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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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Girl Scouts move forward with fall golf tournament at Rumson Country Club

Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore’s annual Golf Classic benefit is back on after being postponed by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Originally set for June,...

The timeless tale of monarch butterfly migration

By Michele S. Byers Do you ever read through old newspapers and notice that sometimes the topic and perspective are still pretty current and fresh?...

Pound the Pavement for pancreatic cancer race goes virtual

On behalf of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone and the Township Committee in Neptune Township will present the...

United Way distributes grants to local organizations

United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties launched the COVID-19 Recovery Fund in April 2020 to address the unmet needs of people and organizations...

Aberdeen officials will fund municipal improvements

ABERDEEN - The Township Committee has introduced a $1.71 million bond ordinance which, if adopted, will help to finance $1.9 million worth of water...

New Jersey to provide opioid overdose antidote for free from Sept. 24-26

Gov. Phil Murphy and Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson have announced New Jersey will offer the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone (commonly called Narcan)...

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