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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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Keyport gardener receives awards from Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) announced the winners of its 2020 Gardening Contest, an annual gardening competition that typically attracts hundreds of entries from...

Ground broken for veterans housing complex in Tinton Falls

TINTON FALLS - Ground has been broken for the construction of the Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Village in Tinton Falls, a four-story building with...

Holmdel officials name members of human relations panel

HOLMDEL - The Township Committee has established the ad hoc Holmdel Human Relations Committee and appointed the initial group of members to the panel. According...

Freeholders call for local representation on Board of Public Utilities

The freeholders who represent Monmouth and Ocean counties are calling on state officials to appoint a representative from the two-county region to the New...

Brain Injury Alliance to hold workshop on grief and loss during COVID

The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey will hold a workshop on grief and loss in the time of COVID-19 and beyond at 11:30...

Virtual reading of ‘A COVID Play’ scheduled for Oct. 5

Out of the Box Theatrics and the Holmdel Theatre Company will present a virtual reading of "Let the Chips Fall Where They May, A...

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