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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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Holmdel Harvest Home Festival Sept. 30

The Monmouth County Park System will host its Harvest Home Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 30 at Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel. The farm is...

Brookdale to hold Academic Lecture Series Sept. 27 – Nov. 1

Brookdale Community College will hold an Academic Lecture Series from Sept. 27 to Nov. 1 at its Lincroft campus. The campus is located at 765...

New law brings changes to vote by mail rules

Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising residents that a new law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in August has changed the vote...

Middletown committee approves redevelopment plan for Route 35 parcel

Middletown Township Committee members have unanimously adopted an ordinance that establishes a redevelopment plan for a 100-acre property on Route 35. The site, which is located...

DEA establishes Monmouth-Ocean post to battle opioid threat

Valerie A. Nickerson, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Jersey Division, has announced the official designation of the DEA...

Exotic tick species found in Monmouth County

The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) has confirmed that the Longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) has been discovered in Monmouth...

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