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New Jersey needs law to control invasive species

By Tom Gilbert What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Jersey yards and gardens often can't be contained - especially when non-native plants are...

Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 25

The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Jan. 19 cleared a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn (R-Monmouth) that would,...

What’s happening in nature during winter’s chill?

By Alison Mitchell New Jersey was quite frigid in December, but temperatures warmed as the new year arrived. So...

Middletown Sun and Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun Datebook, Jan. 25

• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, is conducting blood drives which are...

Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 18

The Monmouth County Park System is seeking entries into its Creative Arts Festival. This juried art show and...

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Make-A-Wish beneficiary makes donation to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital

Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health’s K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, received a PlayStation game console and large screen HD...

Monmouth County clerk honors Wikoff with annual Clayton award

Alice Wikoff of Allentown, who serves as the borough's historian, has been named the winner of the 2020 Jane G. Clayton Award. The award was...

Four candidates in race for two terms on Borough Council in Matawan

MATAWAN - Four residents are seeking two three-year terms on the Matawan Borough Council in the 2020 municipal election. The candidates are Democrats Deana Gunn...

An eloquent witness to Earth’s changing climate

By Michele S. Byers In his 94 years, British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough has explored every part of the Earth, from polar ice caps...

Independent Datebook, Oct. 14

• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present a Zoom program, "Jewish Calcutta through Music and Memory: The Personal Story of a...

Independent news briefs, Oct. 14

A drop box in which residents of any community may place their mail-in ballot for the November general election has been placed at the...

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