Upcoming Events at the Oceanic Free Library
The Oceanic Free Library (OFL) celebrates the U.S. presidents and the proud heritage of the Irish culture. Your friends at this charming, historic library invite you to brush up on your U.S. history, learn about Irish culture and poetry and maybe find... Read More
Upcoming Events at Congregation B’nai Israel
Congregation B’nai Israel invites all to visit this friendly congregation. On Friday, March 3, CBI will be welcoming all new members as well as hosting their monthly celebration of birthdays and anniversaries with gifts and birthday treats. The service... Read More
Hello, Dolly! Shrewsbury Historical Society Displays Collection of Dolls from Around the World
The Shrewsbury Historical Society invites you to get an up-close look at an amazing collection of dolls from around the world. These vintage lovelies are on display at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library until Friday, March 3, before heading... Read More
Girl Scouts Present Popular Annual Event, TopCookie Contest
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore have launched the 2023 Cookie Season as well as the fourth annual TopCookie Dessert Competition to be held Wednesday, March 8 at Asbury Lanes. This delicious competition is a perfect combination of the talents of some of... Read More
Embrace Flora and Fauna This Winter
Late winter can move so slowly as gardeners wait impatiently for their seed orders to arrive, crocuses to bloom and forsythias to break buds. “This is a time to learn indoors rather than toil outdoors,” said Rachel Weston, of the Shrewsbury Garden... Read More
Talk Around Town: Locals Discuss Inflation
“Corporations could find ways to absorb higher costs without passing them on to us, but that’s not standard protocol, and our government has done very little in the last 50 years to control them. The smaller and more local businesses are impacted... Read More
Two River-Area Students Encouraged to Apply for Scholarship
Rumson Garden Club, a member of the Garden Club of America, will be offering a new scholarship in memory of Catherine B. Gonska, a committed gardener and environmentalist. This scholarship will be presented to a Two River-area student who plans to attend... Read More
Newcomers and Neighbors Club Makes Plans for the New Year
Members and guests of the Newcomers and Neighbors Club of Colts Neck, Holmdel and surrounding areas met for a general meeting on Jan. 12 at the Colts Neck Community Church. After refreshments and a short business meeting, physical therapist Raed Taha... Read More
Holmdel Girls Claim She Got Game Tournament Title
The Holmdel girls’ basketball team entered the Shore Games She Got Game Classic tournament looking to test their abilities against a highly successful program. They drew as an opponent Newark Central, the reigning Super Essex Conference Colonial Division... Read More
Friends, Family and Footballers Come Together for Live Like Cory Tournament
On the morning of New Year’s Eve, while fog blanketed Colts Neck and 2022 signed its goodbye with raindrops, more than 150 people gathered at Bucks Mill Park to embrace the cold, the competition and the memory of one of their own. Friends, neighbors... Read More
