Monmouth Medical Center is offering an "Adoptive Parenting" program for individuals who recently adopted a child or have been successfully matched for an adoption, to help prepare for the child's arrival. More...

Jan. 1 is rolling around, that magical date in which many make resolutions and set new goals. As with each New Year, many of us plan to read more, travel more, watch our weight and kick bad habits. For far too many people, that bad habit is smoking. And for the most part, while we all mean well, our New Year's resolutions only last, at the most, until Groundhog Day. More...

During this season of resolution making, of course we are going to lose weight, clean closets, save money and live healthier lives. Consider an additional one, that encompasses the benefit of creating a legacy for the next generation. More...

Memories of when they danced together as young women led Red Bank natives Margaret Rice Moir and Carol Penn to form a dance company made up of mature women and call it the Core of Fire Interfaith Dance Ministry. More...

WEST LONG BRANCH - Students who attended "The Stars Challenge" science enrichment program at Monmouth University this fall were acknowledged for their accomplishments at a celebration event last month. The Stars Challenge is a science enrichment program hosted by Monmouth University in West Long Branch for top sixth- through ninth-grade students. More...

PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT (above) and ERIC SUCAR (right) staff Above: Monmouth Regional's Matt Teal has North Brunswick's Jeremy Kaye in a cradle during their 130-pound bout at the Bears Invitational Wrestling Tournament in East Brunswick on Dec. 27. Right: Long Branch junior Larry Morris (right) blocks a shot attempt by Columbia senior Yvon Raymond (middle) during their game in the Jack Kuhnert Holiday Basketball Tournament at Freehold Township High School on Dec. 26. More...