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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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Traveling nurse practitioner says house calls are back in style

If you get sick and live in central New Jersey, stay put, says Samantia Wright, a licensed nurse practitioner and owner of Excellent Way...

High school musical theater students can submit a performance video for awards competition

With high school theaters going dark throughout the State of New Jersey, the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, in conjunction with local non-profit Cabaret for...

Learn how to ‘grieve the loss of normalcy’ during a NAMI NJ presentation on April 29

NAMI NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will present a webinar with Jennifer Ellis Walters, LCSW, on grieving the loss of normalcy at 11...

RWJBarnabas Health seeks donors of convalescent plasma for its program to treat COVID-19 patients

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking convalescent plasma donations from former patients and others who have fully recovered from COVID-19 for its convalescent plasma program. The blood...

Monmouth County has 5,272 positive cases of COVID-19 as of April 23

Monmouth County Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone and Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that as of April 23, there are 186 new...

Owner of area martial arts studios creates largest online class for April 25

John Kanabay has created "The World's Largest Martial Arts Online Class (WLC)" which will take place at 2 p.m. on April 25 in an...

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