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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...

Lions skate past Monroe Township; gear up for conference tournament

The Middletown North High School hockey team is finding its stride on the ice with the 2022-23 postseason...

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...

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Marshall concludes driving career at Freehold Raceway

For more than four decades, the driving colony at Freehold Raceway has included “Diamond Jim” Marshall III. That era came to an end on...

Independent Datebook, Dec. 30

• The Monmouth County Park System will present "Poets in the Woods New Year’s Day Walk" from 1-2 p.m. Jan. 1 at Freneau Woods...

New chief of law enforcement announced for Monmouth County SPCA

A former Eatontown police chief has been named the new chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA),...

Matawan-Aberdeen will receive $1.5M to expand preschool education 

The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District will receive $1.5 million from the state to expand its preschool education offerings to students in the communities it...

Matawan council waives fees to encourage Main Street revitalization

MATAWAN - Members of the Matawan Borough Council have taken action to encourage the revitalization of Main Street. During a meeting on Dec. 15, council...

Using science to bring back iconic American chestnut trees

By Michele S. Byers “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose …” By the time those famous lyrics were penned...

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