virtual program on Alzheimer’s disease courtesy of Artis Senior...
Ashley Campbell, the youngest child of Kim Campbell and country music legend Glen
Campbell, is an accomplished singer, songwriter and musician. However, she put her...
Monmouth County News Briefs, Feb. 24
More than $45,000 was raised this year at LADACIN Network’s Virtual Plunge. The virtual event kicked off on Jan. 16 and ran through Jan....
Independent Datebook, Feb. 24
• Join N.J. Health Care Networking Group for the March 10 Zoom meeting from 9:30-10:30 a.m. N.J. Health Care Networking Group is a free...
Learn about the impacts of mental health on communities of color
"Mental Health & Communities of Color" will be presented by Gayle Parker Wright, LCSW-R-NY, LSW-NJ, from 2-3 p.m. Feb. 24 on behalf of NAMI-NJ...
Monmouth County Library plans virtual programs during March
The Monmouth County Library is “marching into March” with a new series of virtual programs featuring everything from meeting Eleanor Roosevelt and a pair...