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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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Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 14

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) is inviting New Jersey high school students to create original music with substance use prevention messages...

Holmdel officials adopt ordinance targeting perpetrators of vehicle thefts

HOLMDEL — The members of the Township Committee have adopted an ordinance that  makes certain acts illegal when those acts are committed by individuals...

Fentanyl, seniors and pills among topics planned in 2023 learning series

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) has wrapped up a successful 2022 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series and will renew...

Middletown, Red Bank to receive Safe Streets to Transit funding

Gov. Phil Murphy has announced funding to expand access to safe transportation and enhance areas around public transit facilities across the state. The awards total...

Independent Datebook, Dec. 14

• The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey is inviting New Jersey high school students to create original music with substance use prevention messages...

CBA unveils statue of co-founder and running legend George Sheehan

More than 60 years ago, Dr. George Sheehan believed in a vision for an all-boys Catholic preparatory school in Monmouth County. Together with Peter Fleming...

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Westminster Community Orchestra presents Nature and Magic

Westminster Community Orchestra presents Nature and Magic



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Henry Inman Chess Club


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Read & Pick: Strawberries


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Board Game Night